Nov 09 U.S. vote counting unaffected by cyberattacks, officials say By Nomaan Merchant, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press No digital intrusions are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote. Officials on Election Day kept close watch for domestic and foreign threats. Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: Arizona officials say every ballot will be counted after printing malfunction By Anita Snow, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press Election officials assured voters that every ballot would be counted after a printing malfunction at about one-quarter of the polling places across Arizona's most populous county slowed down voting. Continue reading
Nov 09 Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker advance to runoff election for Georgia Senate seat By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under state law. Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: Biden hails Democrats’ ‘strong’ election night, acknowledges concerns By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Midterm election results and survey data show that voters set aside their concerns about President Joe Biden to deny Republicans the sweeping victory that they expected. Continue reading
Nov 09 Ron Johnson wins Senate race in Wisconsin By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Republican Sen. Ron Johnson won his reelection to the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Nov 09 Election conspiracists seeking key state posts fall short By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states, even as others remained positioned to take those offices in more conservative parts of the country. Doug Mastriano,… Continue reading
Nov 09 Why the Associated Press hasn’t called control of Congress yet By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Neither party has reached the necessary threshold to win control in the House or Senate. Continue reading
Nov 09 Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion By Bruce Schreiner, Beth Campbell, Associated Press Kentucky voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have removed any protection for abortion rights from the constitution of their deeply red state. Continue reading
Nov 09 Georgia Senate race too close to call, could end in a runoff By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker were locked in a tight race night in Georgia as elections officials continued to count ballots in the state that determined partisan control of the Senate nearly two years ago and… Continue reading
Nov 09 No sweep for the Republicans, and 5 other takeaways from election night By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press For weeks, Republicans predicted a “red wave” would carry them to power in Congress, as voters repudiated majority Democrats for failing to tame skyrocketing inflation and address worries about rising crime. The reality appeared far different early Wednesday. Continue reading