Elections

Evers' victory over construction executive Tim Michels stopped an effort by Republicans to recapture all branches of government. Evers spent his first term at odds with the GOP-dominated legislature.

James Roesener, 26, is the first openly trans man elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, per the LGBTQ Victory Fund. It says a record number of trans candidates ran in the 2022 midterms.

Proposition 26 would have legalized sports betting at tribal casinos, while allowing them to also offer craps and roulette. Proposition 27 would have approved online and mobile sports betting.

The seat, which flips from Republican to Democrat, was vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro wins Pennsylvania race for governor beating Trump-backed Republican Doug Mastriano.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wins race for governor over Republican Tudor Dixon.

This amendment adds another layer of protection for abortion rights in Vermont that advocates say is necessary in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Mills beat former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, her longtime antagonist. The two clashed when he was governor and she was attorney general. He'd vowed to challenge her before he left office in 2019.

Hochul's victory continues her rapid ascent in New York politics. In winning a full four-year term, she defeated Zeldin, a GOP Congressman from Long Island who was backed by former President Trump.

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, Georgia's incumbent governor, clinches win over Democrat Stacey Abrams.