List of candidates running in U.S. Congress elections, 2018

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The Republican Party held majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress entering the 2018 election. In the U.S. Senate, there were 23 Democratic seats, eight Republican seats, and two seats held by independents up for election in 2018. The Democratic Party needed to pick up two seats in the Senate in order to regain the majority they lost in 2014. All 435 seats in the U.S. House were up for election. In order to win the chamber, the Democratic Party needed to pick up 24 seats in 2018.

Click here for the list of all candidates who ran in the 2018 U.S. Congress elections. For a listing of all candidates who ran in 2016, click here.

U.S. House
Seats held by the Democratic Party 193
Seats held by the Republican Party 234
Vacancies 7
Open seats 54
Open seats currently held by the Democratic Party 17
Open seats currently held by the Republican Party 37
Seats held by the Republican Party and carried by Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016 23
Seats held by the Democratic Party and carried by Donald Trump (R) in 2016 12

U.S. Senate
Seats held by the Democratic Party (a) 47
Seats held by the Republican Party 50
Vacancies 1
Open seats 3
Open seats currently held by the Democratic Party 0
Open seats currently held by the Republican Party 3
Seats held by the Republican Party and carried by Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016 1
Seats held by the Democratic Party and carried by Donald Trump (R) in 2016 10

(a) - Does not include two independents who caucus with the Democrats

For additional coverage of 2018 elections, see the following articles:

Contents

Candidate breakdown

See also: Statistics on U.S. Congress candidates and incumbents, 2018

A full breakdown of candidates by party can be seen below:



Candidates by state

Click on the tabs below to see a listing of declared candidates for U.S. House and U.S. Senate elections in each state. The names are organized by chamber and party:

Alabama

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

Alaska

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Arizona

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Arkansas

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

California

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

  1. Adam Schiff
  2. Aja Brown
  3. Alan Lowenthal
  4. Alan Schlar (CA-46 congressional candidate)
  5. Alex Spilger
  6. Alexander Miller (California)
  7. Alexis Edelstein
  8. Ami Bera
  9. Ammar Campa-Najjar
  10. Andre Quintero
  11. Andrew Janz
  12. Andy Caffrey
  13. Andy Thorburn
  14. Anna Eshoo
  15. Audrey Denney
  16. B. John-Michael Williams
  17. Barbara Lee
  18. Bobby Bliatout
  19. Boyd Roberts
  20. Brad Sherman
  21. Brad Westmoreland
  22. Brandon Storment
  23. Brian Forde
  24. Bryan Caforio
  25. Bryan Witt
  26. Cybil Steed
  27. Damien Nichols
  28. Daniel Fleming
  29. Dave Min
  30. David Peterson
  31. Deanie Schaarsmith
  32. Dennis Duncan
  33. Dennis Lytton
  34. Diedra Greenaway
  35. Doris Matsui
  36. Dotty Nygard
  37. Douglas Applegate
  38. Douglas Deitch
  39. Emilio Huerta
  40. Emory Rodgers
  41. Eric Rywalski
  42. Eric Swalwell
  43. Gil Cisneros
  44. Glenn Jensen
  45. Gloria Chadwick
  46. Grace Napolitano
  47. Greg Ramsay
  48. Hans Keirstead
  49. Harley Rouda
  50. Herbert Lee (California congressional candidate)
  51. Isadore Hall, III
  52. Jackie Speier
  53. Jared Huffman
  54. Jay Chen
  55. Jerry McNerney
  56. Jess Phoenix
  57. Jessica Holcombe
  58. Jessica Morse
  59. Jim Costa
  60. Jimmy Gomez
  61. Jimmy Panetta
  62. Joe Baca
  63. John Garamendi
  64. John Nelson (California)
  65. Jon Pelzer
  66. Jose Sigala
  67. Joseph Shammas
  68. Josh Butner
  69. Josh Harder
  70. Jrmar Jefferson
  71. Juan Vargas
  72. Judy Chu
  73. Julia Brownley
  74. Julia Peacock
  75. Kaisar Ahmed
  76. Karen Bass
  77. Katie Hill
  78. Katie Porter
  79. Kelan Farrell-Smith
  80. Kevin Puett
  81. Khanh Tran
  82. Kia Hamadanchy
  83. Kim Gruenenfelder
  84. Kurtis Wilson
  85. Larry Jordan
  86. Laura Oatman
  87. Linda Sánchez
  88. Lisa Battista
  89. Lou Correa
  90. Lucille Roybal-Allard
  91. Mai Khanh Tran
  92. Mallory Kremer
  93. Marge Doyle
  94. Mark DeSaulnier
  95. Mark Takano
  96. Marty Walters
  97. Mary Ann Lutz
  98. Mary Helen Barro
  99. Mary Pallant
  100. Mateo Morelos Bedolla
  101. Maxine Waters
  102. Michael Eggman
  103. Michael Kotick
  104. Michael Masterman-Smith
  105. Mike Barkley
  106. Mike Levin
  107. Mike Thompson (California)
  108. Nancy Pelosi
  109. Nanette Barragán
  110. Norma Torres
  111. Norman Quintero
  112. Omar Siddiqui
  113. Patrick Malloy (California)
  114. Paul Kerr
  115. Paul Vargas
  116. Pete Aguilar
  117. Pierre Beauregard
  118. Rachel Payne
  119. Raji Rab
  120. Raul Ruiz
  121. Regina Bateson
  122. Ricardo De La Fuente
  123. Ricardo Franco
  124. Richard Martin (California)
  125. Rita Ramirez
  126. Ro Khanna
  127. Robert Lawton
  128. Robert Owen
  129. Rochelle Wilcox
  130. Ron Varasteh
  131. Ronald O'Donnell
  132. Roque De La Fuente
  133. Roza Calderon
  134. Ryan Khojasteh
  135. Sal Genovese
  136. Salud Carbajal
  137. Sam Jammal
  138. Sara Jacobs
  139. Scott McVarish
  140. Scott Peters
  141. Seth Vaughn
  142. Shahid Buttar
  143. Stephen Forbes
  144. Stephen Jaffe
  145. Sue Zwahlen
  146. Susan Davis
  147. Suzi Park Leggett
  148. TJ Cox
  149. Tatiana Matta
  150. Ted Lieu
  151. Ted Rusk
  152. Tony Cardenas
  153. Tony Zarkades
  154. Virginia Madueno
  155. Wendy Reed
  156. Zoe Lofgren

Republican

  1. Adam Orozco
  2. Aja Smith
  3. Andrew Grant
  4. Andrew Sarega
  5. Andrew Zelt
  6. Antonio Sabato Jr.
  7. Beatrice Cardenas
  8. Ben Garrett
  9. Benito Bernal
  10. Bill Wells
  11. Bob Huff
  12. Brett Goda
  13. Brian Maryott
  14. Candance Camper
  15. Carl DeMaio
  16. Charlie Schaupp
  17. Chase Demasi
  18. Christian Valiente
  19. Christine Russell
  20. Craig Nordal
  21. Cristina Osmeña
  22. Dale Mensing
  23. Dan Ball (California)
  24. Danny Casara
  25. David Clifford
  26. David Medway
  27. David Tran
  28. David Valadao
  29. Devin Nunes
  30. Diane Harkey
  31. Doug Hassett
  32. Doug LaMalfa
  33. Doug Shepherd
  34. Doug Van Raam
  35. Duncan Hunter
  36. Edwin Duterte
  37. Elizabeth Heng
  38. Floyd Harvey
  39. Forest Baker
  40. Frank DeMartini
  41. Gregory Cheadle
  42. James Veltmeyer
  43. Jazmina Saavedra
  44. Jeff Cullen
  45. Jeff Denham
  46. Jeffrey Burum
  47. Jeffrey Johnston
  48. Joe Aleman
  49. Joe Baca
  50. John Briscoe
  51. John Cullum
  52. John Fitzgerald (California)
  53. John Gabbard
  54. John Horst
  55. John Renison Jr.
  56. Johnny Nalbandian
  57. Joseph Schrage
  58. Joshua Schoonover
  59. Juan Hidalgo Jr.
  60. Justin Fareed
  61. Ken Calvert
  62. Kenneth Wright
  63. Kevin McCarthy (California)
  64. Kimberlin Brown Pelzer
  65. Kristin Gaspar
  66. Lisa Remmer
  67. Louis Fuentes
  68. Marco Gutierrez
  69. Maria Slater
  70. Mark Reed (California)
  71. Marla Livengood
  72. Matt Mendoza
  73. Michael Allman
  74. Michael Erin Woody
  75. Mike Schmitt
  76. Mimi Walters
  77. Mitchell White
  78. Morgan Murtaugh
  79. Omar Navarro
  80. Omar Qudrat
  81. Omba Kipuke
  82. Paul Cook (California)
  83. Paul Martin (California)
  84. Phil Liberatore
  85. Rafael Dagnesses
  86. Robert Bentley (California)
  87. Rocky Chávez
  88. Ron Bassilian
  89. Ron Cohen (California)
  90. Roque De La Fuente
  91. Rudy Peters
  92. Russell Lambert
  93. Ryan Downing
  94. Scott Baugh
  95. Sean Flynn
  96. Shamus Sayed
  97. Shane Skelton
  98. Shastina Sandman
  99. Shawn Gino Kane
  100. Shawn Nelson
  101. Simon Alvarez
  102. Stacey Dash
  103. Stelian Onufrei
  104. Stephan Wolkowicz
  105. Stephen Knight
  106. Steve Vargas
  107. Steven Castellano
  108. Ted Howze
  109. Tim Donnelly (U.S. House candidate, California)
  110. Tom McClintock
  111. Virginia Fuller
  112. Yona Barash
  113. Young Kim (California)

Other parties

Colorado

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Connecticut

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Delaware

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

Florida

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Georgia

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Hawaii

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Idaho

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Illinois

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Indiana

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Iowa

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Kansas

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Kentucky

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Louisiana

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Maine

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Maryland

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Massachusetts

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Michigan

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Minnesota

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Mississippi

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Missouri

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Montana

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

Nebraska

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Nevada

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

New Hampshire

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

New Jersey

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

New Mexico

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

New York

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

15. [Scott Smith]http://sendmrsmith2018.com

North Carolina

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

North Dakota

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

Ohio

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Oklahoma

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Oregon

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Pennsylvania

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Rhode Island

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

South Carolina

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

South Dakota

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Tennessee

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Texas

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

  1. Adam Bell
  2. Adrienne Bell
  3. Al Green
  4. Al Woolum
  5. Alex Triantaphyllis
  6. Ali Khorasani
  7. Andre Joseph
  8. Angela Villescaz
  9. Armando Walle
  10. Augustine Reyes
  11. Awbrey Hughlett
  12. Barbara Mallory Caraway
  13. Ben Garves
  14. Ben Mendoza
  15. Brent Beal
  16. Brett Shipp
  17. Carlos Quintanilla
  18. Catherine Krantz
  19. Chetan Panda
  20. Chris Perri
  21. Christian Hernandez
  22. Christine Mann
  23. Colin Allred
  24. Dale Mantey
  25. Dan Epstein
  26. Dan Wood
  27. Danielle Pellett
  28. Darrell Rodriguez (Texas)
  29. David Henry (Texas)
  30. Dayna Steele
  31. Debra Kerner
  32. Derrick Crowe
  33. Dominique Garcia
  34. Dori Fenenbock
  35. Ed Meier
  36. Eddie Bernice Johnson
  37. Elliott McFadden
  38. Enrique Garcia
  39. Eric Holguin
  40. Eric Pfalzgraf
  41. Eric Williams (Texas congressional candidate)
  42. Filemon Vela (Texas U.S. representative)
  43. George Rodriguez (congressional candidate)
  44. Gina Ortiz Jones
  45. Greg Sagan
  46. H. P. Parvizian
  47. Hector Morales
  48. Henry Cuellar
  49. Ira Bershad
  50. Ivan Sanchez
  51. James Cargas
  52. James Graf (Texas)
  53. Jan McDowell
  54. Jana Lynne Sanchez
  55. Jason Westin
  56. Jay Hulings
  57. Jennie Lou Leeder
  58. Jerome Tilghman
  59. Jimmy Darnell Jones
  60. Joaquin Castro
  61. John Biggan
  62. John Carrillo
  63. John Duncan (Texas)
  64. John Wannamaker
  65. Jon Powell
  66. Joseph Kopser
  67. Josh Imhoff
  68. Joshua Butler (Texas)
  69. Judy Canales
  70. Julie Oliver
  71. Justin Snider
  72. Kathi Thomas
  73. Kent Lester
  74. Kevin Nelson (Texas)
  75. Lander Bethel
  76. Larry Tylka
  77. Laura Moser
  78. Letitia Plummer
  79. Levii Shocklee
  80. Levy Barnes Jr.
  81. Lillian Salerno
  82. Linsey Fagan
  83. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
  84. Lloyd Doggett
  85. Lorie Burch
  86. M.J. Hegar
  87. Madeline Eden
  88. Marc Veasey
  89. Margarita Ruiz Johnson
  90. Mark Gibson (Texas)
  91. Mary Wilson (Texas)
  92. Mason Casas
  93. Matt Harris
  94. Medrick Yhap
  95. Miguel Levario
  96. Mike Clark (Texas)
  97. Mike Siegel
  98. Nicole LeClaire
  99. Nikolus Gianukos
  100. Norma Chavez
  101. Pat Bryan
  102. Pedro Valencia
  103. Raul (Roy) Barrera
  104. Rene Pena
  105. Richard Johnson (2018 Texas congressional candidate)
  106. Richie DeGrow
  107. Rick Kennedy
  108. Rick Treviño
  109. Rixi Melton
  110. Roel Garcia
  111. Ron Marshall (Texas)
  112. Ronnie McDonald
  113. Ruby Faye Woolridge
  114. Sam Johnson (Texas congressional candidate)
  115. Scott Sturm
  116. Sheila Jackson Lee
  117. Shirley McKellar
  118. Silky Malik
  119. Sri Preston Kulkarni
  120. Steve Brown (Texas)
  121. Steve Love
  122. Steven David (Texas)
  123. Sylvia Garcia
  124. Tahir Javed
  125. Tami Walker
  126. Tanner Do
  127. Tawana Cadien
  128. Todd Allen
  129. Todd Carlton
  130. Todd Litton
  131. Todd Maternowski
  132. Vanessa Adia
  133. Vanessa Edwards Foster
  134. Veronica Escobar
  135. Vicente González
  136. West Hansen
  137. Will Fisher

Republican

  1. Adrian Mizher
  2. Al Poteet
  3. Alex Donkervoet
  4. Alia Garcia-Ureste
  5. Alma Arredondo-Lynch
  6. Anthony Culler
  7. Anthony White (Texas)
  8. Autry Pruitt
  9. Ava Pate
  10. Bech Bruun
  11. Bill Flores
  12. Bill Sargent
  13. Blake Farenthold
  14. Brian Babin
  15. Bunni Pounds
  16. Carmen Maria Montiel
  17. Charles Lingerfelt
  18. Chip Roy
  19. Chris Mapp
  20. Craig Walker (Texas)
  21. Cyrus Sajna
  22. Dale Brueggemann
  23. Daniel Crenshaw
  24. Danny Campbell (Texas congressional candidate)
  25. Danny Nguyen
  26. David Balat
  27. David Niederkorn
  28. David Smalling
  29. David Williams (Texas)
  30. Deborah Gagliardi
  31. Earl Brunner
  32. Eddie Gassman
  33. Edward Ziegler
  34. Eric Burkhart
  35. Eric Zmrhal
  36. Foster Hagen
  37. Francisco Canseco
  38. Harry Bowers
  39. Ivan Andarza
  40. Jaimy Blanco
  41. Jake Ellzey
  42. James Cantu
  43. James Green (Texas)
  44. Jason Isaac
  45. Jason Wright
  46. Jenifer Sarver
  47. Jerry Hall (2018 Texas congressional candidate)
  48. Jodey Arrington
  49. John Carter
  50. John Cook (2018 Texas congressional candidate)
  51. John Cooper (Texas)
  52. John Culberson
  53. John Grunwald
  54. John Ratcliffe
  55. Johnathan Davidson
  56. Jon Spiers
  57. Jonny Havens
  58. Justin Lurie
  59. Kathaleen Wall
  60. Kay Granger
  61. Keith Casey
  62. Ken Cope
  63. Kenneth Sheets
  64. Kenny Marchant
  65. Kevin Brady
  66. Kevin Harrison (Texas)
  67. Kevin Roberts (Texas)
  68. Kurt Schwab
  69. Lance Gooden
  70. Louie Gohmert
  71. Mac Thornberry
  72. Malcolm Whittaker
  73. Mark Mitchell (Texas)
  74. Matt McCall (Texas)
  75. Mauro Garza
  76. Mel Hassell
  77. Michael Burgess
  78. Michael Cloud (Texas)
  79. Michael McCaul
  80. Michael Palmer
  81. Mike Conaway (Texas)
  82. Mike Sweeney (Texas)
  83. Paul Brown (Texas)
  84. Paul Myers
  85. Peggy Wardlaw
  86. Pete Olson
  87. Pete Sessions
  88. Phillip Aronoff
  89. Randy Weber
  90. Rey Gonzalez
  91. Rick Seeberger
  92. Rick Walker (Texas)
  93. Robert Schafranek
  94. Robert Stovall
  95. Roger Williams (Texas)
  96. Ronald Wright
  97. Roshin Rowjee
  98. Ryan Krause
  99. SK Alexander
  100. Sam Deen
  101. Samuel Temple
  102. Sean Ricker
  103. Shannon Dubberly
  104. Shawn Dandridge
  105. Sheldon Daniels
  106. Susan Narvaiz
  107. Thomas Dillingham
  108. Tim Westley
  109. Troy Ratterree
  110. Van Taylor
  111. Veronica Birkenstock
  112. Will Hurd
  113. William Hayward
  114. William Negley
  115. Willie Billups

Other parties

Utah

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Vermont

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Virginia

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

No candidates filed to run for this party in this state.

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Washington

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

West Virginia

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Wisconsin

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Wyoming

U.S. Senate

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

U.S. House

Democratic

Republican

Other parties

Women candidates

According to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University (CAWP), a record number of women filed to run as candidates for both the U.S. House and U.S Senate in 2018. As of October 23, 2018, 53 women filed to run for U.S. Senate seats, breaking the previous record of 40 set in 2016. Twenty-two women won U.S. Senate primaries in 2018, which exceeded the previous high of 18 in 2016, according to CAWP. On the U.S. House side, 476 women filed to run in 2018, which was a more than 50 percent increase over the previous record of 298 in 2012. Click here for more data from CAWP.[1]



Wave elections (1918-2016)

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See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)

The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?

Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.

Applying this definition to U.S. House elections and U.S. Senate elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 48 House seats and seven Senate seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election in each chamber.

The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 11 U.S. House waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.

U.S. House wave elections
Year President Party Election type House seats change House majority[2]
1932 Hoover R Presidential -97 D
1922 Harding R First midterm -76 R
1938 Roosevelt D Second midterm -70 D
2010 Obama D First midterm -63 R (flipped)
1920 Wilson D Presidential -59 R
1946 Truman D First midterm -54 R (flipped)
1994 Clinton D First midterm -54 R (flipped)
1930 Hoover R First midterm -53 D (flipped)
1942 Roosevelt D Third midterm -50 D
1966 Johnson D First midterm[3] -48 D
1974 Ford R Second midterm[4] -48 D

The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 U.S. Senate waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.

U.S. Senate wave elections
Year President Party Election type Senate seats change Senate majority[5]
1932 Hoover R Presidential -13 D (flipped)
1958 Eisenhower R Second midterm -12 D
1946 Truman D First midterm -10 R (flipped)
1980 Carter D Presidential -9 R (flipped)
2014 Obama D Second midterm -9 R (flipped)
1942 Roosevelt D Third midterm -8 D
2008 George W. Bush D Presidential -8 D
1926 Coolidge R First midterm[6] -7 R
1930 Hoover R First midterm -7 R
1986 Reagan R Second midterm -7 D (flipped)

See also

Footnotes

  1. Center for American Women and Politics, "2018 Summary of Women Candidates," accessed October 15, 2018
  2. Denotes the party that had more seats in the U.S. House following the election.
  3. Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
  4. Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
  5. Denotes the party that had more seats in the U.S. House following the election.
  6. Calvin Coolidge's (R) first term began in August 1923 after the death of President Warren Harding (R), who was first elected in 1920. Before he had his first midterm in 1926, Coolidge was re-elected as president in 1924.