The outcomes of races for key governorships, ballot measures, and state legislatures were a best-case scenario for abortion rights groups and a vindication of Democrats’ strategy.
Her reelection increases the likelihood that the state remains a destination for people seeking abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
The Democrat, who centered abortion access in her campaign, beat Republican media personality Tudor Dixon in one of the country’s most closely watched races.
The president’s party typically loses seats in the midterms, and Demings and Beasley each lost in Republican-leaning battleground states, Decision Desk HQ projects.
As a Democrat running in a Republican-leaning state, Beasley was tasked with not only energizing the urban Democratic base, but also connecting with rural, independent and conservative voters.
The incumbent focused his campaign on addressing the economy in a rematch of the 2018 race.
Sanders, who has not held elected office before, had been favored to win in a state that voted overwhelmingly for former President Donald Trump in 2020
Demings faced an uphill battle in challenging a Republican incumbent in a key battleground state.
The current state attorney general easily defeated Republican Geoff Diehl, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, Decision Desk HQ projects.
Students at this North Carolina historically Black women’s college take their civic engagement seriously — and joyfully.