2018 United States House Elections (Santorum in the House)

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2018, during President Richard Santorum's term, with early voting taking place in some states in the weeks preceding that date. Voters chose representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states. On Election Day, Republicans had held a House majority since January 2011.

In the 2018 elections, the Republicans, jointly led by Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy as the highest-ranking Republicans, retained control of the House. However, the Democrats gained a net total of 7 seats from the total number of seats they had won in the 2016 elections.

Upon the opening of the 116th United States Congress, McCarthy was elected as Speaker of the House. Incumbent Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan chose not to run for another term. In November 2018, House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as House Minority Leader.

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