November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) (Tuesday)
Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
Politics and elections
- Antiguan constitutional referendum, Grenadian constitutional referendum
- United States elections, 2018
- The United States holds midterm elections for all 435 House seats, for 35 Senate seats (including two special elections in Minnesota and Mississippi), for 39 state and territorial governorships, and for numerous state and local races. (The Guardian), (NPR)
- The Democratic Party takes over control of the House, while the Republican Party increases their majority in the Senate. (FiveThirtyEight)
- At least 95 women attain congressional office, bringing the total number of women in all parts of Congress to a record 118. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar share the distinction of becoming the first Muslim congresswomen, while Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland become the first Native American congresswomen. (USA Today), (NPR), (CNN)
- Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018