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The '''2018 Antillean elections''' occurred on November 6, 2018, for all elected seats in the [[United Commonwealth Senate]] and the [[United Commonwealth House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], along with several local elections for mayors and other municipal officials. These midterm elections occurred during the middle of the second term of [[Federalist Party of the Antilles|Federalist]] [[President of the United Commonwealth of America|President]] [[Michael Abarough]]. The [[Civic Democratic Party of the Antilles|Civic Democratic Party]], a unified opposition party that was established in 2017, contested seats on the federal and commonwealth level for the first time since its creation. While the Federalists retained control of both the Senate and the House, it marked the first time since [[1992 Antillean elections|1992]] that another single party posed a serious competition for House seats and since [[1988 Antillean elections|1988]] for Senate seats. The Civic Democrats gained 75 seats in the House and 4 seats in the Senate, with some of those having previously belonged to the party's predecessors (the [[Liberal Party of the Antilles|Liberal]], [[Reform Party of the Antilles|Reform]], and [[Civic National Party of the Antilles|Civic National Parties]]), but some of them were flipped from the Federalists. The election also marked the highest voter turnout for a midterm election since 1992. | The '''2018 Antillean elections''' occurred on November 6, 2018, for all elected seats in the [[United Commonwealth Senate]] and the [[United Commonwealth House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], along with all four [[provisional commonwealth]] legislatures, and several local elections for mayors and other municipal officials. These midterm elections occurred during the middle of the second term of [[Federalist Party of the Antilles|Federalist]] [[President of the United Commonwealth of America|President]] [[Michael Abarough]]. The [[Civic Democratic Party of the Antilles|Civic Democratic Party]], a unified opposition party that was established in 2017, contested seats on the federal and commonwealth level for the first time since its creation. While the Federalists retained control of both the Senate and the House, it marked the first time since [[1992 Antillean elections|1992]] that another single party posed a serious competition for House seats and since [[1988 Antillean elections|1988]] for Senate seats. The Civic Democrats gained 75 seats in the House and 4 seats in the Senate, with some of those having previously belonged to the party's predecessors (the [[Liberal Party of the Antilles|Liberal]], [[Reform Party of the Antilles|Reform]], and [[Civic National Party of the Antilles|Civic National Parties]]), but some of them were flipped from the Federalists. The election also marked the highest voter turnout for a {{W|United States midterm election|midterm election}} since 1992. | ||
Because of the unprecedented gains made in 2018 by an opposition party, the election was widely characterized as a {{W|Wave elections in the United States|"blue wave" election}} by the Antillean and foreign media, and it included several Civic Democratic upset victories over Federalist incumbents. The Civic Democrats also took control of three out of four provisional commonwealth legislatures, making it the first time since the start of the democratization of the Antilles in 1983 that the Federalists did not control at least three of the four of the commonwealth legislatures. The 2018 midterms created speculation over the next two years that in the [[2020 Antillean elections]], which would include the [[2020 Antillean presidential election|presidential election]], the Civic Democrats would be posed to expand their gains and provide a viable challenge for the Federalist control of the presidency. | |||
==Issues, background, and campaigning== | ==Issues, background, and campaigning== | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 13 February 2023
| Midterm elections | |
| Election day | November 6 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Michael Abarough (Federalist) |
| Next Congress | 18th National Assembly of the United Commonwealth |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control |
Civic Democratic gain (elected seats) Federalist hold (+senators-in-absentia) |
| Seats contested |
All 6 out of 6 elected Senators (in addition to 40 unelected senators-in-absentia) |
| Net seat change | Civic Democratic +4 |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Federalist hold |
| Seats contested | All 234 seats of the House |
| Net seat change | Civic Democratic +75 |
The 2018 Antillean elections occurred on November 6, 2018, for all elected seats in the United Commonwealth Senate and the House of Representatives, along with all four provisional commonwealth legislatures, and several local elections for mayors and other municipal officials. These midterm elections occurred during the middle of the second term of Federalist President Michael Abarough. The Civic Democratic Party, a unified opposition party that was established in 2017, contested seats on the federal and commonwealth level for the first time since its creation. While the Federalists retained control of both the Senate and the House, it marked the first time since 1992 that another single party posed a serious competition for House seats and since 1988 for Senate seats. The Civic Democrats gained 75 seats in the House and 4 seats in the Senate, with some of those having previously belonged to the party's predecessors (the Liberal, Reform, and Civic National Parties), but some of them were flipped from the Federalists. The election also marked the highest voter turnout for a midterm election since 1992.
Because of the unprecedented gains made in 2018 by an opposition party, the election was widely characterized as a "blue wave" election by the Antillean and foreign media, and it included several Civic Democratic upset victories over Federalist incumbents. The Civic Democrats also took control of three out of four provisional commonwealth legislatures, making it the first time since the start of the democratization of the Antilles in 1983 that the Federalists did not control at least three of the four of the commonwealth legislatures. The 2018 midterms created speculation over the next two years that in the 2020 Antillean elections, which would include the presidential election, the Civic Democrats would be posed to expand their gains and provide a viable challenge for the Federalist control of the presidency.
Issues, background, and campaigning
Senate elections summary
House elections summary
Local elections summary
Records and other statistics
Aftermath and reactions
Table of results
| Before 2018 midterm | After 2018 midterm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | Common. leg. | House | Senate | Common. leg. | House | Senate |
| Cuba | Federalist +5 | Federalist +TBD | Federalist +2 | Civic Democratic +3 | Federalist +TBD | Split |
| Hispaniola | Federalist +25 | Federalist +TBD | Federalist +2 | Federalist +14 | Federalist +TBD | Split |
| Puerto Rico | Federalist +11 | Federalist +TBD | Federalist +1 | Civic Democratic +5 | Federalist +TBD | Civic Democratic +1 |
| Virgin Islands | Federalist +7 | Federalist +TBD | Federalist +1 | Civic Democratic +3 | Federalist +TBD | Civic Democratic +1 |
