In some cases, the party that gained control did not have a numerical majority but instead controlled the chamber through a bipartisan coalition (i.e., Alaska House in 2016). [j] Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan became the first Muslim women elected to the House of Representatives;[106] Ayanna Pressley became the first female African-American Representative from Massachusetts;[107] Sharice Davids of Kansas and Deb Haaland of New Mexico became the first Native American women elected to Congress, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York became the youngest-ever female member of the House at age 29. 42 Republican senators and 23 Democratic senators were not up for election. Her opposition to Russian aggression and support of sanctions had placed her on an official Russian blacklist. [122] Incoming Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that the House of Representatives would not seat the apparent winner, Republican Mark Harris, until the fraud investigation had been completed, leaving it vacant at the start of the 116th United States Congress. Members of the Puerto Rico Senate and House of Representatives serve four-year terms. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); The following table provides more detailed information about partisan competitiveness in state legislative elections since 2010. Legislators assume office the first Monday in January following the election. Chief Executive Carrie Lam nevertheless expressed "heartfelt gratitude" to the NPCSC which she said "demonstrates once again the care and support of the Central Government for the HKSAR. [121], The North Carolina Board of Elections voted unanimously on December 4 to not certify the congressional race in North Carolina's 9th district after allegations of potential widespread election fraud in the district. In Arkansas and North Carolina, voter ID ballot measures were approved. Political scientist Eliza Lee criticised the government decision for not providing any convincing scientific evidence about risks to public health due to the pandemic or consulting the stakeholders including opposition parties. The five states with the highest percentages of incumbents in contested primaries include: The five states with the lowest percentages of incumbents in contested primaries include: Click [show] on the table below to see details regarding incumbents in contested primaries in each state. [43][37] Republicans lost trifectas in Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin and New Hampshire. In May 2018, President Trump began to emphasize his effort to overcome the traditional strength of the non-presidential party in midterm elections, with the "top priority for the White House [being to hold] the Republican majority in the Senate". Asked about a possible lacuna in the legislature due to the election postponement, the chief executive said she could not use her emergency powers to extend the operation of the Legislative Council’s (LegCo) sixth term. Arizona's state senators and representatives are elected to two-year terms. "[48], U.S. and U.K. statements was followed by a joint statement of the foreign ministers of the "Five Eyes" consisting of U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Canada, calling on Hong Kong to reinstate disqualified candidates and hold Legislative Council elections at the earliest. “Otherwise, it’s tantamount to uprooting the entire basis of the SAR.”. In 2012, 83 state Senators in 13 states were term-limited: 35 Democrats, 40 Republicans, and eight third party or independent senators. Illinois' state senators are elected to two or four-year terms and state representatives are elected to two-year terms. There were no legislative elections in the four states (Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia) which hold state elections in odd-numbered years. You have permission to edit this article. Legislators assume office the first Monday of January following the election. This chart shows the number of trifectas each party held heading into elections from 2010 to 2018, and the number of trifectas following the 2018 elections. Missouri's state senators are elected to four-year terms and state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Republicans did not defeat a single Democratic incumbent, though the party did pick up two open seats in Minnesota and one in Pennsylvania.