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

Eyes are on Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee.

Why progressives are chattering about a Florida Democrat still running for governor.


It’s still early, but here’s what we know about youth turnout in 2018 so far.


Voters in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and Utah will decide whether to expand Medicaid coverage to many low-income Americans.


What we know from the election exit polls so far.


“In some places there are active measures to make it harder to vote,” an elections expert says.


It’s Spanish for “where to vote” — raising hopes about Latino turnout.


This year the memes are all about the importance of voting.


Republicans say they want to protect preexisting conditions. History says otherwise.


Polling places are disappearing in blue states as well as red. It’s a quiet form of voter suppression.


The greatest threat to American voting machines might not be hacking, but old age.


Young voters are notoriously difficult to get to vote in midterms, but 2018 could change that.


Transportation to the polls is a huge hurdle for voters. Ride-hailing apps are trying to help.


A New Green Deal goes down to defeat in the Pacific Northwest.


Exit polls in the 2018 midterms will be a little different after a couple of media outlets have split off.


Republicans ran an anti-democratic campaign.

Republicans have tried to suppress voters. If they win, the victory will validate their efforts.


Democrats lost a lot of statehouse power under Obama. In 2018, they could start to win it back.

With many GOP seats open, Democrats could gain a lot of ground in the 2018 gubernatorial elections.

These states will determine who controls the Senate in 2019.


China, Iran, and “other nations,” too.


This could be the difference between a very conservative Texas and a bipartisan one.


Win, lose, or draw, the next Republican Congress will be Trumpier.


Several states could radically change course on clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions after Tuesday’s elections.


Blame America’s very decentralized voting system.


From marijuana to crime victims’ rights to prosecutors, the 2018 elections will be big for criminal justice.


To win a majority, they need at least one underdog candidate to defy the polls.

There’s a dizzying number of contested House races. Here are the 16 you need to know.

The different scenarios under which House and Senate control would take a while to settle.


In more than 20 states, employers must allow time off to vote.

It’s the “Year of the Woman” in more ways than one.


“Take a look at the other ones, folks!”


The latest controversy over Trump’s final campaign ad, explained.


Brian Kemp says his hacking probe is about election security. Stacey Abrams says it’s a “witch hunt.”


Election Day is a reckoning for Republicans on Obamacare repeal.


If Democrats win back a house of Congress, it would have major ramifications for the GOP’s agenda.


Elections tell us who wins power, not what the public believes.


The potential policy consequences depending on which party controls the House and Senate after the midterms.



