ELECTION DAY 2018 RECAP A quick recap of election day 2018 results: broken records, important ballot measures, and a rundown of state by state results.

WHAT HAPPENED?

226 198 46 51

OTHER: 2 HOUSE SENATE Democrats took control of Republicans picked up two seats the House of Representatives in the Senate, strengthening their by gaining 31 seats with 11 majority. One race is still too races still too close to call. close to call.

As of Thursday Morning 11/8 GOVERNOR

Democrats picked up 7 governorships, putting their new total at 23 states. Republicans hold 26 state governorships.

DEM. WIN

REP. WIN

NO ELECTION

MAKING HISTORY

103 WOMEN ELECTED FIRST NATIVE-AMERICAN FIRST MUSLIM WOMEN WOMEN ELECTED TO CONGRESS ELECTED TO CONGRESS TO CONGRESS A record number of women won races on Tuesday. This brings the total number of women in Congress to 113, surpassing the

previous record of 107. DEB HAALAND KS-3 D NM-1 D MI-13 D MN-5 D

FIRST WOMEN GOVERNORS OF FIRST WOMEN SENATORS FROM FIRST OPENLY SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA, MAINE TENNESSEE AND ARIZONA GAY GOVERNOR

KRISTI NOEM KIM REYNOLDS JANET MILLS MARSHA KYRSTEN MARTHA JARED POLIS SD R IA R ME D BLACKBURN SINEMA MCSALLY CO D R-TN R AZ D AZ R Still too close to call

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN YOUNGEST WOMEN FIRST HISPANIC WOMEN ELECTED ELECTED TO THE HOUSE FROM ELECTED TO CONGRESS TO CONGRESS FROM TEXAS MASSACHUSETTS,

ABBY ALEXANDRIA VERONICA SYLVIA JAHANA HAYES FINKENAUER OCASIO-CORTEZ ESCOBAR GARCIA MA-7 D CT-5 D IA-1 D NY-14 D TX-16 D TX-29 D

Also first woman to be elected to the house from Iowa

VOTER TURNOUT

It is estimated that nearly 113 Million people voted in the 2018 midterm election, which makes this the first midterm election in U.S. history to exceed 100 million votes.

2010 TURNOUT 41.8%

2014 TURNOUT 36.4%

PREDICTED 2018 TURNOUT 48%

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PERCENTAGE OF THE VOTING AGE POPULATION

INFLUENTIAL BALLOT MEASURES

A number of ballot measures passed on Tuesday that will have an impact on a number of issues across the country.

PASSED REJECTED NOT YET CALLED

MARIJUANA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ABORTION

MICHIGAN PROPOSAL 1 MARSY’S LAW ALABAMA AMENDMENT 2 Legalizes recreational marijuana Passed in: FL, GA, KY, NV, NC, OK Recognizes the sanctity of unborn life for residents over 21 Expands the legal rights of crime victims, restricts early release WEST VIRGINIA AMENDMENT 1 UTAH PROPOSITION 2 guidelines for inmates and changes Makes it clear that the state Legalizes medicinal marijuana parole procedures constitution does not protect the “right to abortion or require the funding of MISSOURI AMENDMENT 2 LOUISIANA AMENDMENT 2 abortion” Legalizes medicinal marijuana Requires a unanimous agreement of jurors to convict people of felonies OREGON MEASURE 106 NORTH DAKOTA MEASURE 3 Rejects the prohibition of public funds Legalizes recreational marijuana FLORIDA AMENDMENT 4 being spent on abortion Restores voting rights to 1.4 million former convicts

MEDICAID ELECTIONS POLICY & REDISTRICTING EXPANSION

COLORADO AMENDMENT NORTH CAROLINA VOTER ID IDAHO PROPOSITION 2 Creates a separate redistricting AMENDMENT commission Requires voters to present a photo ID UTAH PROPOSITION 3

MICHIGAN PROPOSAL MARYLAND QUESTION 2 NEBRASKA INITIATIVE 427 Creates separate redistricting Allows for same day voter registration commissions NEVADA QUESTION 5 UTAH PROPOSITION 4 Automatic voter registration when Creates separate redistricting receiving certain services from DMV commissions

ARKANSAS ISSUE 2 Requires voters to present photo ID

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