Midterm Election Results
- Katy McQuillan
- Nov 7, 2018
- 2 min read
Hey, friends, we did it! It's over. The results are in - they weren't really as drastic as the speculation perceived.
I figured I would give some facts per political analysts about the big races.
A couple rules: 1) the following results are in no particular order. 2) the facts listed are not the complete reasons of why they won, they are just a summary.
1. Florida:
- Rick Scott beat Bill Nelson for Governor: Scott was constantly doing hurricane relief everywhere.
- Ron De Santis beat Andrew Gillum: This was one of a few races no one could guess the outcome of. De Santis ran on all the Trump policies and is an American hero as he "was responsible for helping ensure the missions of Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets in the Western Euphrates River Valley," according to the Tampa Bay Times.
2. Texas:
- Governor Greg Abbott won re-election against Lupe Valdez
- Senator Ted Cruz won re-election against Beto O'Rourke: O'Rourke claimed to "represent all Texans" while literally running on values that are the complete opposite of the majority of Texans.
3. Missouri:
- Josh Hawley won against Claire McCaskill: he was an underdog in this race because he didn't get much attention from the media on his campaign. Although, he ran on all Trump policies, too.
4. Tennessee:
- Marsha Blackburn won against Phil Breseden: Not only is she the first female to get elected Senator in Tennessee, but mega-star Taylor Swift heavily endorsed Breseden. Breseden also claimed to be very different from Trump, but ran very moderately on Trump-like policies. Blackburn campaigned on ideas such as being politically incorrect, pro-2A, and other pro-conservative values
5. Indiana:
- Mike Braun won against Joe Donnelly: this was a closely-watched race. One of Trump's last rallies was in Fort Wayne, Indiana for Braun.
6. West Virginia:
- Senator Joe Manchin won against Patrick Morrisey: analysts say Manchin single-handedly won his election because he voted to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh
7. Utah:
- Mitt Romney won his seat in the Senate.
8. Georgia:
- Brian Kemp won his election against Stacey Abrams: this race was racially divided with photographs of black panthers at polls in support of Abrams. Kemp aired political ads that were "alt-right" and politically-incorrect. Oprah campaigned for Abrams, and Pence campaigned for Kemp.
With all of these elections, the Democrats still won control of the House. Here's what that means: analysts hope Democrats will legislate instead of investigate. There is potential for a lot of work to be done working across the aisle.
Hopefully all of this makes sense. It was a long night without a blow-out-of-the-water election that a lot of people were expecting. There were small wins within several states. Choices were made, political lessons were learned, and now it's time to gear up for 2020.
Have a good day!
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