Congressional Elections Results: A Breakdown

Day 523, 13:52 • Published in USA USA • by Ansen

I wrote an election recap for the month of April, and it was well received, so I figured I might make it a tradition! The final congressional results breakdown for the month of May (with the change from April in parentheses):

1) United States Workers Party: 15 (+1)
2) United Independents Party: 11 (+3)
3) Conservative Party: 8 (-1)
4) Libertarian Party: 6 (even)
4) America's Advancement Party - 6 (+1)
6) Federalist Party: 4 (+1)
7) Nationalist Party: 2 (-2)

*Notes: The Libertarian Party is listed with two less representatives than has been reported by other articles due to candidates who ran with the Libs but who have not yet reverted to their primary parties: Claire Littleton (UIP) and Justin Warren (FP). If you see any errors, please leave corrections in the comments below.

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The United States Workers Party
Election Grade: B+

The United States Workers Party had another solid election, finishing first among all parties with fifteen congressional representatives. The USWP received a lot of publicity (both positive and negative) with their "52 State Plan" that was announced by Party President Ananias. While they may have had more candidates in races around the country because of the plan, they may have also seen more resistance (see: RightCon). The party picked up one seat over the previous term. Obviously, having the most seats in Congress is never a bad thing, but the party probably wishes they could have picked up a few more close races such as Harrison Richardson in Texas or John Wycliffe in Maryland.

The United Independents Party
Election Grade: A

The United Independents Party saw their best election cycle ever, picking up 11 seats, or the second most of any major party - despite being the smallest of the Top 5 parties. The party managed to get all of their incumbents running for relection back into congress, and added newcomers in traditionally strong UIP states like Kansas and Wisconsin. The party was also aided by the fact that several candidates (NoneSuch, NeilP99) were former congressmen several months ago. Despite the positive results, there were a few disappointing races for the UIP, including Tennessee, Michigan, and Minnesota, which were each lost by a single vote or through a tie.

The Conservative Party
Election Grade: C

The Conservative Party still managed to come in at third place amongst the parties, but that doesn't mean the elections weren't disappointing. The Conservative Party was one of only two Top 7 parties to finish with less seats than last term. To be fair, the Conservative Party has been held to a higher standard as of late because of the success they've experienced during the last two elections. The party did see several successful and respected members elected, including Cromstar in Pennsylvania, and Bastion in Kentucky, a Conservative Party stronghold. The party seemed pretty split during the recent Party President elections, and that may have had something to do with their struggles this time around.

The Libertarian Party
Election Grade: D+

Despite being the size of the UIP and the AAP put together, the Libertarian Party still can't seem to get much traction during the congressional elections. The Libertarians didn't lose any seats, but that's not much of a consolation to a party who seems to be vastly underachieving with only six representatives. It should be noted that several candidates from other parties won under the Libertarian banner, but at the end of the day - the Libertarians have some work to do if they want to get congress numbers that are proportional to the size of their party.

America's Advancement Party
Election Grade: C+

The AAP continued their recent tradition of running multiple smaller-party candidates, and they had some success in doing so. However, that means the numbers instantly dwindle the day after the elections, and this cycle was no different. The AAP get's a grade in the high C range as they did manage to pick up another seat from the month of April, allowing them to match the much larger Libertarian Party. Some notable AAP winners include Equality 7-2521 and Big Brother.

The Federalist Party
Election Grade: A+

If you're looking for a party that overacheived in terms of number of congressmen elected versus number of total members, look no further than the Federalist Party. There's only 93 Federalists total, yet they managed to win four congressional seats, up one from the last election. As a reference point, the USWP is seventeen times larger than the Federalist Party. If the USWP had won the same proportion of seats as the Federalists, they would have won 67. The problem? There's only 52. Which just goes to show how good of an election the Federalists really had.

The Nationalist Party
Election Grade: C-

While they still have around twice the membership of the FP, the Nationalists definitely lost the title of "Sixth Party" in Congress this time around. The poor showing may have more to do with internal struggles the Nationalists have been facing as of late, rather than a bad election strategy. The Nationalists just didn't run nearly as many candidates as they have in the past, and are suffering from a declining mebership at the moment. The NP, under the guidance of party stalwart Kyle321n, will need to regroup internally before taking on the challenge of regaining the congressional seats they had a couple of elections ago.

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