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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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Recruiting the 'essential workers of democracy': Group aims to sign up poll workers ahead of midterms
Power the Polls helped recruit poll workers during a global pandemic in 2020. Now the nonprofit group is back to help election administrators address new challenges.
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Liz Cheney believes the country is on the ‘edge of an abyss.’ She thinks young women can save it.
Cheney may be on the brink of losing her primary, but she has been raising a lot of money and honing an argument that women will be the ones to take down Trump.
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The midterms, a milestone and the myth of the monolith: How 2022 could build on women’s representation
Analysis | In a month when we mark anniversaries of the 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act, we examine what progress means for women and our democracy.
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Vermont is poised to make history by being the last state to make history
A combination of factors contributed to Vermont’s distinction of having never elected a woman to Congress. Now two Democratic candidates are on the cusp of history.
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'We need your help': Election officials ask Congress to better address harassment ahead of midterms
Women make up the overwhelming majority of the election workforce, and many are facing threats in the wake of lies spread about the integrity of the 2020 election.
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Arizona Republican governor’s race pits a candidate backed by Trump vs. one backed by Pence
Trump-backed Kari Lake resorted to claims of election fraud as Pence-backed Karrin Taylor Robson’s campaign surged.
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A state senator posted a video of herself twerking. Then came the harassment and death threats.
Rhode Island Sen. Tiara Mack’s experience highlights how online vitriol may impact future political representation for women, women of color and people from marginalized communities.
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Is Florida still a political battleground? Senate candidate Val Demings thinks so.
Democrats say if anyone has the résumé to take Republican Marco Rubio’s Senate seat, it’s this former police chief and three-term House lawmaker who presided over Trump’s impeachment investigation.
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Democrats warn abortion access is on the line in key statehouse races
Republicans and Democrats are targeting many of the same states as they try to flip or maintain control of legislative chambers, but their pitches to voters are focused on different topics.
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Kamala Harris wants to be seen — and let voters know she sees them. Can it work?
Analysis | The vice president has been getting out of Washington more, making a direct pitch to voters for the administration’s agenda.