Tag: 2022 Midterm Elections

Underwhelming Turnout at Arizona Election Protest Fuels Calls for More Action

PHOENIX, Ariz.—They came. They sat. They protested, and they left. Few in attendance expected the disappointingly low turnout at a well publicized “sit-in” demonstration to demand a new midterm election in Maricopa County, Arizona. David Clements, a former New Mexico State University business professor, wasn’t satisfied with the poor showing. Clements lost his job in…


Arizona Protesters Demand Election Redo Amid Claims of ‘Serious Voter Suppression’

Arizona protesters claiming voter disenfranchisement and a stolen election rallied near the state Capitol on Nov. 25, demanding that the planned Nov. 28 certification of the 2022 election be halted and a new election take place in December, according to local media. “We’re talking about serious voter suppression,” outgoing Mesa Republican state Sen. Kelly Townsend…


Protesters Demand Election Redo in Arizona Amid Claims of ‘Serious Voter Suppression’

Protesters claiming voter disenfranchisement and a stolen election rallied near the Arizona state Capitol on Friday, demanding that the planned Nov. 28 certification of the 2022 election be halted and a new election take place in December, according to local media. “We’re talking about serious voter suppression,” outgoing Mesa Republican state Sen. Kelly Townsend told…


Kari Lake Vows Larger Legal Challenge After 1st Election Lawsuit Filed

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said that she is planning a larger legal challenge than the one that her team filed against Maricopa County earlier this week. “So we filed this lawsuit in court today asking the county to cough up some of the public documentation we need for our bigger lawsuit,” she told…


Warnock, Walker in Final Push Before Georgia’s Runoff

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker are pushing hard for turnout as the two head into the Dec. 6 Senate runoff in Georgia. According to a filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Warnock had $29.7 million cash in hand as of Nov. 16, three times as much as Walker’s $9.8…


Republicans Won 3 Million More Votes Than Democrats, but Not Where It Counted

Republican House candidates gained over 3 million more votes than Democrats in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, but barely secured a GOP majority in the lower chamber. Recent data published by the Cook Political Report show that Republicans lead by some 3.5 million votes when all 435 House races are combined. As of Friday morning,…


Trump-Backed Alaska Senate Candidate Criticizes McConnell for Massive Spending Boost for GOP Opponent

Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump for the Alaska Senate race, has criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for her midterm defeat. “It is regrettable that Sen. Mitch McConnell spent millions of dollars in this race on deceptive ads to secure what he wanted—a Senate minority that he…


2 House Races Remain Uncalled, Republicans Lead in Both

Two House races still have not been called more than two weeks after Election Day. The Republican Party is expected to strengthen its majority in the lower chamber of Congress when those two races are officially declared as GOP candidates are leading in both contests. In the redrawn 12th Congressional District in California, John Duarte,…


Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates 6-Week Abortion Ban, Putting Earlier Order on Hold

The Georgia Supreme Court on Nov. 23 reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after six weeks into a pregnancy. The move temporarily ends access to later abortions ruled by a state judge a week ago. In a single-page ruling (pdf) issued Wednesday, the court overturned a lower court’s recent decision to block the Georgia law….


‘They’re Trying to Run out the Clock:’ Kari Lake Files 1st Lawsuit After Election

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake on Nov. 23 filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County. Lake sued Stephen Richer, the county’s recorder, and other officials in Arizona Superior Court. She’s asking the court to compel the officials to promptly produce records on the administration of the midterm elections, which featured widespread issues in the state’s…