More from The 2018 midterm elections could change American politics


“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.


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.


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


Michigan, North Dakota, Utah, and Missouri will vote on marijuana this year.


Ohio’s ballot initiative, Issue 1, will let voters decide whether to defelonize drug possession.


Louisiana’s split-jury law dates to a constitutional convention disenfranchising black voters.


Amendment 4 gives Florida voters a chance to restore voting rights for most people in the state convicted of felonies.


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

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.



