# Tracking the special Congressional elections and the partisan shift

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-the-special-congressional-elections-and-the-partisan-shift/818573>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 25, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-the-special-congressional-elections-and-the-partisan-shift/818573 "2018-07-25T18:57:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-the-special-congressional-elections-and-the-partisan-shift/818573/1 "2018-07-25T18:57:37Z")

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There’s a website that has a spreadsheet of all the special elections since Trump’s been in office that also shows the swing +/- D/R from the 2016 election. But I can’t seem to find it. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? If so, can you link?

Thanks in advance!

Yer pal,  
Happy

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-the-special-congressional-elections-and-the-partisan-shift/818573/2 "2018-07-26T18:05:23Z")

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I’m gonna give this a bump just on the off-chance someone stumbling by today knows what I’m talking about and has a link to what I’m looking for.

Thanks again in advance!

Still yer pal,  
Happy

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-the-special-congressional-elections-and-the-partisan-shift/818573/3 "2018-07-26T18:21:33Z")

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Thread title changed per OP’s request.

Also, give [fivethirtyeight.com](http://fivethirtyeight.com) a chance, Happy.

> **[Search results for “special elections” at FiveThirtyEight.](https://fivethirtyeight.com/?s=special%20elections&orderby=relevance)**
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> Search results for “special elections” at FiveThirtyEight.

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**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-the-special-congressional-elections-and-the-partisan-shift/818573/4 "2018-07-26T18:43:33Z")

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> **[Daily Kos Elections post-Nov. 8 2016 D-vs.-R special elections vs. presidential...](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C2MVeM2K7WgqmJw5RCQbWyTo2u73CX1pI8zw_G-7BJo/edit#gid=2144047916)**
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> 2018
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> Maintained by Daily Kos Elections,elections.dailykos.com,@DKElections
> Special Election,2016 Presidential,2012 Presidential
> Date,State,District,Held By,Winner,D %age,R %age,Margin,Clinton,Trump,Margin,M...

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-the-special-congressional-elections-and-the-partisan-shift/818573/5 "2018-07-26T18:48:50Z")

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> [@Evil\_Economist](#):
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> [Daily Kos Elections 2017-18 cycle D-vs.-R special elections vs. presidential results - Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C2MVeM2K7WgqmJw5RCQbWyTo2u73CX1pI8zw_G-7BJo/edit#gid=2144047916)

That’s it, you magnificent person!

And thank you Jonathan for the change in title.