Elections

An election worker arrives with ballots to be tabulated inside the Maricopa County recorder's office in Phoenix on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Voter behavior and election rules contribute to slower counting in Arizona

2:28pm November 11, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

One big reason: Arizona voters dropped off hundreds of thousands of mail ballots on Election Day. Now comes the arduous task of processing and tallying those ballots.

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates gives an update about the ballot counting during a news conference at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now

11:51am November 11, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

The Republican chairman of Maricopa County, Ariz., is winning praise for his skilled handling of the election in the face of disinformation and voter conspiracy theories, mostly from his own party.

President Biden walks off stage after speaking at a rally to thank Democrats after the midterm election.

Politics & Government

What the 2022 midterms mean for Biden's presidency

11:40am November 11, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden's job just got tougher. The midterm election results mean Republicans likely will control the House. But there are some political silver linings in divided government.

Election workers sort early ballots for signature verification prior to tabulation inside the Maricopa County recorder's office on Tuesday in Phoenix.

Arizona Senate race still undecided as election officials release more ballots

11:30am November 11, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Three states are left to decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Here's what's happening in Arizona.

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Chart showing outstanding House/Senate races and their current vote margins

Politics & Government

Here's how close the votes are for outstanding House and Senate races

10:49am November 11, 2022

As of Friday morning, with control of Congress still undecided, 32 seats have yet to be called in the House, and four are outstanding in the Senate.

Supporters react during an election night event for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers at The Orpheum Theater on Nov. 8 in Madison, Wisc. Evers defeated Republican challenger Tim Michels Tuesday.

Control of Congress matters. But which party now runs your state might matter more

10:48am November 11, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

In state-level races, Democrats defied expectations, but Republican incumbents held their ground. On the whole, red states continue to grow redder, and blue ones bluer.

Republican Don Bolduc, left, lost a challenge to incumbent New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan.

Politics & Government

The Democrats' strategy of boosting far-right candidates seems to have worked

9:58am November 11, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Back in the primary season, a number of Democrats tried to boost far-right Republican candidates whom they deemed easier to beat in November. The strategy seems to have paid off.

A supporter of Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, in New York's 18th Congressional District, wears a VOTE hair pin at Maloney's election night party.

Turnout among young voters was the second highest for a midterm in past 30 years

9:24pm November 10, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

About 27% of voters between the ages of 18-29 cast a ballot in the midterm election this year, according to an early estimate.

Democratic nominee for governor Tina Kotek greets an employee of a local grocery store before casting her ballot at a ballot drop box on Nov. 2, in Portland, Ore.

National

Tina Kotek is Oregon's new governor, continuing Democrats' rule

9:11pm November 10, 2022

by Lauren Dake

Kotek, a former state House speaker, beat out Republican Christine Drazan, a former state lawmaker. The race was uncomfortably close for Democrats who've held the governor's mansion for four decades.

A man wearing American flag pants casts his ballot at a voting station in Los Angeles on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the LA County district attorney dropped charges against the CEO of Konnech, which makes scheduling software for poll workers.

Politics & Government

LA County drops charges against election software executive, citing 'potential bias'

6:31pm November 10, 2022

by Juma Sei

The abrupt reversal of charges marks the end of a case that prominent election deniers cited as evidence of foul play in American elections.