Midterm Elections 2022

Coverage of the 2022 midterm elections: House, Senate, ballot initiatives, and more.

2 winners and 3 losers from the Colorado, Illinois, and New York primaries

Trump and his election lies were once again on the ballot in multiple states.

By Li Zhou and Nicole Narea

The man giving the California GOP its best shot at statewide office in years

By Christian Paz July 6

A record number of abortion measures are on the ballot in 2022

By Nicole Narea July 3

Why Democrats keep saying “Roe is on the ballot”

By Christian Paz June 27

Republicans are eyeing a nationwide abortion ban. Can they pull it off?

By Nicole Narea June 25

Roe is gone. What do Democrats do now?

By Christian Paz June 24

3 winners and 2 losers from the Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, and Washington, DC, elections

By Christian Paz and Nicole Narea June 22

What Eric Greitens’s “RINO hunting” ad means for the Missouri Senate race

By Nicole Narea June 21

Is LA really going to have a billionaire former Republican for a mayor?

By Christian Paz June 21

Why have politicians stopped talking about Covid?

By Dylan Scott June 16

4 winners and 2 losers from the Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina primaries

By Li Zhou and Christian Paz June 15

Can blaming corporate greed save Democrats on inflation?

By Christian Paz June 11

How Democrats plan to win big in Georgia again

By Nicole Narea June 10

Why some voters are trying to recall San Francisco’s progressive DA

By Li Zhou June 8

5 winners and 2 losers from the California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota primaries

By Christian Paz and Li Zhou June 8

What Democrats can learn from Tuesday’s California primaries

By Christian Paz June 6

Joe Biden’s new go-to tool to fight inflation? The deficit.

By Christian Paz June 4

2 losers and 1 winner from the Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas primaries

By Li Zhou, Christian Paz, and 1 more May 25

The progressive push to oust the last anti-abortion House Democrat, explained

By Li Zhou May 23

Why Trump is struggling to take down Georgia’s Brian Kemp

By Nicole Narea May 22

Is the center shrinking in the Democratic primaries?

By Christian Paz May 21

Title 42, the controversial Trump-era border policy, explained

By Nicole Narea May 20

Doug Mastriano really believes Trump’s lies about 2020. He also might be Pennsylvania’s next governor.

By Natalie Jennings May 20

The messy, Democrat-on-Democrat fight over New York’s congressional map, explained

By Nicole Narea May 19

2 winners and 2 losers from the Pennsylvania and North Carolina primaries

By Li Zhou, Nicole Narea, and 1 more May 18

What to watch in Pennsylvania’s and North Carolina’s primaries

By Li Zhou and Christian Paz May 17

John Fetterman is redefining how swing-state Democrats campaign

By Christian Paz May 16

Carrick Flynn may be 2022’s unlikeliest candidate. Here’s why he’s running.

By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg and Dylan Matthews May 14

2 winners and 2 losers from the Nebraska and West Virginia primaries

By Li Zhou and Nicole Narea May 10

The fight for the Senate has become a fight over abortion rights

By Christian Paz May 4

4 winners and 2 losers from the Ohio and Indiana primaries

By Li Zhou, Nicole Narea, and 1 more May 3

The end of Roe could be a double-edged sword for Republicans

By Nicole Narea May 3

Florida’s new election police unit is the scariest voter suppression effort yet

By Fabiola Cineas May 3

4 themes to watch in the Ohio and Indiana primaries

By Li Zhou, Andrew Prokop, and 2 more May 3

Why a Democratic Senate majority still matters ⁠— even if they lose the House

By Li Zhou May 2

Trump waded into the Ohio GOP Senate primary. But it’s not all about him.

By Natalie Jennings April 29

Why it’s illegal for some voters with disabilities to cast a ballot

By Fabiola Cineas April 28

Biden’s support among Gen Z and millennials is collapsing. Why?

By Christian Paz April 27

Why Republicans are favored to win the Senate — and how Democrats could stop them

By Andrew Prokop April 26

The Michigan GOP wants to be pro-Trump and win the midterms. Can it do both?

By Nicole Narea April 21

Crime will affect the midterms, but not in the way you think

By Christian Paz April 19