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What the Republican party could have done differently in the midterms

4:25pm November 08, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Republican strategist Alice Stewart about what her party could have done differently in the 2022 midterm elections and what the 118th congress will bring.

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Check in with three battleground states: Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin

4:25pm November 08, 2022

As voters go to the polls, we check in with reporters in three battleground states: Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin.

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Live: 2022 election updates and results

3:55pm November 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

Nov. 8 is the final voting day of the 2022 election. Key Senate, House and gubernatorial races are on the line. Follow NPR's live coverage and results as they come in.

Joe Kent, center, a Trump-endorsed Republican who is challenging Herrera Beutler, speaks during a "Justice For J6" rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2021, in support of people who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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In Washington state, controversial ties and rhetoric are upending a House race

2:24pm November 08, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

The Washington congressional race has highlighted how heated political divisions have become politics as usual in this year's midterms.

Mail-in ballots sit in a secure area of the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on Nov. 3. Pennsylvania state law does not allow election officials to start processing mail ballots for counting until 7 a.m. ET on Election Day.

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Why mail voting laws may slow the count in some key swing states

6:57am November 08, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

Some states, like Pennsylvania, may be slower to report election results because of laws that don't allow officials to start preparing mail ballots for counting until Election Day.

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People look on during the Cherry Blossom Festival Veterans Day Parade Sunday in Macon, Ga. Georgia's Senate race, which could decide control of the Senate, might not be resolved for a month.

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Your election night guide, hour-by-hour

5:01am November 08, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

It all comes down to this. After months of campaigning, ups and down, Election Day is here. Here's what to watch, as the night unfolds.

Here are the results of all races for attorney general in 2022

12:02am November 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

Here are the 2022 results for attorney general races across the country.

Election 2022: Secretary of State Results

Here are the results of all races for secretary of state in 2022

12:01am November 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

Twenty-seven states have elections for secretary of state, a role that's emerged from relative obscurity amid baseless claims of widespread election fraud.

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day in Columbus, Ohio on Nov. 3, 2020. Several Democratic state lawmakers have proposed bills to make Election Day a holiday. Republican lawmakers are proposing similar legislation, some influenced by prominent election deniers.

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Should voting day be a holiday? Some election deniers say yes

6:06pm November 07, 2022

by Allison Mollenkamp

Republicans have proposed seven bills in the last two years to give voters the day off to cast their ballot. The legislation often comes with measures drawn from election denier talking points.

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Young conservative voters share their views on former President Trump

4:36pm November 07, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Young conservative voters aren't a monolith. They have different policy priorities and different views on what role former President Donald Trump should play in the Republican Party.

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