Aug 17 Live Results: Florida midterm primaries Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and to complete the remainder of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s unexpired U.S. Senate term. Continue reading
Aug 17 Live Results: California special election to replace former Rep. Eric Swalwell With two Democrats competing on the ballot, the seat in California’s 14th Congressional District is guaranteed to remain under Democratic control and further narrow an already fragile Republican majority in the chamber. Continue reading
Aug 16 Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressman By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump last year told GOP-controlled states to redraw their maps before this year's midterm elections to increase the number of winnable seats for Republicans in order to help the party hold onto the U.S. House. Continue reading
Aug 13 Republicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue state By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The newly minted GOP ticket wasted no time before hammering Democrats over fraud. Dozens of people have been convicted of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars meant to provide food, shelter, healthcare and childcare to people in need. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 3:14 Latest primaries yield mixed results for moderate and progressive Democrats By Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz, William Brangham We’re getting a clearer picture of who will be on the midterm ballots and the direction of the political parties after key primary races were decided in six states. Midwestern voters weighed in on party establishment candidates, insurgencies and a… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 7:24 Democratic and Republican strategists on the direction of both parties By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz To discuss the primary results for both parties, William Brangham spoke with political strategists from both sides of the aisle. Republican Liam Donovan previously worked for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Democrat Joel Payne currently works for the progressive… Continue watching
Aug 12 Peggy Flanagan wins Senate primary in Minnesota, notching another victory for progressive Democrats By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Flanagan defeated centrist Rep. Angie Craig with a pledge to fight the influence of corporations and confront Republican President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 12 Sen. Darline Graham, Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press A first-time candidate who was always close to her brother's political orbit, Darline Graham overcame skepticism about her lack of experience in her campaign to replace him, as she moved forward Tuesday as the top vote-getter to runner-up Norman. Continue reading
Aug 12 David Crowley wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor over Francesca Hong By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Crowley narrowly defeated democratic socialist Hong, who was hoping to ride the wave of recent victories by progressive candidates, including Abdul El-Sayed in neighboring Michigan’s U.S. Senate race last week. Continue reading
Aug 12 Wisconsin primary offers mixed signals for Democrats, and other election takeaways By Nicholas Riccardi, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press David Crowley’s win by less than a percentage point over state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, showed neither side of the party debate was winning the argument convincingly. Continue reading