Midterm Elections 2022

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

Politics & Policy

3 winners and 1 loser from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Connecticut primaries

Donald Trump reasserted his influence, progressives pushed through, and election deniers thrived.

By Christian Paz and Nicole Narea

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

By Nicole Narea August 8

The ludicrous idea that Trump is losing his grip on the GOP

By Zack Beauchamp August 4

Did shark attacks eat into Woodrow Wilson’s votes in 1916?

By Dylan Matthews August 4

4 charts that show just how big abortion won in Kansas

By Rani Molla August 3

Abortion was on the ballot in Kansas. Access won.

By Nicole Narea August 3

4 winners and 1 loser from Tuesday’s primaries

By Li Zhou and Natalie Jennings August 3

Election deniers could soon be one election away from running Arizona

By Natalie Jennings August 2

Three bright spots for Democrats ahead of the 2022 midterms

By Nicole Narea July 29

Republicans have a nonsensical argument against the same-sex marriage bill

By Li Zhou July 27

Democrats have been boosting ultra-right candidates. It could backfire.

By Nicole Narea July 27

Democrats are taking what they can get on Build Back Better

By Li Zhou July 25

9 questions about the January 6 committee, answered

By Ben Jacobs July 25

6 battleground state attorney general races to watch in 2022

By Nicole Narea July 21

Biden’s dismal poll numbers, explained in 9 charts

By Li Zhou July 21

Democrats got what they wanted in Maryland: a Trump-backed GOP nominee for governor

By Nicole Narea July 20

Campaigns may have lost their most effective — and annoying — outreach tool

By Rachel M. Cohen July 19

7 governor’s races that could hinge on abortion politics

By Nicole Narea July 14

The challenge of turning pro-choice Americans into pro-choice voters

By Rachel M. Cohen July 13

The battleground House and Senate races where the end of Roe could have the biggest impact

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou July 10

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

By Christian Paz July 6

The many reasons the “just vote” rhetoric from Democrats falls flat

By Li Zhou July 2

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

By Li Zhou and Nicole Narea June 29

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