2018 midterms

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Governors&#39; Races: 2 Big Ones Dominate
Governors' Races:
Gillum Concedes in Florida
election 2018
Nov 7, 2018 1:31 AM CST

Governors' Races: Gillum Concedes in Florida

Scott Walker loses bid for 3rd term in Wisconsin

(Newser) - Thirty-six governors' races were on the ballot Tuesday, but two of those contests—in Florida and Georgia—dominated the political landscape. In Florida, Democrat Andrew Gillum, who was vying to become the state's first black governor, conceded to Republican Ron DeSantis, a strong ally of President Trump, reports the...

Michigan Votes to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Michigan Says Yes, ND
Says No to Recreational Pot
BALLOT MEASURES
Nov 7, 2018 1:03 AM CST

Michigan Says Yes, ND Says No to Recreational Pot

Florida measure will restore voting rights to felons

(Newser) - Michigan is going to have the first legal recreational marijuana in the Midwest. The Detroit Free Press projects a comfortable victory for the ballot proposal to make the state the 10th to legalize recreational pot. A similar measure in North Dakota, however, appears destined for defeat, though Legalize ND campaigners...

Control of the Senate: Indiana Is a Key Early Race
Republicans Keep
Control of Senate
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 11:37 PM CST

Republicans Keep Control of Senate

GOP wins key races in Tennessee, Texas, Indiana, Missouri

(Newser) - Republicans will keep control of the Senate for at least another two years—both CNN and the AP have called it. The GOP went into Tuesday's midterms with a 51-49 advantage, and the party appears to be on track to actually increase that margin. The bad news began early...

Cruz Beats Beto in Texas Nail-Biter
Cruz Beats Beto
in Texas Nail-Biter
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 9:37 PM CST

Cruz Beats Beto in Texas Nail-Biter

Texas Republican will keep his seat

(Newser) - It was close, but Ted Cruz will keep his Senate seat in Texas. The Republican defeated Democrat Beto O'Rourke Tuesday, reports CNN . O'Rourke jumped out to an early lead in returns, but the lead then went back and forth throughout the night. Cruz, though, eventually dashed Democrats' hopes...

Control of the House: Dems Look for 23 Flips
Control of the House:
Democrats Get 2 Early Flips
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 9:04 PM CST

Control of the House: Democrats Get 2 Early Flips

GOP in danger of losing the chamber

(Newser) - Democrats were off to a good start in their quest to take control of the House. They flipped two early seats, one in Virginia and another in Florida (by Donna Shalala), and Politico sees them as being on track toward getting the necessary minimum of 23 flips. In fact, Fox...

Here Are Some of Election Day&#39;s Biggest Referendums
Here Are Some of
Election Day's Biggest
Referendums
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 7:14 PM CST

Here Are Some of Election Day's Biggest Referendums

Marijuana, abortion, Medicare among the ballot initiatives

(Newser) - It's not just lawmakers on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm elections. Some of the biggest issues on ballots across the US, per Bloomberg , Quartz , and Paste :
  • Legalizing weed: Michigan and North Dakota are voting whether to legalize recreational use of cannabis, while Missouri, Ohio, and Utah are deciding
...

Voter Survey: Two-Thirds Say Trump Was a Factor
Two-Thirds of Voters
Say Trump Was a Factor
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 6:57 PM CST

Two-Thirds of Voters Say Trump Was a Factor

Health care and immigration were the top issues

(Newser) - Health care and immigration were high on voters' minds as they cast ballots in the midterm elections, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate conducted by the AP . But AP VoteCast also shows a majority of voters considered President Trump a factor in their votes. The VoteCast survey...

First Polls of the Night Close
First Polls of the Night Close
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 5:25 PM CST

First Polls of the Night Close

Most polls in Indiana, Kentucky are closed, launching the start of midterm vote-counting

(Newser) - The first polls have closed in Tuesday's midterm elections. Polls in most of Indiana and Kentucky closed at 6pm Eastern time, CNN reports, but parts of both states are in the Central time zone, so it will be a while before full results are in. Here are some key...

Voter Help Hotline Has Gotten More Than 10K Calls
Thousands of Calls
Pouring In to 
Voter Help Hotline
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 3:57 PM CST

Thousands of Calls Pouring In to Voter Help Hotline

Hotline had gotten about 10K calls as of Election Day morning

(Newser) - Amid widespread reports of problems at polling places , the Election Protection headquarters of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law tell ABC News that as of 11:30am Eastern time Tuesday, their voter help hotline had received about 10,000 calls in recent weeks. The organization has 20 call...

Hours-Long Lines, Malfunctioning Machines as Voting Begins

Some of the biggest issues are being reported in Georgia

(Newser) - Long lines and malfunctioning machines marred the first hours of voting in some precincts across the country Tuesday, the AP reports. Some of the biggest problems were in Georgia, a state with a hotly contested gubernatorial election , where some voters reported waiting up to three hours to vote. At a...

East Coast Races to Watch
Early Races Could Be
Bellwethers on Election Night
the rundown
Nov 6, 2018 9:06 AM CST

Early Races Could Be Bellwethers on Election Night

Virginia, Kentucky, other early states have contests to test whether 'blue wave' is real

(Newser) - Will a blue wave help Democrats take the House and perhaps the Senate? Or has the support of President Trump once again been underestimated? The answers will finally start rolling in Tuesday night. The first polls close in Kentucky and Indiana at 6pm, and things truly start picking up an...

Trump: &#39;In a Certain Way, I&#39;m on the Ballot&#39;
'This Is Not a Normal Election'
ELECTION RUNDOWN
Nov 6, 2018 6:33 AM CST

'This Is Not a Normal Election'

The number of early voters was super high

(Newser) - In a message that was heard loud and clear by opponents as well as supporters, President Trump urged voters Monday to act as if he was on the ballot for the midterm elections. "It’s all fragile. We have to go out and we have to vote," the...

Key Races Are Still &#39;Startingly Close&#39;
We May Not Know Who
Won the House for Weeks
ELECTION ROUNDUP
Nov 5, 2018 6:55 AM CST

We May Not Know Who Won the House for Weeks

Postal ballots in California and Washington may need to be counted first

(Newser) - Polls show Democrats have a strong chance of retaking the House on Tuesday, but they shouldn't open the champagne yet—even if they do win, it could take weeks to be confirmed, according to a New York Times analysis. Around 30 races considered tossups by the Cook Political Report...

Candidate Takes High Road After Slam on SNL

Dan Crenshaw says Pete Davidson doesn't need to apologize after joke about war injury

(Newser) - Pete Davidson is once again a big topic of conservation after the weekend's Saturday Night Live, but this time it has nothing to do with his love life . Davidson is being pilloried for his joke about former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw, who is running for a congressional seat in...

Longest-Serving Rep. Trails in Latest Poll

Newcomer Alyse Galvin leads Republican Don Young by one point in Alaska race

(Newser) - The longest-serving member of the House is trailing his Democrat challenger by one point, according to new poll numbers released by Alaska Survey Research. The Hill reports that 48% of likely Alaska voters say they will cast ballots for Republican Don Young, who has served since 1973, while 49% say...

Pentagon to Hackers: Go Ahead, Access Russia's Cyber Systems

It's reportedly part of DOD plan in preparation for cyberattack if Russia interferes with midterms

(Newser) - What may soon become a more "regular currency of war": cyberattacks, per the Center for Public Integrity , and it notes that the US Department of Defense may start cashing in as early as next week. Current and former senior US officials reveal to the investigative journalism nonprofit that the...

'Something Special' Is Happening With Early Voting

'Unprecedented' numbers are coming out to cast their ballots ahead of Nov. 6

(Newser) - There's still a little less than a week left before Election Day proper, but the number of early votes already in exceeds the entire nationwide total of such votes from 2014. NBC News reports that 24,024,621 early or absentee votes were cast as of Wednesday in the...

Democratic Candidate&#39;s Campaign Team Ousts a Mole
Democrat's Campaign
Unmasks Infiltrator
ELECTION ROUNDUP
Nov 1, 2018 7:30 AM CDT

Democrat's Campaign Unmasks Infiltrator

Trump says 'blue wave is dead'

(Newser) - A Democratic candidate in Virginia says her campaign was infiltrated by Project Veritas, the conservative group that tried to plant a fake story about Senate candidate Roy Moore last year. The campaign of Abigail Spanberger, who is running for a House seat in Virginia's 7th District, says the group...

GOP Candidate Accused of Anti-Semitism Over This Mailer

Connecticut Republican chair says it's 'false outrage' by Dems over Ed Charamut's ad

(Newser) - Just days after the slaying of 11 Jewish congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue, a GOP candidate for a state Senate seat in Connecticut is accused of sending a mailer using an "age-old anti-Semitic trope." The ad sent out by Ed Charamut includes what the Washington Post calls a...

Poll: Cruz Leads O'Rourke in Texas Race

Nationwide, Democrat's chances for a majority are shrinking

(Newser) - Republican Ted Cruz is leading Democrat Beto O'Rourke by six points in the Texas senate race, according to a new poll by the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune . Of those likely voters polled, 51% say they'd vote for incumbent Cruz, while 45% say they are supporting...

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