2018 was a huge blue wave election, and the DVC is proud to have played a part. Below is a summary of the election results, and how the DVC harnessed the tremendous power of our progressive and Democratic supporters in the Bay Area.
In 2018, the Democratic Volunteer Center:
- Held more than 250 phonebank events to get out the vote for Democratic candidates
- Held more than 50 postcard-writing events
- Held 13 textbanking events to reach even more voters
- Held 11 training events for canvassers
- Organized six precinct-walking events for local candidates
- Threw three Debate and Election watch parties and two special Movie Night screenings of All The President’s Men and Game Change for our supporters to watch together
- Hosted 15 fundraising events for Congressional and other candidates
- Provided space for 59 meetings of partner organizations
- Used our website to promote 13 special events by other organizations, including canvassing in the Central Valley to help flip Congress
- Provided space for 19 training events and workshops such as bystander intervention, Spanish for canvassers, Swing Left Academy, and more
2018 Campaigns
In 2018 we amplified the voices of our local volunteers to support Democrats across California and across the nation. These are some of the campaigns we supported in 2018:
- Josh Harder
U.S. House, CA-10 - TJ Cox
U.S. House, CA-21 - Andrew Janz
U.S. House, CA-22 - Katie Porter
U.S. House, CA-45 - Harley Rouda
U.S. House, CA-48 - Mike Levin
U.S. House, CA-49 - Beto O’Rourke
U.S. Senate, Texas - Jacky Rosen
U.S. Senate, Nevada - Tammy Story
Colorado State Senate - Faith Winter
Colorado State Senate - Kristen Seale
Pennsylvania State House - Danny O’Connor
U.S. House, OH-12 - Dr. Hiral Tipirneni
U.S. House, AZ-08 - Conor Lamb
U.S. House, PA-18 - Rebecca Dallet
State Supreme Court, WI
The DVC also supported the campaigns of Gil Cisneros, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Liz Watson, Amy McGrath, Mike Espy, Dana Balter, Gina Ortiz Jones, Collin Allred, and Dorothy Gasque.
2018 Results: A Huge Blue Wave
- “It was, by any historical standard, a blue wave” —Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight
- Democrats’ blue wave was much larger than early takes suggested
- The Biggest Shift of the Midterms Wasn’t in Congress — It Was in the States
- Record number of women elected to the House
August 7th primary and special election results
The analysis is clear: the results of the August 7th primary and special elections in Ohio, Washington, and other states should encourage Democrats across the country. While the possibility of a big blue wave looks strong, we must not be complacent. As the razor-thin margin in OH-12 shows, every single vote is going to matter this November.
- Tuesday Night Is a Bad Sign for GOP Chances in the House (RealClear Politics)
- O-H-I-No: Ohio’s special election is the canary in the GOP coal mine (Washington Examiner)
- Washington state’s primary results paint a grim picture for GOP (CNN)