A polarized country with a first-term president. A contentious battle for a Supreme Court seat, still fresh in many Americans’ minds. An increasing number of women running for office and working to get out the vote. These are just some of the factors that affected the midterm elections, which saw record voter turnout as Democrats regained a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives and Republicans expanded their hold in the U.S. Senate.
At press time, about two dozen Congressional races were still too close to call, but Shawn McBurney, the Society of American Florists’ senior director of government relations, said there are already some takeaways for the floral industry.
Here’s a snapshot of how the elections could affect Congress and the industry:
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