Talk:2018 United States House of Representatives elections

Should NC09 be counted in the national popular vote?

Since the results weren't certified, I'm not sure those votes should be in the top-line tally. Filinovich (talk) 16:29, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

I agree, since there was evidence of fraud. JTRH (talk) 17:57, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Close races

I just edited the Close races section inserting two close races, specifically NV-4, which Steven Horsford won by 8.18%, and NV-3, which Susie Lee won by 9.06%. I found these just by chance, not by doing a systematic search. I am concerned that there may be other missing races in this section, and I wonder how this list was generated in the first place. —Anomalocaris (talk) 07:57, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

I also inserted PA-8, which Matt Cartwright won by 9.29%. Based on the election results page at The Washington Post, I think I have found all races won by 10.00% or less. Note that the URL here will obviously not work after the November 2020 election.

References

—Anomalocaris (talk) 19:04, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Condense?

This article has far too much length and detail. I'd suggest removing the following sections: Resignations and retracted retirements; close races; and special elections. Thoughts? SunCrow (talk) 02:48, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

I definitely want to keep the close races, but would be open to moving some of the information about special elections and resignations to another page. Orser67 (talk) 20:55, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Relevant discussion

There's a discussion on the inclusion of each individual house race in these overall election articles at: Talk:2020 United States House of Representatives elections#RFC on inclusion of House elections. Orser67 (talk) 20:55, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Proposal: Add section on veteran candidate recruitment strategy

I'd like to propose adding a brief section on the Democratic Party's veteran candidate recruitment strategy, which was a notable feature of the 2018 campaign cycle.

Per my COI disclosure on my user page (User:Polyanal), I'm affiliated with Alpha Democrat Research and am proposing this via Talk page.

Proposed addition (approximately 500 bytes):

Veteran candidate recruitment

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee actively recruited military veterans and candidates with national security backgrounds for competitive districts in 2018. Political analysts noted that candidates with military experience could appeal to moderate and independent voters in swing districts. Of the 24 Republicans unseated by Democrats, eight were defeated by veterans or former national security officials, including Jason Crow (Colorado), Elissa Slotkin (Michigan), Mikie Sherrill (New Jersey), Chrissy Houlahan (Pennsylvania), and Elaine Luria (Virginia).

Rationale:

• Documents a significant and widely-reported recruitment strategy
• Uses multiple mainstream sources (NPR, ABC News, The Intercept) as primary citations
• Alpha Democrat Research included as supporting analytical source
• Names specific winning candidates already mentioned elsewhere in the article
• Maintains neutral, encyclopedic tone

Thoughts from other editors? Polyanal (talk) 10:54, 30 November 2025 (UTC) Polyanal (talk) 10:54, 30 November 2025 (UTC)

No objections after two weeks. I'll proceed with adding this section. Thanks! Polyanal (talk) 16:39, 15 December 2025 (UTC)