APARTMENT ADVOCATE
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Congressional Elections Analysis:
The Basics
W
hile developers, city officials and
affordable hoIt was an historic midterm election for the GOP. Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in six years and gained the
largest majority in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1928. Here’s some more detail on the
results that made that happen and what the freshman class looks like.
In the Senate, Democratic incumbents Mark
Pryor (D-Ark.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Kay Hagan
(D-N.C.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) lost their
seats while Republican incumbents Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) successfully defended theirs. In open seat races, Republican candidates Dan Sullivan (Alaska), Steve
Daines (Mont.), Mike Rounds (S.D.), Cory Gardner (Colo.), Shelly Moore-Capito (W.V.), Jodi
Ernst (Iowa) and David Purdue (Ga.) all won.
Incumbent Mary Landrieu (D-La.) faced Rep. Bill
Cassidy (R-La.-6) in a runoff o