“I think Republicans fear that Democrats are a bunch of multiculturalists who want to open the southern border and would be happy to have 50 million Mexicans here.”Ĭarlos Figueroa, assistant professor in the Department of Politics, said that in this election, there are various factors that contribute to getting both Democrats and Republicans out to vote. “I think Democrats feel that Trump is a threat to traditional American liberties and democratic processes,” Beachler said. I’m not sure how much of a positive impact we will see because the Senate is still Republican.”ĭonald Beachler, associate professor in the Department of Politics, said the priorities of Democrats and Republicans in this election differed greatly. “Specifically with abortion, Title IX, immigration reform … that will be different.
“I hope that it will affect it positively, especially now because of so many women, especially Democratic women, in the House of Representatives,” Fernandez said. “I am from the Democratic P arty, and I think it’s also great that a person from my district, Ocasio-Cortez, was also part of Congress.”įernandez said she thinks the large number of women that won seats will have an effect on policy down the road. “I’m very happy that the Democratic party got the House, and I’m also very surprised that the majority of them are women,” Fernandez said. She said she is pleased both with the victories that the Democrats got in the House and the historic firsts of Native American and both men and women of color elected. Sophomore Gabriela Fernandez said she also voted at the polling center in Circles Community Building for New York’s 14th District. I think that the Senate was a hard road to go, and so I think that at the end of the day, there’s now a possibility for greater checks and balances within Congress and the executive branch.” “I think that there were gains by the Democrats. “In a way, I wouldn’t say I’m too surprised,” Peterbark said. Westad said she voted at the polling center at Circles Community Building on Election Day, and she is glad that New York stayed blue.įred Peterbark, director of music admissions and preparatory programs in the Department of Music, said he voted for the Democratic Party and is not surprised by the election results. “That’s at least one of the good things that came out of it.” “The way the Trump presidency is going and the way everything is bought out, … I’m really glad about the representation that did come out of it,” she said. Senior Brianna Westad said she would have liked if the Democrats had flipped the Senate but was hopeful that more – diverse candidates ran in several races. On Ithaca’s traditionally liberal campus, most other voters were pleased with the midterm outcomes. Islam had expected Sharpe would only get 1 percent. Islam voted for the libertarian candidate for governor of New York s tate, Larry Sharpe, and was surprised that Sharpe received 1.6 percent of the vote.
I think Republicans will go a little more defensive on their politics now that they lost the House.” I personally would have liked to see more red in there. “I think that was obviously a response to who is currently in the White House. “I’m not going to say I’m surprised that the Democrats took over the House,” Islam said. Sophomore Zachery Islam said he anticipated that the Democrats would take the H ouse but thinks this will cause Republicans to shift their tactics.
Davids also identifies as queer.Īccording to Ballotpedia, Reed has been the representative for District 23 in New York since he won in 2012 with approximately 49 percent of the vote.Īt the college, many students voted in the midterm election, whether they did so through absentee ballots in their hometowns or decided to register to vote in District 23. Additionally, Democratic Candidate Deb Haaland in New Mexico and Democratic Candidate Sharice Davids in Kansas are the first Native American women elected to Congress. Democratic Candidate Jared Polis in Colorado became the first openly gay man to be elected governor.
Midterm house results series#
This election resulted in a series of firsts among both men and women of color elected into office. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), was re-elected as was Sen. In Tompkins County, where Ithaca College is located, Republican Congressional Candidate Tom Reed (R-NY) held onto his seat for his fifth election in a row, beating Democratic Candidate Tracy Mitrano 55 percent to 45 percent. On the national stage, Democrats were able to flip enough seats to capture the House of Representatives, while Republicans held onto the Senate with a few extra seats. After a tense election season, the midterm results are in.
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