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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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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wins reelection in key Michigan governor’s race
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.
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With Val Demings' and Cheri Beasley's losses, there are still no Black women in the U.S. Senate
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.
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Cheri Beasley projected to lose North Carolina Senate race to Ted Budd
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.
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Brian Kemp projected to win reelection for Georgia governor, defeating Stacey Abrams
The incumbent focused his campaign on addressing the economy in a rematch of the 2018 race.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders set to become first woman governor of Arkansas
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
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Val Demings projected to lose Florida Senate race to Marco Rubio
Demings faced an uphill battle in challenging a Republican incumbent in a key battleground state.
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Massachusetts’ Maura Healey poised to become first lesbian governor in the U.S.
The current state attorney general easily defeated Republican Geoff Diehl, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, Decision Desk HQ projects.
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'Bennett Belles are voting Belles': Why these students march together to the polls
Students at this North Carolina historically Black women’s college take their civic engagement seriously — and joyfully.
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Election workers believe in our system — and want everyone else to, too
Since the 2020 election, our voting systems have been the subject of conspiracy theories. But the people who make it function say they want everyone to see the guardrails and have faith.
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Black women helped drive record early voting in Georgia. They’re not done.
Organizers were offering rides and information about how to make a plan to vote Tuesday in a state with high-profile races for Senate, governor and state legislature.