Gun violence prevention groups launched a multi-million dollar campaign to elect pro-gun control candidates across the country during this year’s midterms. Those efforts are now associated with key wins that helped Democrats retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives and could shape gun policy in the coming session.
Analysis of Everytown for Gun Safety’s 2018 endorsements by Guns & America shows that 79 percent — or 45 — of the 57 candidates for U.S. House endorsed by Everytown this year won their respective races.
By comparison, Democrats won 53 percent — or 225 — of the races decided so far in the U.S. House.
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