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Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher is projected to win Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District over his opponents Democrat Chaz Molder, independent James Johnson and independent Micheál O’Leary, according to Decision Desk HQ. The win comes after Hatcher defeated Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) in the GOP primary. The seat has been held by the GOP…
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win the Michigan Senate race, with El-Sayed defeating Republican Mike Rogers and becoming the first Muslim American elected to the upper chamber, according to Decision Desk HQ. El-Sayed, a doctor and former head of health departments in Detroit and Wayne County, prevailed against Rogers, a former congressman backed by…
Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke, a political fundraiser and server, is projected to beat Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) in a rematch for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The two last faced off for the battleground House seat in central and western Wisconsin in 2024. The seat was considered vulnerable in this…
Republican Johnny Garrett is projected to clinch the Tennessee House seat left open by outgoing Rep. John Rose (R-Tenn.), defeating Democrat Mike Croley, Independent Christopher Monday and Independent Angus Purdy, according to The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Garrett, a self-described “Trump Conservative,” previously served as the state House’s majority whip since 2019 before…
Bo French, the GOP nominee running for Texas railroad commissioner, is projected to lose his race to Democrat Jon Rosenthal, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Republican lost support from several prominent Republicans in his state after he posted on social media about University of Texas at Austin students of South Asian descent. In a…
Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff defeated GOP Rep. Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate race, CBS News projects, holding onto his seat in the upper chamber.
Democrats will win control of the House, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, a major victory for the party, which will now have the power to pursue a sweeping oversight agenda targeting the Trump administration. CNN's Manu Raju is at the headquarters of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who is now on track to become Speaker of the House and would be the first Black Speaker in history.
Johnny Garcia (D) is projected to win the race to represent Texas’s 35th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The district, which was redrawn in the GOP’s favor during a mid-decade redistricting effort led by state Republicans, is represented by Rep. Greg Casar (D). It includes the suburbs of San Antonio and surrounding…
Tonight’s elections are a repudiation of Republicans that some in the White House have been unwilling to own.
Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez sweep their congressional races in key Democratic districts.
The longtime senator counted tech executives like Palantir CEO Alex Karp and venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz among her donors. Democratic challenger Troy Jackson also received some billionaire support, but no obvious tech ties. Maine almost became the first state to pause data centers, before the governor vetoed the moratorium. [Link: Maine’s data center revolt will decide who controls the Senate | https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1021080/maine-senate-race-susan-collins-ai-data-centers | The Verge]
Democratic Rep. Don Davis (N.C.) is projected to hold on to his House seat after it was redrawn to favor Republicans in a GOP-led redistricting effort in North Carolina, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Tar Heel State’s 1st District was redrawn last year to include communities that have historically supported Republican candidates. Davis is…
Benson will succeed Gretchen Whitmer, NBC News projects. It’s the first time in more than 60 years that Michigan will have had two Democratic governors in a row.
Republican nominee Kurt Alme is projected to win Montana’s Senate election, according to Decision Desk HQ. The former U.S. attorney for the District of Montana will replace retiring Sen. Steve Daines (R), after the two-term senator announced his departure from Congress minutes before the filing deadline in March. Daines and President Trump endorsed the Republican…
Republican Jim Kingston, the son of former Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), is projected to win Georgia’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Amanda Hollowell, according to Decision Desk HQ. Kingston will succeed Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), who gave up his seat to launch a costly yet unsuccessful bid for Senate, where he finished third in the…
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch (R) has won a fourth term on Capitol Hill, Decision Desk HQ projects. Risch, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, defeated Independent Todd Achilles to hold on to his seat. The incumbent was first elected to the Senate in 2008 after serving as lieutenant governor and governor of the…
Former podcaster Fred Wellman (D) is projected to defeat incumbent Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) in a congressional district President Trump carried by nearly 8 points in 2024, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), The Hill’s election partner. Wellman leads Wagner by about 7 points, with more than 95 percent of precincts reporting, per DDHQ. Wagner…
Peggy Flanagan defeated Michele Tafoya in Minnesota's special election after ICE's Operation Metro Surge became a central rallying cry for her campaign.
Democrat Annie Andrews won a stunning upset over GOP Sen. Darline Graham, who was running for her late brother Lindsey Graham's seat.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told supporters in Louisiana on Tuesday that the GOP “faced some real odds” in the midterm elections but that the fight was far from over. “We knew that to keep the House and sustain our majority, we would have to defy more than a century of midterm history, OK?” Johnson said.…
Democrat James Talarico, a former schoolteacher and Presbyterian seminarian who campaigned on a "politics of love," on Tuesday won the US Senate race in Texa...
Stock futures slid after Democrats won key Senate races across the country. The size of the blue wave surprised Wall Street, which was expecting a ripple.
Maine's Senate race was mired in controversy after Democratic nominee Graham Planter withdrew following multiple scandals.
Democrats soared to victory Tuesday night across races for Congress and governors’ mansions, and are set to retake power in Congress by higher margins than the party has had since last century. It’s a striking condemnation from voters of the war in Iran and President Trump’s leadership of the Republican Party. Midterm elections are usually…
Voters in 15 states have elected female governors, setting a record as Democrats made sweeping gains in races up and down the ballot.
Democratic candidates flipped control of governorships in four races while maintaining power in several other states, further punctuating the party’s success in Tuesday’s elections.
GOP Rep. Julia Letlow is projected to narrowly win her Louisiana Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). She will be the first Republican woman to represent the Pelican State after she defeated Democratic nominee Jamie Davis in the contest to replace outgoing Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.). She notched about 50 percent of the…
Virginia voters have approved a measure repealing language from the state constitution restricting same-sex marriage, Decision Desk HQ projects. The amendment removes a provision stating that marriage is only between a man and a woman and prohibits the state from denying a marriage license to two adults because of their sex, gender or race. A…
