Democrats, campaigning partly on abortion, outperformed expectations and could flip up to four chambers in battleground state house races where they’ve spent years playing defense.
A record number of women are set to serve in the next House — barely.
Analysis | Three key takeaways on representation and rights in the wake of an election that in many ways bucked conventional wisdom.
At least eight Democrat and four Republican Latinas are projected to win seats in the U.S. House, and more races are too close to call.
Roesener now holds the highest elected office that an out trans man has ever held in this country, according to the Victory Fund.
Following this summer’s vote in Kansas, the race could strengthen an argument that abortion restrictions are a losing issue, even in conservative states.
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.