Midterm Elections 2018
Coverage of the 2018 midterm elections: the House, Senate, ballot initiatives, and more.
The president’s caravan obsession might have cost the GOP, but it’s the only tactic Trump knows.
The Netroots have their revenge.
Midterm voters’ approval of Massachusetts Question 3 means transgender people will remain protected from discrimination.
A secret plan to solve abortion — and more!
The Republican beat Democrat Mark Begich in what was originally a three-way race with independent Gov. Bill Walker.
The Republican stayed close to Donald Trump, even amid troubling questions about his association with white nationalists.
Women of color have backed Democrats for years. In 2018, more white women started to join them.
Haaland is one of the first Native American women elected to Congress.
Advocates argued that the sales tax on tampons and pads was unfair to women.
Medical marijuana is now legal in this dependably conservative state.
This is a country fundamentally split in two, with no real room for compromise.
The GOP was aided by a favorable map, allowing them to hold on to their Senate majority and keep confirming Trump judges.
She’s one of Democrats’ biggest stars from this cycle.
He’s unseated vulnerable incumbent Heidi Heitkamp.
The blue wave has come to Wisconsin.
Whitmer exemplified a new approach by female candidates this cycle. And it worked.
Trump: They should have given me more “love.”
The most closely watched Senate race of 2018 ends with a win for Ted Cruz.
The Beto O’Rourke hype wasn’t enough.
The Nevada Senate seat was a must-win for Democrats.
Omar will take Keith Ellison’s seat in the House.
All the policy wins that explain evangelical Christians’ loyalty to Trump — and their role in the 2018 midterm elections.
Michigan is the first state in the Midwest to fully legalize cannabis.
The left can win in the Midwest.
The Republican beat Democrat Billie Sutton to become the first woman elected to the state’s highest office.
She beat out former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen.
Republicans couldn’t beat the moderate Manchin.
Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly fell short in his reelection bid in the Midwest’s reddest state.
The victory means more than 1 million people will regain the right to vote.
Menendez was in an unusually close race with Republican Bob Hugin.
Iowa voters sent King a message after years of racist rhetoric.
She takes over for the controversial, term-limited Paul LePage.
The two-term incumbent held on, even though Trump won his state big in 2016.
“When all of his policies go wrong, he has someone to blame.”
Pressley’s victory speech asked if a congresswoman can wear red lipstick. She can.
Obamacare is safe from Republican hands — thanks in no small part to Donald Trump.
Democrats won the popular vote in House races by a big margin. There is a reason that didn’t translate to more seats.
Reynolds successfully defeated Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell in the tight governor race.
She made history on Tuesday.
Democrats take their first congressional seat from a Republican.