Posted October 2, 2018 | by KimS | in DemDaily, Elections, Resource

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October 2, 2018

For our followers - a quick review for your reference in the final stretch!

2018 Campaign Stats

Good News on Gains
Since Donald Trump was elected, Democrats have flipped:
* 43 State Legislative seats
* One Governor's seat by electing Phil Murphy (New Jersey/2017)
* One US House seat by electing Conor Lamb (Pennsylvania/2018 Special)
* One US Senate seat by electing Doug Jones (Alabama/2018 Special)

US House
* There are 25 Congressional Districts that Hillary Clinton won that are currently held by Republicans
* There are 119 Republican-held Districts that are more competitive than the CD Conor Lamb won in March
* Democrats need to flip 23 seats to win back the House in November
* Republicans are defending 42 open or vacant seats, a record since 1930
Related: DemDaily: House Races & Ratings: The List 9/6/18

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US Senate
There are 35 Senate seats up for election in 2018:
* 24 Democratic, 9 Republican, 2 IndependentUS Senate

Governors
There are 36 Governors' races up in 2018:
* Republicans are defending 26 seats
* Democrats are defending 9 seats
Related: DemDaily: Who Governs? 10/1/18

State Legislature
There are 87 State Senate & State House Chambers up in 2018:
Democrats are 17 seats away from flipping 8 Chambers:
* 1 seat away in Colorado, Maine, Minnesota and New York state Senates
* 2 seats away in the Wisconsin State Senate
* 3 seats away in Arizona and New Hampshire state Senates
* 5 seats away from flipping the Florida state Senate
Related: DemDaily: Staking The States 9/26/18

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