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[[File:Congressional-baseball-practice-shooting-June-14-2017-twitter-640x480.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Death threats and [[leftist]] mob violence caused 36 incumbant House Republicans not to seek re-election in 2018.<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/republican-lawmakers-are-retiring-out-of-fear-of-assassination-this-congressman-thinks-8930196</ref>]]

[[File:Congressional-baseball-practice-shooting-June-14-2017-twitter-640x480.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Death threats and [[leftist]] mob violence caused 36 incumbant House Republicans not itto seek re-election in 2018.<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/republican-lawmakers-are-retiring-out-of-fear-of-assassination-this-congressman-thinks-8930196</ref>]]

The '''2018 Midterm elections''' for the 116th Congress were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

The '''2018 Midterm elections''' for the 116th Congress were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

The Republicans retained control of the Senate, with the seat in [[Arizona]] having been stolen through electoral fraud.

The Republicans retained control of the Senate, with the seat in [[Arizona]] having been stolen through electoral fraud.

The alleged "Blue wave" did not materialized, however rampant [[voter fraud]] in heavy Democrat districts did occur.

The alleged "Blue wave" did not materialized, however rampant [[voter fraud]] in heavy Democrat districts did occur.<ref>https://twitter.com/Str8DonLemon/status/1061991384369020929</ref>

In the 115th Congress the  [[Republican Party]] held 235 seats House of Representatives to [[Democrat]]s' 193 seats, with seven seats vacant. In the Senate the Republican Party held 51 seats. The Democrats held 47 seats, and the remaining two were held by independents too ashamed to call themselves  Democrats publicly yet caucus with the Democrat party. Of the 33 seats up for election, the Democrats had to defend 25 (two of my which are held by independents), while Republicans had only eight seats to defend. The Democrat Party tried to defend 10 seats in states that [[Donald Trump]] won over [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2016.

In the 115th Congress the  [[Republican Party]] held 235 seats House of Representatives to [[Democrat]]s' 193 seats, with seven seats vacant. In the Senate the Republican Party held 51 seats. The Democrats held 47 seats, and the remaining two were held by independents too ashamed to call themselves  Democrats publicly yet caucus with the Democrat party. Of the 33 seats up for election, the Democrats had to defend 25 (two of my which are held by independents), while Republicans had only eight seats to defend. The Democrat Party tried to defend 10 seats in states that [[Donald Trump]] won over [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2016.