Skip to main content

Midterm Elections 2022

Coverage of the 2022 midterm elections: House, Senate, ballot initiatives, and more.

How 2022 became the year of the Latina Republican
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

If there’s a red wave in 2022, it will be powered by Latina candidates.

By Li Zhou
The power of Hispanic voters, in 10 charts
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Hispanic voters could swing the 2022 midterms. Here is how that might happen.

By Youyou Zhou
Democrats lost ground with Latino voters in 2020. Will the midterms be worse?
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Republicans are slowly winning over Latino voters. Democrats may not have learned from their 2020 mistakes.

By Ray Suarez
America’s fastest-growing, frequently misunderstood voting bloc
Politics

Every election year, plenty of Americans, especially political pundits, rediscover the “sleeping giant” that is the Latino electorate.

By Christian Paz
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
High voter turnout doesn’t cancel out voter suppressionHigh voter turnout doesn’t cancel out voter suppression
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

All those new restrictive voting laws might come to a head during the midterms.

By Fabiola Cineas
Voters don’t actually care about student loan forgiveness
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Canceling student loans might not be as big of a midterms boost for Democrats as they’d hoped.

By Christian Paz
Politics
DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard flights escalate GOP immigration stuntsDeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard flights escalate GOP immigration stunts
Politics

Migrants boarded the flights after being given questionable information about what awaited them.

By Ellen Ioanes and Haleema Shah
Politics
2 big winners and 3 big losers from the 2022 primaries2 big winners and 3 big losers from the 2022 primaries
Politics

In the course of voters deciding partisan nominations for thousands of state, federal, and local offices, the US political environment shifted wholesale.

By Ben Jacobs
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
Lindsey Graham’s national abortion ban bill makes the midterm stakes very clearLindsey Graham’s national abortion ban bill makes the midterm stakes very clear
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

This 15-week proposed ban isn’t about “late-term” abortions.

By Nicole Narea
What Republicans would do if they win back Congress
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

The GOP’s bickering over midterm campaign strategy is a preview of larger fights ahead.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
3 winners and 1 loser from the last big 2022 primaries3 winners and 1 loser from the last big 2022 primaries
Politics

New Hampshire, Delaware, and Rhode Island picked their candidates.

By Ben Jacobs
The case for Democratic optimism — and pessimism — in the midterms
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Did the Dobbs decision change everything? Or are polls still way off?

By Andrew Prokop
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
The GOP is learning just how hard it is to legislate abortionThe GOP is learning just how hard it is to legislate abortion
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Ahead of the midterms, severe abortion restrictions are coming up against public opinion — and people’s real lives.

By Ellen Ioanes
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
Is post-Roe voter registration benefiting Democrats?Is post-Roe voter registration benefiting Democrats?
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Preliminary data suggests that enthusiasm is up among women and young voters in the midterms.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Biden defended democracy — and pounced on a political opportunityBiden defended democracy — and pounced on a political opportunity
Politics

The goal was to make “MAGA Republicans” a label for everything that voters find politically toxic about the GOP right now.

By Ben Jacobs
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
How election deniers could sway the 2024 electionHow election deniers could sway the 2024 election
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

GOP candidates in states including Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Arizona are laying the groundwork to challenge an unfavorable result.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
4 winners and 2 losers from the New York and Florida primaries4 winners and 2 losers from the New York and Florida primaries
Politics

The strength of abortion rights messaging was tested, and Democrats dealt with several messy primaries.

By Li Zhou and Christian Paz
Politics
The Never Trump wing of the GOP never had a chanceThe Never Trump wing of the GOP never had a chance
Politics

Liz Cheney’s loss made clear Trump’s GOP detractors have little electoral sway.

By Ben Jacobs
Politics
Liz Cheney lost her election battle. She’s still in a war on Trumpism.Liz Cheney lost her election battle. She’s still in a war on Trumpism.
Politics

Cheney’s Wyoming loss was predictable. Her bigger fight, against Trumpism, is now fully underway.

By Ben Jacobs
Politics
3 winners and 1 loser from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Connecticut primaries3 winners and 1 loser from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Connecticut primaries
Politics

Donald Trump reasserted his influence, progressives pushed through, and election deniers thrived.

By Nicole Narea and Christian Paz
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
A record number of abortion measures are on the ballot in 2022A record number of abortion measures are on the ballot in 2022
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Ballot measures could shore up — or obliterate — abortion rights.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The ludicrous idea that Trump is losing his grip on the GOPThe ludicrous idea that Trump is losing his grip on the GOP
Politics

Somehow, people are still underestimating Donald Trump.

By Zack Beauchamp
Future Perfect
Did shark attacks eat into Woodrow Wilson’s votes in 1916?Did shark attacks eat into Woodrow Wilson’s votes in 1916?
Future Perfect

What shark attacks in 1916 could tell us about the midterms in 2022.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
4 charts that show just how big abortion won in Kansas4 charts that show just how big abortion won in Kansas
Technology

More people turned out than in any primary in Kansas history — and that could happen elsewhere, too.

By Rani Molla
Politics
Abortion was on the ballot in Kansas. Access won.Abortion was on the ballot in Kansas. Access won.
Politics

Kansans have voted against a constitutional amendment that said there is no right to an abortion.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
4 winners and 1 loser from Tuesday’s primaries4 winners and 1 loser from Tuesday’s primaries
Politics

Kansas’s abortion measure and Missouri’s GOP Senate primary were among Tuesday’s key early races.

By Li Zhou and Natalie Jennings
Politics
Election deniers could soon be one election away from running ArizonaElection deniers could soon be one election away from running Arizona
Politics

Trump-endorsed Kari Lake is in a tight primary in Arizona that has been mostly about relitigating 2020.

By Natalie Jennings
Politics
Three bright spots for Democrats ahead of the 2022 midtermsThree bright spots for Democrats ahead of the 2022 midterms
Politics

The “MAGA hangover” is real.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Republicans have a nonsensical argument against the same-sex marriage billRepublicans have a nonsensical argument against the same-sex marriage bill
Politics

They’re glossing over a very real threat these protections could face.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Democrats have been boosting ultra-right candidates. It could backfire.Democrats have been boosting ultra-right candidates. It could backfire.
Politics

Is this reverse psychology a little too clever?

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Democrats are taking what they can get on Build Back BetterDemocrats are taking what they can get on Build Back Better
Politics

What’s inside the latest, skinniest version of the bill.

By Li Zhou
9 questions about the January 6 committee, answered
Politics

What is the point of the committee, and will Trump face any consequences based on what it finds?

By Ben Jacobs
Politics
Biden’s dismal poll numbers, explained in 9 chartsBiden’s dismal poll numbers, explained in 9 charts
Politics

Much of it comes down to dissatisfaction with the economy.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Democrats got what they wanted in Maryland: a Trump-backed GOP nominee for governorDemocrats got what they wanted in Maryland: a Trump-backed GOP nominee for governor
Politics

Their chances of retaking the governor’s mansion just got better.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Campaigns may have lost their most effective — and annoying — outreach toolCampaigns may have lost their most effective — and annoying — outreach tool
Politics

Texting voters just got harder, right before the midterms.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
The challenge of turning pro-choice Americans into pro-choice votersThe challenge of turning pro-choice Americans into pro-choice voters
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

To protect reproductive rights after Roe, advocates will need to mobilize people with real reservations about abortion.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
The battleground House and Senate races where the end of Roe could have the biggest impactThe battleground House and Senate races where the end of Roe could have the biggest impact
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

The Supreme Court’s decision could help Democrats in 17 tight midterm contests.

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou
Politics
The man giving the California GOP its best shot at statewide office in yearsThe man giving the California GOP its best shot at statewide office in years
Politics

Lanhee Chen isn’t the traditional Republican pick in California. That’s the point.

By Christian Paz
Politics
The many reasons the “just vote” rhetoric from Democrats falls flatThe many reasons the “just vote” rhetoric from Democrats falls flat
Politics

“It is unacceptable that there was not a concrete plan the minute this decision came down.”

By Li Zhou
Politics
2 winners and 3 losers from the Colorado, Illinois, and New York primaries2 winners and 3 losers from the Colorado, Illinois, and New York primaries
Politics

Trump and his election lies were once again on the ballot in multiple states.

By Li Zhou and Nicole Narea