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The Results of the American Midterms in Review


A live summary of the midterm elections kept throughout the day and night on November 6, 2018. 
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Read the article in German here. Planned and visualized in collaboration with Marie- José Kolly and David Bauer.


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House of Representatives switches to democratic control
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Displayed are each voting district pro state. Lighter red and blue denote districts that voted the same way they did in the 2016 election. Darker red and blue denote districts that shifted toward the opposite party. 

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The Senate remains in republican control
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Displayed are the Senate seats up for election in the 2018 midterms. Denoted are the seats which flipped for another party.


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Governers seats flipped significantly democratic 
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Displayed are the governers seats up for election in the 2018 midterms. Denoted are the seats which flipped for another party. 


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Compared to the presidential election in 2016, what’s changed?
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Displayed is the change pro district within each state in comparison to how that district voted in the 2016 election. A blue arrow represents a shift toward democratic, a red a shift toward republican. 


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More women in congress than ever before
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In the 2018 midterms, more women were voted into congress than any other election in history. In both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the democrate party has significantly more women. 
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