2018 Elections

Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema Flipped a GOP Seat in Overtime

Democratic lawmaker Kyrsten Sinema pulled off a narrow victory after a race that went into overtime for almost a week

By Philip Elliott November 12, 2018

The 2018 Elections Saw Record Midterm Turnout

The Nov. 6 elections had the highest number of votes in a non-presidential election in U.S. history

By Abby Vesoulis November 12, 2018

Florida's Ballot Controversy Spells Trouble for 2020

The midterm elections are not yet over, and neither is the acrimony. With extremely close statewide races for governor and senator in Florida, frustration has grown over the fact that two of its largest urban...

By Abigail Abrams November 10, 2018

Democrats Opposing Pelosi Still Seeking a Challenger

The battle for leadership positions have begun

By Alana Abramson November 9, 2018

Why Teachers Are Celebrating After the 2018 Midterms

“We don’t have a magic wand, and things don’t change in a minute"

By Katie Reilly November 9, 2018

Democrats Had a Better Election Night Than It First Appeared

The "blue wave" took a little longer to crest than usual, but after several days of vote counting it looks like Democrats beat the historical average for the midterm elections. With more races called since...

By Philip Elliott November 9, 2018

Who Would’ve Won If the Midterms Were a Presidential Election

President Donald Trump told his supporters to pretend that he was on the ballot in the midterm elections, and many voters from both parties acted like he was. The estimated 114 million people who turned...

By Chris Wilson November 8, 2018

A Carbon Tax Proposal Failed This Week. But the Fight Is Just Beginning

A large majority of Washington state residents believe climate change is happening and understand that humans are to blame. But, even as the state passed a measure to tighten gun control and supported congressional Democrats,...

By Justin Worland November 8, 2018

9 Lessons From the 2018 Midterm Elections

No. 1: The 2020 campaign starts today, and it's going to be crazy

By Ryan Teague Beckwith November 7, 2018

Candidates Accused of Crimes Won Big in 2018 Midterms

Rep. Duncan Hunter, Sen. Bob Menendez, Rep. Chris Collins and Rep. Greg Gianforte won reelection Tuesday despite facing criminal accusations

November 7, 2018

Trump Claims Victory Even as Democrats Take the House

While Democrats took control of the House of Representative for the first time in eight years on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told the country that the midterms were actually a victory for Republicans. “It was...

By Brian Bennett and Tessa Berenson November 7, 2018

'This Is incredible.' Celebrities Had a Lot of Feelings About the 2018 Midterm Elections

Here's what Hollywood thought of the election results

By Megan McCluskey November 7, 2018

A New North Dakota Law Threatened Native American Votes. They Responded By Turning Out in Historic Numbers

"North Dakota, you can't do that," protesters chanted outside a polling site

By Katie Reilly November 7, 2018

2018 Could Be a Historic Year for Voter Turnout

Approximately 114 million votes were cast in U.S. House races in 2018, compared to 83 million in 2014

By Alejandro de la Garza November 7, 2018

Democrats Win the House

If Democrats hoped the midterm elections would deliver a decisive rebuke to President Donald Trump and his Republicans allies, they did not quite get it.

By Molly Ball November 7, 2018

Marijuana Did Well on the Ballot Tuesday

Tuesday was a new high for marijuana legalization advocates. Michigan voted to approve a ballot measure, making it the first state in the Midwest to approve recreational usage for adults, joining nine other states and...

By Abby Vesoulis November 7, 2018

How Women Candidates Changed American Politics in 2018

For the last several months, Haley Stevens and Lauren Underwood have been sending each other lots of emojis. As first-time women candidates running in Michigan and Illinois, they were part of a surge of new...

By Charlotte Alter / Birmingham, Mich. November 7, 2018

A Record Number of Women Were Elected to the House by a Wide Margin

With the last of the midterm results still rolling in, the next Congress is certain to have a record number of women by a wide margin, easily surpassing the standing record of 84 women in...

By Chris Wilson November 7, 2018

Beto Drops F-Bomb During Concession Speech

Beto O'Rourke may have lost Texas on Tuesday, but he did not go gently into that good night. After Sen. Ted Cruz narrowly won re-election in one of the 2018 midterm election's closest races across...

By Ashley Hoffman November 7, 2018

Republican Kevin Cramer Defeats Senator Heidi Heitkamp to Clinch GOP Senate Control

North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp lost her bid for reelection in the reliably red state on Tuesday, following a closely watched campaign that gained national attention after her vote against the confirmation of U.S....

By Katie Reilly November 7, 2018

Republicans Pick Up Senate Seat as Josh Hawley Defeats Claire McCaskill

Republican Josh Hawley defeated incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill in the race for a Missouri Senate seat, becoming the third pickup for Republicans as they cemented their majority in the Senate Tuesday night. McCaskill was one...

By Tessa Berenson November 7, 2018

Here's What Democrats Plan to Do First

Scarred by the 2016 election, many House Democrats had been incredibly cautious about publicly discussing what they might do if they regained the majority after the midterms. But in the past week, with polling swinging...

By Alana Abramson November 7, 2018

President Trump Turned the Midterms Into a Referendum on Himself

"I want you to vote," President Donald Trump told a rally crowd last month. "Pretend I'm on the ballot." On Tuesday, that pitch was tested, and the results were a split decision: Trump helped lead...

By Tessa Berenson November 7, 2018

Red and Blue States Went Different Ways on Voting Rights on Tuesday

Voters in blue states supported ballot measures related to expanding access to the ballot, while voters in red states voted in favor of stricter rules. In several states on Tuesday, voters were asked to weigh...

By Maya Rhodan November 7, 2018

Ron DeSantis Won Florida by Tying Himself to Trump

Republican Ron DeSantis won Florida governor's election in part by turning the race into a referendum on Donald Trump. After a primary ad in which he built a wall and read "The Art of the...

By Abby Vesoulis November 6, 2018

Democrats in Kansas, New Mexico Become First Native American Women Elected to Congress

"I never imagined a world where I would be represented by someone who looks like me"

By Katie Reilly November 6, 2018

Ted Cruz Wins Fight Over Beto O'Rourke

Sen. Ted Cruz, a deeply conservative Republican who is a proven political survivor, fought to victory Tuesday night over a charismatic newcomer whose supporters were already clamoring for him to start running for President in...

By Philip Elliott November 6, 2018

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Just Became the First Muslim Women Elected to Congress

They have become the first two Muslim women elected to Congress in the 2018 midterm elections

By Mahita Gajanan November 6, 2018

Marsha Blackburn Prevails in Tennessee Senate Race

Her victory virtually ensures Republicans will retain control of the Senate

By Alana Abramson November 6, 2018

How President Trump Helped a Democrat Win in New Jersey

Sen. Bob Menendez came back from a federal corruption trial and low favorability ratings to win a third term Tuesday, thanks to an inadvertent lift from President Donald Trump. After facing a federal corruption trial...

By Abby Vesoulis November 6, 2018

Election Day Brought Voting Problem in Georgia

Election Day in Georgia brought long lines, technical difficulties and last-minute lawsuits as voters cast ballots in the hotly contested race for governor. Voting issues have been at the forefront of the race between Democrat...

By Maya Rhodan November 6, 2018

Kim Davis Loses Re-Election Bid in Kentucky

She became known in 2015 for refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples

By Mahita Gajanan November 6, 2018

Democrats Win the House

"Its just a question of the size of victory"

By Alana Abramson , Mahita Gajanan and Kathy Ehrich Dowd November 6, 2018

The Number of Veterans in Congress is Near an All-Time Low. The Midterms Might Change That

In 1971, nearly three-fourths of the members of Congress were military veterans. When the current session of Congress began in 2017, that figure was less than 19%. That might change after Tuesday's midterms, especially in...

By Abby Vesoulis November 6, 2018

How President Trump Put Race at the Center of the Midterms

As President Donald Trump has traveled around the country rallying for candidates in the final days before the midterm elections, he's argued that congressional Republicans would be better for the country on issues such as...

By Tessa Berenson November 5, 2018

Fox News, NBC, Facebook Pull Controversial Anti-Migrant Ad Backed by President Trump

The ad was pulled from Fox News on Sunday

By Gerry Smith and Sarah Frier / Bloomberg November 5, 2018

Inside a 22-Year-Old's Campaign for State Senate

"There is no minimum age for getting involved"

By Ang Li / Westport, Conn. and Anne Most November 5, 2018

Has the U.S. Done Enough to Stop Election Meddling?

The Trump Administration has confidence in its plan

By W.J. Hennigan November 5, 2018

A Crucial Senate Race in Tennessee Is Coming Down to the Wire

"Bredesen is absolutely the best candidate they could have gotten"

By Alana Abramson / Smyrna, Tenn. November 4, 2018

Does Trump's Use of Fear Help His Party?

Throughout his political career, from his own run for president in 2016 to stumping for down-ballot Republican candidates in 2018, Donald Trump has often used fear to motivate his supporters. In Montana on Saturday, he...

By Tessa Berenson / Pensacola, Fla. November 3, 2018

Trump Signals Doubt About Keeping the House Ahead of Midterms

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — President Donald Trump is making an aggressive campaign swing in the final four days before the midterm elections, rallying for Republican candidates all around the country. But for all his bluster and...

By Tessa Berenson/Indianapolis November 2, 2018

North Dakota’s Voter ID Law Disproportionately Affects Native Americans. Here’s How They’re Mobilizing to Fight It

"We are going to go to the polls"

By Katie Reilly November 2, 2018

People Can't Stop Laughing About Twitter's Hilarious Election Countdown Glitch

'Twitter wants me to remind you that you need to go back 49 years and vote'

By Ashley Hoffman November 2, 2018

This 29-Year-Old Candidate Is Focused on Student Debt

"These are the types of issues that just aren't being talked about in D.C."

By Charlotte Alter / Cedar Rapids, Iowa November 1, 2018

Why Is Steve King in Trouble Now?

For years, Rep. Steve King has maintained a certain level of impunity even as he's made controversial remark after controversial remark. But as he heads toward a closer-than-expected re-election fight, he may be starting to...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith November 1, 2018

Son and Daughter Publicly Oppose Father's Candidacy for State House Over Anti-Semitic, Racist Opinions

'My dad’s a fanatic. He must be stopped,' son Andy West said

By Tara Law November 1, 2018

2018 Elections

For Martha McSally, a Never-Ending Campaign Continues

Allegations of GOP Election Fraud Leave North Carolina Race in Limbo

Why Republicans Are Watching Mississippi's Run-Off Election

President Trump Attacked Mail-In Ballots in Florida. Here Are the Facts