election 2022

Becca Balint becomes Vermont’s 1st woman elected to Congress

By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press

Democrat Becca Balint has won the race for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House, becoming the first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress.

Michael Bennet wins Senate race in Colorado

By Associated Press

Democrat Michael Bennet won his reelection to the U.S. Senate.

Colorado voters consider legalizing psychedelic mushrooms

By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press

Colorado voters are deciding Tuesday whether theirs will become the second state, after Oregon, to create a legalized system for the use of psychedelic mushrooms.

Marco Rubio wins Senate race in Florida

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating Rep. Val Demings and holding a key seat as the GOP tried to regain control of a closely divided Senate.

Wes Moore wins governor’s race in Maryland

By Brian Witte, Associated Press

Democrat Wes Moore has won election in Maryland governor's race.

WATCH: Key takeaways from Election Day 2022

Republicans were closing in Wednesday on a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinged on tight Arizona, Nevada and Georgia races in a midterm election that defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and…

Nashville finds 430 voters cast ballots in wrong race

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

The amount is a stark jump from the initial number that the Davidson County Election Commission provided last week, when officials said the problem was contained to just 212 miscast ballots.

GOP elections committee chair in Wisconsin sues to sequester military ballots

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

The Republican chair of the Wisconsin Assembly’s elections committee along with a veterans group and other voters have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order requiring the sequestering of military absentee ballots in the battleground state.

WATCH: 2022 Midterm Elections | PBS NewsHour Special Coverage

By News Desk and Associated Press

The midterm elections will ultimately decide which party will control congress.

A record number of Black candidates are running on GOP tickets this midterm season. Here’s why that matters

By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn

The 2022 midterm elections have drawn a record number of Black Republican candidates running for Congress. It’s a remarkable turn in an election season marred by the increasing embrace of racist rhetoric and policies by GOP lawmakers and candidates.