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| - | Elections for the United States [[House of Representatives]] were held on November 8, 2016, with all of the 435 seats in the House up for election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with those elected to serve in the 115th United States Congress from 2017 until 2018. | + | Elections for the United States [[House of Representatives]] were held on November 8, 2018, with all of seats in the House up for election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with those elected to serve in the 116th United States Congress from 2019 until 2020. |
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| | ==Results== | | ==Results== |
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| - | [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] received 425 votes, with [[Republican Party|Republicans]] receiving 328 [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=624&view=findpost&p=46897]. This returned control of the House to the Democratic Party, with an adjusted majority of 6.1 votes. This was a reduction of the 14.2 majority enjoyed by Democrats at the previous election [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=624&view=findpost&p=16096]. | + | [[Republican Party|Republicans]] received 563 votes, with [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] receiving 479 [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=624&view=findpost&p=102508]. This returned control of the House to the Republican Party, with an adjusted majority of 6.3 votes. Democrats, who had controled the House the previous session, were upset in a surprising election. |
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| | ==Summary== | | ==Summary== |
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| - | {{United States House elections, 2016}} | + | {{United States House elections, 2018}} |
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| | ==Aftermath== | | ==Aftermath== |
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| - | For the majority, [[Damien Austin]] and [[Emmett Honeycutt]] contested for the position of [[Congressional leadership|Speaker of the House]]; [[Lynn Darcy]] and [[Zachary Flint]] contested for the position of [[Congressional leadership|House Majority Leader]] and [[Albert Sharke]] and [[Erin Granger]] contested for the position of [[Congressional leadership|House Majority Whip]]. Honeycutt, Darcy & Granger were the elected leaders, although Darcy & Granger later resigned due to personal reasons and were replaced by elected [[Marcus Cavalier]] and [[Theodore C. Jameson|Theodore Jameson]]. The House Democratic caucus elected Honeycutt and Austin to each position [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=12472]. For the minority, [[Dale Thomas]] contested for the position of [[Congressional leadership|House Minority Leader]] unopposed [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?showtopic=12515]. | + | For the majority, [[Dale Thomas]] was elected [[Congressional leadership|Speaker of the House]]; [[Herby Ferguson ]]was chosen [[Congressional leadership|House Majority Leader]] and [[James R. Jackson]] [[Congressional leadership|House Majority Whip]]. For the minority, [[Ryan Bingham]] contested for the position of [[Congressional leadership|House Minority Leader]] unopposed, and [[Abby Brocklin]] was elected [[Congressional leadership|House Minority Whip]] |
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| - | !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center 10em" colspan="4" | [[Congressional leadership|Speaker of the House]] election
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| - | !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right | Votes
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| - | | style="text-align: left" | [[Damien Austin]]
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| - | ! style="text-align: left" | [[Emmett Honeycutt]] (I)
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| - | | style="background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: left; font-weight: bold" colspan="2" | Total
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| - | | style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold" align=right | 27
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| - | |style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="left" colspan="4" | Source: [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=12472 House Leadership RESULTS]
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| - | !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center 10em" colspan="4" | [[Congressional leadership|House Majority Leader]] election
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| - | !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left 10em" colspan="2" | Candidate
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| - | ! style="text-align: left" | [[Lynn Darcy]]
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| - | | style="text-align: left" | [[Zachary Flint]]
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| - | | style="background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: left; font-weight: bold" colspan="2" | Total
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| - | | style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold" align=right | 27
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| - | |style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="left" colspan="4" | Source: [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=12472 House Leadership RESULTS]
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| - | !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center 10em" colspan="4" | [[Congressional leadership|House Majority Whip]] election
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| - | !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left 10em" colspan="2" | Candidate
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| - | ! style="text-align: left" | [[Theodore C. Jameson|Theodore Jameson]]
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| - | | style="text-align: left" | [[Hillary Brocklin]]
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| - | | style="background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: left; font-weight: bold" colspan="2" | Total
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| - | | style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold" align=right | 13
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| - | |style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="left" colspan="4" | Source: [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?showtopic=16750 House Leadership RESULTS]
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| - | !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center 10em" colspan="4" | [[Congressional leadership|House Minority Leader]] election
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| - | !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left 10em" colspan="2" | Candidate
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| - | ! style="text-align: left" | [[Dale Thomas]] (I)
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| - | | style="background-color: #f2f2f2; text-align: left; font-weight: bold" colspan="2" | Total
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| - | | style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-weight: bold" align=right | 13
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| - | |style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="left" colspan="4" | Source: [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?showtopic=12515 House GOP Leader]
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
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| - | * [[United States general elections, 2016]] | + | * [[United States general elections, 2018]] |
| - | * [[United States presidential election, 2016]]
| + | * [[United States Senate elections, 2018]] |
| - | * [[United States Senate elections, 2016]] | + | * [[United States gubernatorial elections, 2018]] |
| - | * [[United States gubernatorial elections, 2016]] | + | |
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
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| - | * [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=624&view=findpost&p=16096 Battle for the House 2013-2014] | + | * [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=624&view=findpost&p=102508 Battle for the House 2017-2018] |
| - | * [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=624&view=findpost&p=46897 Battle for the House 2015-2016]
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