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Election 2022
From House, Senate and governor’s races to abortion ballot measures, we’re covering the impact of the midterm elections from all angles.
Track The 19th’s latest Election 2022 coverage below.
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'I'm planning on working until the day I die': Older women voters are worried about the future
Following a recent poll that found that older women are deeply unhappy, AARP conducted focus groups with dozens of women to better understand their concerns ahead of the midterms.
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How Stacey Abrams became a fundraising juggernaut
She’s again the Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, with an appeal and donor base turbocharged by her voting rights advocacy and role in helping transform the state’s electorate.
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Abortion divides Democrats in House runoff in South Texas
Jessica Cisneros is in a rematch Tuesday against Rep. Henry Cuellar, the last anti-abortion House Democrat.
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Georgia Republicans drew one fewer Democratic district. Now at least one woman will lose her House seat.
Partisan redistricting scrambled Georgia’s House districts. Now Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux and Lucy McBath — both rising Democratic stars — are competing against each other for the nomination, and only one woman can win.
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Cheri Beasley won North Carolina’s Senate primary. Like other Black women, she laid the groundwork years ago.
Beasley has served as a judge in North Carolina for two decades, a key to her emergence as one of the most talked about Black women candidates for Senate.
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In Idaho governor’s race, a far-right candidate leans into extremism
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s campaign, whether it’s successful or not on Tuesday, has become a flashpoint in the discussion of extremism in state politics — and White women’s role in it.
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How the Supreme Court leak immediately reverberated in U.S. Senate races
Democrats in competitive races quickly argued that they need more Senate seats to protect abortion access, while the Republican response was more muted — and sometimes didn’t reflect the reality of proposed legislation.
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Is this the year for two-woman tickets?
Ohio Democrats this week picked women as their nominees for both governor and lieutenant governor. Other voters could follow suit in a year when more women are running to lead their states.
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Election 2022 results: The governor’s races we’re watching
The country will set a new record for number of women governors serving at the same time. Here are the races The 19th is closely following.
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She’s a White suburban mom. Can this lawmaker — and her viral speech — rally people like her for Democrats?
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s speech last month against anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric went viral. She hopes her message can spur action among women who may be on the political sidelines.