Midterm Elections 2022

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

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

Trump’s endorsement had mixed results this time around.

By Li Zhou and Nicole Narea

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

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

Title 42, the Trump-era border policy dividing Democrats, explained

By Nicole Narea April 29

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

How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love the gerrymander

By Andrew Prokop April 14

The Democratic revolt over Biden’s border policy

By Nicole Narea April 8

Can executive actions save Democrats in the midterms?

By Li Zhou April 3

Democrats’ fears about restricting mail-in voting were confirmed in Texas

By Nicole Narea March 16

Inflation could cost Democrats control of Congress

By Andrew Prokop March 1

The presidential penalty

By Andrew Prokop March 1

A Texas race could tell Democrats two important things about the 2022 midterms

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou February 26

Democratic governors are trying to move on from a pandemic that’s still happening

By Li Zhou February 11

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is making sure no one can call him a RINO

By Nicole Narea February 11

Sen. Luján’s stroke may limit Democrats’ options in the evenly divided Senate

By Andrew Prokop February 2

Why good messaging won’t save Democrats

By Sean Illing January 31

Joe Manchin sank Biden’s agenda. Democrats are lucky to have him.

By Sean Illing January 27

How to depolarize a country

By Zack Beauchamp January 26

Democrats have had enough of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s obstruction

By Ellen Ioanes January 23

Democrats may have to sacrifice something big for the climate

By Rebecca Leber January 21

Democrats still have a Joe Manchin problem

By Li Zhou January 4

22 things we think will happen in 2022

By Dylan Matthews, Kelsey Piper, and 1 more January 1

Democrats’ unfinished to-do list

By Li Zhou December 25, 2021

How screwed are Democrats in the Senate?

By Andrew Prokop October 18, 2021