Tag: 2022 Midterm Elections

Florida Voters Respond to CBS Host Not Being Able to Find a Single Crist Supporter

CBS hosts were shocked that they couldn’t find a single supporter of Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist in areas President Joe Biden reportedly won in 2020. Crist is running against popular Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Sunshine State, a previously purple state that many predict is about to turn deep red. “CBS This Morning” co-host…


Virginia Democrat Wexton Secures Re-Election, Defeating Navy Vet Cao

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Two-term Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) stalled a potential red tsunami scenario by securing her re-election by defeating GOP challenger retired Navy captain Hung Cao. According to the Associated Press, Wexton collected 53 percent, 152,557 votes, to Cao’s 47 percent, 135,502 votes, with 98 percent reporting as of 11:37 p.m. ET, to win the…


JD Vance Rides Momentum to Ohio Senate Race Victory Over Tim Ryan

JD Vance beat Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) for an open U.S. Senate seat representing Ohio. Decision Desk and The Associated Press called Vance’s win based on vote totals, which have Vance with 53.6 percent of the vote with 92 percent of precincts reporting late Nov. 8. Ryan had 46.4 percent, or 1.8 million votes. Ryan…


Republicans Take Back Metro Atlanta Seat From Democrats

Rich McCormick is headed for victory on election night in the race for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. McCormick, a Republican, had 155,889 votes to Democrat Bob Christian’s 93,843 votes with 16.6 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State office. The Associated Press called the race for McCormick. The win…


Kiggans Defeats Rep. Luria as GOP Gains House Seat in Virginia

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—GOP challenger state Sen. Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) defeated two-term Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), settling one of the most competitive House races. According to the Associated Press, Kiggans collected 52.1 percent, 149,759 votes, to Luria’s 49.7 percent, 137,841 votes, with 98 percent reporting as of 11:25 p.m. ET, to win the seat. Virginia’s…


Ohio’s Marcy Kaptur Wins House Re-Election Bid

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) defeated J.R. Majewski, an endorsee of Donald Trump, in a battleground U.S. House race in Ohio on Nov. 8. Kaptur, 76, is the longest-tenured woman in either chamber of Congress. She is closely aligned with President Joe Biden. Kaptur won her first in the U.S. House in 1982 when President Ronald Reagan…


‘Freedom Is Here to Stay,’ Says DeSantis in Victory Speech After Securing 2nd Term

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the success of his state, one that he described as embodying “true American principles,” as he thanked voters for handing him a “historic landslide victory.” “We made promises to the people of Florida and we have delivered on those promises. And so today, after four years, the people have delivered…


Ocasio-Cortez Sails to Reelection

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has easily won reelection in her deep blue district. She swept more than 71 percent of the vote with 97 percent of expected ballots counted, according to the New York Post, which has the most up-to-date results. Her Republican challenger, Tina Forte, garnered less than 27 percent. The results mirror the…


Democrat Rep. Spanberger Wins Reelection in Virginia

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Two-term Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) survived a “tossup” race in her reelection bid against Prince William Board Supervisor Yesli Vega, a former police officer who led Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Latinos for Youngkin campaign. According to the Associated Press, Spanberger won 51.9 percent of the vote, versus Vega’s 48.1 percent with 98 percent…


New Hampshire Reelects Moderate GOP Governor Sununu

Republican Chris Sununu has landed a fourth term as New Hampshire’s governor, defeating Democrat challenger Tom Sherman, though not in a landslide victory as had been projected. According to Decision Desk HQ, Sununu has secured 52.7 percent of the vote to Sherman’s 46 percent, with 24 percent of the votes counted as at 10.43 p.m….