Midterm Elections 2018
Coverage of the 2018 midterm elections: the House, Senate, ballot initiatives, and more.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory could be part of an important phenomenon.


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory is a big sign that Democrats can run on socialist ideas and win.


A big win for medical marijuana advocates in Tuesday’s elections.


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ran boldly to the left of New York Rep. Joe Crowley — and won.


The former Massachusetts governor wins Utah’s Republican Senate primary.


Polis could make history in November.


A primary for a New York congressional district is the perfect proxy war for Democrats.


They are going after the state lawmakers who didn’t want to give teachers a raise.


Romney says he will only rebuke Trump if “it is a matter of substantial significance.”

Michael Grimm and Joe Crowley headline a raucous primary day in the Empire State.


Bloomberg plans to spend over $80 million on midterms. Most of that money is going to Democrats.


Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are moving in the Democrats’ direction.


A new Pew poll finds immigration has overtaken health care and the economy as a top 2018 issue.


Nearly 70 percent of young women say they are leaning toward Democratic candidates in the midterms.


New data shows Trump is a bigger election drag on his party than Obama ever was.

Only Congress can decide if the president is above the law.


“I think that is a reasonable position for the Justice Department to take.”


Richard Cordray has a surprising lead over Mike DeWine in the gubernatorial contest.


Despite heat from national Democrats, Archie Parnell has refused to drop out.


There’s a pattern to which Republicans are most likely to lose in a primary.


The winning streak continues.


The stuff you should know after the Virginia, Nevada, Maine, and South Carolina primary elections.


The moderate incumbent fell to an insurgent conservative challenger after Trump came out against him.


Trump dragged Rep. Mark Sanford’s 2009 “Appalachian Trail” affair into it.


This ballot question could be a stepping stone toward closed primaries in South Carolina.

Voters head to the polls in Virginia, Nevada, Maine, and South Carolina.


He called Maine’s new voting system “the most horrific thing in the world.”

Candidates for major Senate, House, and governor’s races are on the ballot.


There’s a large field of candidates vying to replace Gov. Paul LePage.


Nevada is a major battleground for Democrats.


Virginia’s quietly important House elections could help swing control of the House.

Virginia’s quietly important House primary elections, explained.


Maine’s governor candidates are divided on Medicaid expansion in a long-running fight in the state over health care.


On Tuesday, Maine will become the first state in the nation to use ranked-choice voting.


There are primaries in five states and one special election in Wisconsin. Here’s what to know.


Heller is the only Republican senator up for reelection in a state Hillary Clinton won in 2016.


Democrats say many Americans are still struggling.


The generic ballot is tightening, but Democrats are still narrowly favored.


A rough consensus: It could still go either way.


Women won big in this week’s primaries.