Tag: 2022 Midterm Elections

Nevada Midterm Election Results Still Mired in Mail-In Ballot Backlog

LAS VEGAS—By late morning the day after Election Day, about a quarter of ballots cast in Nevada’s midterm elections remained untallied, leaving results in five key races undetermined. Tossup races for the U.S. Senate, three House seats, and the governor’s office are still too close to call, with elections officials warning it could take several…


Biden Says Democrats ‘Had a Strong Night’ as Predicted Red Wave ‘Didn’t Happen’

President Joe Biden said Democrats did well in the midterm elections as the predicted red wave didn’t happen. “While we don’t know all the results yet—at least I don’t know them all yet—while the press and the pundits were predicting a giant red wave, it didn’t happen,” Biden told reporters in Washington on Nov. 9…


States Vote to Expand, Limit Access to Abortion

Michigan voters have adopted a ballot measure that maintains access to abortion as a state constitutional right, while Kentucky voters rejected a proposed amendment that would have declared there’s no state constitutional right to abortion. The Michigan and Kentucky measures were two of five related to abortion that went before voters during the Nov. 8…


Michigan Enshrines ‘Reproductive Rights’ As Kentucky Rejects ‘No Right to Abortion’ Ballot Measure

Michigan voters have adopted a ballot measure that protects access to abortion as a state constitutional right, while Kentucky voters shot down a proposed amendment that declares there is no state constitutional right to abortion. The Michigan and Kentucky measures were two of five related to abortion on ballots that went before voters in the…


Arizona’s Largest County Has More Than 400,000 Ballots Left to Count

Arizona’s most populous county still has more than 400,000 ballots left to count, officials said the day after the midterm elections. “We don’t know the exact numbers, but over about 400,000 votes yet to be counted and reported,” Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates, a Republican, told reporters during a press briefing. That includes…


Georgia Senate Election Between Warnock, Walker Officially Headed to Runoff: Secretary of State

The Georgia Senate election between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker is officially heading to a runoff for Dec. 6, said the Georgia Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday. Neither Warnock, a Democrat, nor Walker, a Republican, gained more than 50 percent of the vote. Election data showed that Warnock had a slight lead over Walker….


Modest Economic Upturn May Have Limited GOP Gains and Democrat Losses: Expert

News Analysis Amid widespread speculation about why the Republican Party did not quite realize the “red tsunami” at the voting booths that many had hoped for—though the GOP may yet win control of both houses of Congress, with the outcome of critical Senate races still unconfirmed—the most cogent explanation may have to do with economic…


No Clear Winner Appears Yet In Arizona Race For Senate Seat

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) retains a commanding lead over his Republican challenger Blake Masters, despite early polls that showed the race as a toss-up. According to Decision Desk HQ, with 74 percent (1,802,681 ballots) from all precinct votes counted, Kelly leads his opponent, 51.4 percent to 46.4 percent. On Nov. 9, the…


5 House Seats Republicans Flipped From Democrat Control

Republicans in several key House races have flipped seats formerly held by Democrats. The most optimistic expectations of Republicans seem to have been disappointed. Still, the party has many victories to point to after the eventful night, including unseating several incumbent lawmakers. Here are five seats Republicans flipped. Virginia’s 2nd District Republican Jen Kiggans is…


DeSantis Decisive Midterm Winner; Heralds GOP Supermajority in Florida

The decisive reelection success of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida, where he won by more than 19 percentage points, topped a red wave that didn’t extend much beyond the state’s borders. DeSantis’s success was underscored by strong results for his GOP colleagues across the state, particularly Sen. Marco Rubio, who won by more than…