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Midterm Elections 2018 Archive

Archives for December 2018

Why the suburbs abandoned Republicans in 2018
Politics

So what do the suburbs want?

By Dylan Scott
Almanac
Court dissolves North Carolina elections board with election fraud scandal still under investigationCourt dissolves North Carolina elections board with election fraud scandal still under investigation
Almanac

A years-long court challenge has thrown a House election, uncalled because of fraud allegations, into even more chaos.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
More evidence piles up in North Carolina GOP election fraud scandalMore evidence piles up in North Carolina GOP election fraud scandal
Politics

The Republican candidate who won in November likely won’t be seated before an official hearing in January.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Republican Martha McSally lost Arizona’s Senate race. She’s being appointed to the Senate anyway.Republican Martha McSally lost Arizona’s Senate race. She’s being appointed to the Senate anyway.
Politics

Arizona will have its first two women senators in 2019.

By Li Zhou
Politics
How Republicans are trying to strip power from Democratic governors-electHow Republicans are trying to strip power from Democratic governors-elect
Politics

Republicans are suddenly pushing “good governance” in states they lost power in.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
North Carolina GOP admits a new House election is probably needed after election fraud scandalNorth Carolina GOP admits a new House election is probably needed after election fraud scandal
Politics

State officials have discretion under state law to call for a new election if the basic fairness of the election is in question.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Midterm elections 2018: live resultsMidterm elections 2018: live results
Politics

Live-updating election results on all the key Senate, House, and governor races, plus ballot initiatives.

By Vox Staff
Politics
House Republicans don’t agree on why they lost the 2018 midtermsHouse Republicans don’t agree on why they lost the 2018 midterms
Politics

House Republicans lost the suburbs in 2018. The new NRCC chair doesn’t see “political realignment” there.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
There’s election fraud in North Carolina. That’s not the same thing as voter fraud.There’s election fraud in North Carolina. That’s not the same thing as voter fraud.
Politics

Conservatives claim the North Carolina ballot tampering scandal proves voter fraud is real. Not quite.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
The 2018 midterms had the highest turnout since before World War IThe 2018 midterms had the highest turnout since before World War I
Politics

How Trump made political engagement great again.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
The somewhat absurd controversy over Maine’s ranked-choice voting system, explainedThe somewhat absurd controversy over Maine’s ranked-choice voting system, explained
Politics

The voting system works perfectly well in other parts of the world.

By Rachel Withers
Politics
What we know about the alleged election fraud plot in North CarolinaWhat we know about the alleged election fraud plot in North Carolina
Politics

The Ninth District race between Mark Harris and Dan McCready is still stalled over ballot tampering allegations.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Republican Brad Raffensperger wins Georgia secretary of state runoffRepublican Brad Raffensperger wins Georgia secretary of state runoff
Politics

In a contest seen as a referendum on the future of voting rights, voters elected a candidate backed by Governor-elect Brian Kemp.

By P.R. Lockhart
Live results for Georgia’s secretary of state election
Politics

The Tuesday runoff between John Barrow and Brad Raffensperger has become a referendum on the future of voting rights in the state.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
The Georgia secretary of state runoff election, explainedThe Georgia secretary of state runoff election, explained
Politics

The Tuesday election between John Barrow and Brad Raffensperger could reverse a string of voting issues in Georgia.

By P.R. Lockhart