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Democrat Brian Poindexter has defeated Republican Max Miller in Ohio's 7th Congressional District, ending Miller's bid for a third House term after a campaign dominated by abuse allegations.

Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) has tapped media mogul Tyler Perry to join her gubernatorial transition team, she announced Friday. In an Atlanta press conference, Bottoms outlined her plans the...

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, beat billionaire Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a close race for Georgia governor, marking the first time in more than three decades that a Democrat has...

Keisha Lance Bottoms announces Tyler Perry as part of transition team USA Today

On Tuesday night, Keisha Lance Bottoms won the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor of any U.S. state and Georgia’s first Black governor. One of the...

Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA), a former political strategist for President Donald Trump, announced Wednesday that he is running to chair the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), outlining a plan to reclaim...

Republican Richard Hudson, who chairs the NRCC, has been ousted from what was considered a safe seat in North Carolina's 9th congressional district.

Rep. Richard Hudson conceded his reelection bid Wednesday, a day after losing to Democratic challenger Richard Ojeda in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District.

Republicans have held the state’s 9th Congressional District since 1963.

The midterms were a backlash to Trump’s immigration policies. But ICE has billions more to spend.

Mexican cartels that the Trump administration has designated as foreign terrorist organizations are likely to use Democrats‘ widespread wins in the midterm elections as a way to lure migrants into paying to get into...

Plus: How do Democrats surf their giant blue wave without wiping out completely?

Our analysis shows progressives had mostly easy wins

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) will miss several weeks of Senate votes while undergoing rehabilitation after a stroke, his office said Friday, leaving him out of the chamber when lawmakers return to Washington next week.

Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Sen. Chris Murphy, 53, won’t be returning to the floor next week for the post-blue-wave session due to recovery from a stroke he suffered last weekend. Although his condition and...

The liberal Connecticut Democrat had been treated at Johns Hopkins since the Nov. 1 incident caused him to feel numbness in his left arm, prompting him to call 9-1-1.

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said on Friday that he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss "several weeks" of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a...

This year's midterm election results are raising questions about whether the state could become more competitive in 2028.

NBC News’ Allie Canal and Brian Cheung detail how the midterm elections, the war with Iran, and artificial intelligence are all affecting the stock market. For more context and news coverage of the most important...

“I was doing cartwheels down the street,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday reacting to U.S. midterm election results dominated by the Democrats. Ford, who once said that Donald Trump could "kiss [his]...

Thursday on “ABC News Live,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with ABC News correspondent Jay O’Brien regarding the possible impeachment of President Donald Trump. Jeffries said, “The American...

ABC News' Jay O'Brien spoke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries about Democrats' chances to take back control of Congress. You can watch more of this conversation tonight at 7 p.m. ET on ABC News Live Prime...

The White House fired back at Jimmy Kimmel after the ABC late-night host called on President Donald Trump to resign, with spokesman Davis Ingle saying his brain has "rotted."

The Daily Beast/Reuters/YouTube Jimmy Fallon has mocked the president as his party falls apart after the midterm elections. On Thursday night, the late-night host highlighted widespread rumors that the Trump...

“Wouldn’t it be ironic if the only person who stands by Trump is Melania?” Jimmy Fallon said after Republicans began distancing themselves from the president after the midterms.

Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers delivered scorching monologues following the Democrats success in the US midterms.

Immigration advocates are calling on Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa to bring about change.

Texas Governor-Elect Wants Data Center Pause; White House Says 'Communities' Should Decide Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said Thursday that the state needs new laws on data centers and should stop building them...

Texas’s first Latina governor, Gina Hinojosa, pledged to abandon the extreme partisanship that she said has defined politics in this deeply red state for decades. https://wapo.st/4AmBFJr

The newly elected Democrat, Gina Hinojosa, appeared on CNN after defeating GOP incumbent Greg Abbott in the midterm race.

In his first speech as California's new governor, Democrat Xavier Becerra attacked ICE and hinted that he wants Joe Biden's open borders.

Xavier Becerra makes history as California’s first elected Latino governor! Xavier Becerra, a former California attorney general and Biden Cabinet secretary, defeated Republican Steve Hilton to become the state’s...

Xavier Becerra was elected the next governor of California today, the first Latino to win the state’s highest office. In a race just called by the AP, Becerra, a Democrat, was long projected to easily defeat...

Vogue asked on Instagram whether followers knew the Iowa governor-elect once modeled for Prada. A verified account for Sand, who was previously elected to the Iowa state auditor's office, replied affirmatively in the...

Rob Sand, a Democrat who was elected Tuesday to be Iowa's next governor, once modeled for high-fashion brands, a past career that's resurfacing after his win.

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Democratic Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand won Iowa's gubernatorial election Tuesday, defeating Republican Zach Lahn in the race to succeed outgoing Gov. Kim Reynolds (R).

Democrat Sean McCann has won Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, ousting longtime Rep. Bill Huizenga (R), according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Huizenga has represented western Michigan in the House for more than...

Republican Brent Taylor won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Tennessee's 9th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Justin Pearson.

Republican Anna Paulina Luna won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Florida's 13th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Leela Gray.

North Carolina Democrat Don Davis won reelection in the state’s redrawn 1st Congressional District, beating Republican Laurie Buckhout in a rematch of their 2024 contest. The Associated Press called the 1st District...

HOUGHTON —In the State House and Senate races Tuesday night, Republicans once again won state legislative seats to represent the Copper Country in Lansing. The 38th State Senate District saw Republican David Prestin...

Pia Dandiya is a former teacher and high school principal

The Hindu profile on Democrat Pia Dandiya who won from Florida The Hindu US midterm election results 2026: Ro Khanna, Pia Dandiya win; Vivek Ramaswamy loses The Hindu Are Indian Americans done with Trump and his...

Indian-Americans 2026 Midterms: Pia Dandiya wins Florida 22nd 52% vs 48%, Suhas Subramanyam re-elected VA-10, Aruna Miller wins, Vivek Ramaswamy loses Ohio Gov to Amy Acton.

GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna scraped by with less than 50% of the vote in her Florida district to beat Democrat Leela Gray.

Republicans tried to upend Democratic election odds by redrawing congressional districts across the country, but even that wasn’t enough to dam the Blue Wave. Despite making new maps to boost Republican candidates in...

Zach Dembo defeated Trump-backed Republican Ralph Alvarado to win Kentucky's Sixth District, delivering Democrats a House gain in a conservative seat previously held by Andy Barr.

Democratic candidate Zach Dembo on Tuesday won Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, a seat that has heavily favored Republicans in recent elections.

Democrats have flipped control of Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District after Democrat Zach Dembo defeated Republican Ralph Alvarado for the open battleground seat, a shocking result for a seat once thought to be...

Democrats apparently didn’t even need to run to win over Trump country this midterm election. Iowans were so pissed off with Republicans on Tuesday that they elected Eric Armstrong to the state House. The catch:...

Democratic Iowa state House candidate Eric Armstrong, who announced in September that he was dropping his campaign due to health struggles, still won the election contest.

Democrat Eric Armstrong won the race for Iowa House District 20, despite ending his campaign in September for health reasons.

He quit the race, stopped campaigning and said he needed to focus on his health. But he won an Iowa state House district anyway.

Trump's party dealt a setback as Republican bid to tilt Florida's House map falters on a strong night for Democrats.

CBS News projects that incumbent Florida Democrats Jared Moskowitz and Kathy Castor will hold on to their House seats, and Democrat Pia Dandiya will win her House race.

Two Democrats in Florida beat a Republican map drawn to favor the GOP, dealing Republicans an embarrassing election night blow. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Democrat Pia Dandiya won their House races Tuesday, NBC...

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) defeated former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, marking a loss for Republicans after they redrew the seat in an effort to pick up another GOP seat to protect their ultra-slim majority....

Republican Bo French attracted attention when he posted a photo of students of South Asian descent cheering at a football game with a caption saying the University of Texas has a "problem" that is "far worse than...

Democrat Jon Rosenthal has defeated GOP nominee Bo French, NBC News projects. French faced criticism from fellow Republicans for his inflammatory remarks.

Evan Vucci/REUTERS A MAGA Republican who lost his bid to become Maine’s next governor has immediately pointed the finger of blame at Donald Trump. Bobby Charles was decisively beaten by Democrat Hannah Pingree in...

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti flipped Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating the freshman GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan, who faced scrutiny over his stock trading throughout his first term. The...

A freshman Republican congressman who campaigned against stock trading by lawmakers, then racked up trades of his own, is projected to lose his seat. Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, a Democrat, defeated Rep. Rob...

Democrat Helena Foulkes is the projected winner of the governor’s race in Rhode Island.

Democrat Who Suspended Campaign 2 Months Ago Beats Republican By 9 Points... (First column, 12th story, link )

New Jersey GOP Rep. Jeff Van Drew lost his reelection race Tuesday in an upset to Democrat Zack Mullock.