Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie ousted Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, giving Democrats a big victory in their hopes to secure the House majority. The Associated Press called the race for Harvie at 12:37 a.m. With 94% of ballots counted, Harvie garnered 52.6% of the vote, compared to Fitzpatrick’s […]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) triumphed in the Minnesota gubernatorial election against Republican state House Speaker Lisa Demuth. Klobuchar took 56.2% of the vote while Demuth took 41.9% of the vote, as of 12:09 a.m. Demuth consistently trailed Klobuchar by 7 to 8 points in polling, hardly a surprise in the increasingly deep blue state. The […]
Ohio House Democratic nominee Brian Poindexter has mounted a successful challenge against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) in the state’s 7th Congressional District after Miller’s campaign was consumed by domestic and substance abuse allegations. The Associated Press hadn’t yet called the election, but Miller conceded just before midnight. The vote tally was 54.1% to 45.9% as […]
After three terms in Congress, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) lost her reelection campaign in Iowa‘s 1st Congressional District, succumbing to a third challenge from Democratic nominee Christina Bohannan. The Associated Press called the race for Bohannan at 12:08 a.m. She garnered 53.5% against Miller-Meeks’s 42.8%, with 90% of the vote counted. The race for Iowa’s […]
Former Rep. Elaine Luria, a Democrat, defeated Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) in a rematch for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, flipping a closely contested seat as Democrats seek to reclaim control of the House. The Associated Press called the race for Luria shorty before midnight Eastern. With roughly 88% of the vote counted, Luria received 51.5% […]
Democrat Josh Turek defeated Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) in a tightly contested race for Iowa’s open Senate seat, giving Democrats the 51st seat in the upper chamber. The race was called for Turek by the Associated Press at 11:35 p.m., with Turek leading Hinson by 50.8% to 46.1% at the time of the call. Hinson […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told supporters on Tuesday night that Republicans appear poised to lose the House majority to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections. “From the first day of this election, we knew that to keep the House and sustain our majority, we would have to defy more than a century of midterm […]
House oversight committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA) warned President Donald Trump to prepare for an onslaught of investigations as Democrats, in turn, prepare to take control of the House. “LAWYER UP,” Garcia posted on X. Trump had indicated he is considering presumptive pardons for himself and his aides amid the specter of House Democrats, […]
Democrat David Crowley defeated Republican Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial contest Tuesday, keeping the battleground executive office in Democratic hands and becoming its first black governor. The Associated Press called the race for Crowley at 11:28 p.m. He garnered 53.6% against Tiffany’s 46.4%. The race to replace retiring Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) became one of […]
Democrat Adam Hamilton pulled off an upset over Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) on Tuesday, giving Kansas its first Democratic senator in nearly a century. The Associated Press called the race for Hamilton at 11:24 p.m., with Hamilton earning 51.9% support to Marshall’s 45.2%, with 91% of the vote counted. 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST […]
