2018 Election Calendar and Results
The 2018 midterm elections, featuring hundreds of congressional, state and local primaries, will culminate with the Nov. 6 general election to decide whether Democrats can gain control of Congress or if Republicans will keep their hold on the legislative branch.
Dozens of congressional races are considered competitive in the general election by organizations* that publish race ratings. An average of these ratings is listed for each competitive House race.
18 lean/likely Democratic
21 are tossup races
53 lean/likely Republican
Upcoming Elections
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Arkansas primaries runoff
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South Carolina primaries runoff
June 30
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Texas special House election
Texas is holding a special election in the 27th District to fill the former seat of Blake Farenthold, a Republican who resigned after using taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment case with his former communications director. A crowded field of nine candidates means that a September runoff is likely.
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North Carolina primaries runoff
July 24
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Georgia primaries runoff
Aug. 2
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Tennessee primaries
Senate: The Senate race is open. (Senator Bob Corker is not seeking re-election.)
With Mr. Corker out, Democrats are hoping that Phil Bredesen, a former two-term governor, can pull off an Alabama-style upset in November against the winner of the Republican primary.
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Washington primaries
Senate: Maria Cantwell is up for re-election.
House:
2 out of 10 races are competitive in the general election.
Aug. 11
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Hawaii primaries
Senate: Mazie K. Hirono is up for re-election.
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South Dakota primaries runoff
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Wyoming primaries
Senate: John Barrasso is up for re-election.
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Oklahoma primaries runoff
Sept. 4
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Massachusetts primaries
Senate: Elizabeth Warren is up for re-election.
Sept. 6
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Delaware primaries
Senate: Thomas R. Carper is up for re-election.
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New Hampshire primaries
House:
1 out of 2 races is competitive in the general election.
Nov. 6
The general election will decide who controls the Senate and House.
In the Senate midterm elections, Democrats hope to win at least two new seats to regain control of the chamber, but their margin for error is slim. A majority of the seats up for election in 2018 are currently held by Democrats. Get a full preview here.
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In the House midterm elections, Democrats need to flip 24 seats to capture the 218 seats necessary for control of the chamber. There are 182 solidly Democratic seats and 161 solidly Republican seats. The competitive races below are listed by state and district number. Get a full preview here.
In addition to congressional elections, there are also 36 governor’s races on the ballot in 2018. With the next redistricting process set for after the 2020 election, winning gubernatorial and state legislative control will be crucial for both parties.
Nov. 6
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Louisiana primaries
Dec. 4
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Georgia runoff election for state and local offices
A runoff election for federal offices is set for Jan. 8, 2019.
Dec. 8
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Louisiana general election
Past Elections
Feb. 27
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Arizona special House primaries
The Republican Debbie Lesko and the Democrat Hiral Tipirneni advanced to the general election, which will be on April 24. The seat, considered safely Republican, was vacated when Representative Trent Franks resigned over sexual misconduct accusations.
March 6
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Texas primaries
Senate: Ted Cruz is up for re-election.
House:
4 out of 36 races are competitive in the general election.
Texas Democrats surged to the polls, demonstrating a wave of Trump-inspired energy, but also revealing internal divisions at the outset of a midterm campaign that looks otherwise promising to the party. Read more about the state's primaries.
March 13
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Pennsylvania special House general election
Conor Lamb, a Democrat and former Marine, scored a razor-thin but extraordinary upset in a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania after a few thousand absentee ballots cemented a Democratic victory in the heart of President Trump’s Rust Belt base. The State Supreme Court recently issued a new map with redrawn boundaries, though, so Mr. Lamb ran in a different district in May.
March 20
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Illinois primaries
House:
4 out of 18 races are competitive in the general election.
Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican first-term incumbent, and J.B. Pritzker, a Democratic billionaire heir and businessman, emerged from the gubernatorial primaries, while the incumbent in a closely watched Democratic congressional primary overcame a progressive challenge. The governor’s race promises to be be fiercely fought and dominated by big money, with each candidate controlling tremendous sums of personal wealth.
April 24
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Arizona special House general election
Debbie Lesko, a Republican former state senator, fended off an unusually strong Democratic challenge to win the Phoenix-area seat in the Eight District. Her victory demonstrates the resilience of the Republican base, but also shows how eager liberals are to compete in even reliably conservative districts. Read more.
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West Virginia primaries
Senate: Joe Manchin III is up for re-election.
House:
1 out of 3 races is competitive in the general election.
Mr. Manchin, a Democrat in a red state that Mr. Trump won handily, will face Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a Republican, in the general election. Mr. Morrisey defeated Don Blankenship, a former coal mining executive who spent a year in prison for his role in a fatal mining explosion, and Representative Evan Jenkins in the primary.
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Virginia primaries
Senate: Tim Kaine is up for re-election.
House:
4 out of 11 races are competitive in the general election.
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