Tim Storey of the National Conference of State Legislatures attributed the continuing Republican dominance of state legislatures in part to Republican control of redistricting in many states following 2010. The settlement gave all counties until November 14 to address problems with the ballots for the state's Senate race. The 2018 state elections will impact the redistricting that will follow the 2020 United States Census as many states task governors and state legislators with drawing new boundaries for state legislative and Congressional districts. They won over the House and some governor seats, but they also lost seats in the Senate, making their path back to the majority there more difficult than it was before. The elections marked the highest voter turnout seen in midterm elections since 1914. [5] By mid-October 2018, at a cost of some $124 million, more than 280,000 television advertisements related to immigration had been aired in House, Senate and gubernatorial races, representing a five-fold increase compared to the 2014 cycle. Democrats didn’t win everywhere Tuesday night, despite their clear momentum. Washington, D.C. and the five inhabited territories each elect one non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives. According to the report, a top White House staffer identified 35 events by Cabinet and senior staff members "with or affecting House districts in August already". [citation needed], Despite these Democratic gains, the party controlled a total of just 37 state legislative chambers after the election, far fewer chambers than it had controlled prior to the 2010 elections. [23] The disproportionate number of Republican retirements may have harmed Republican prospects in the 2018 mid-term elections due to the loss of incumbency advantage.[24][25]. [2] In late August 2018, the Huffington Post reported that Trump and his administration had been engaging in campaign activity on taxpayer-funded trips. [CDATA[// >