Elections

I voted early stickers are seen at a polling station Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Milwaukee.

Why aren't more moms running for office? One group is hoping to change that

11:32am November 04, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Only 5.3% of all state legislators and 7% of members of Congress are women with children under the age of 18, according to a report by a group dedicated to getting mothers elected to public office.

If Republicans take control of the House, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California would be the likely next speaker.

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The bellwether districts to watch that could determine control of Congress

11:00am November 04, 2022

There are a handful of key races that could indicate how big (or small) a GOP wave is coming on election night and afterward.

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Sen. Rick Scott gives closing arguments for the GOP ahead of the midterm elections

9:44am November 04, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks U.S. Senator Rick Scott of Florida, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, for the GOP's closing argument to voters ahead of the midterm elections.

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Pennsylvania State House candidate describes threats against him

9:44am November 04, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Pennsylvania state House candidate Richard Ringer of Uniontown, Pa. about being the target of threats and violence.

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Crime is top of mind for Republicans going after the Attorney General's office

5:06am November 04, 2022

Republicans in Minnesota are hoping to snap a five-decade Democratic hold on Attorney General office by casting the race as almost exclusively about crime.

Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams face off in a televised debate, in Atlanta on Sunday.

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Black men, a key voting bloc, leave Georgia governor's race an open question

5:00am November 04, 2022

by Juma Sei

Black men are an essential demographic in the Georgia gubernatorial race. But experts say decades of discontent with Democrats have complicated their support for candidates like Stacey Abrams.

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Vet the Vote encourages veterans to help out with the shortage of election workers

10:24pm November 03, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

A group called Vet the Vote is encouraging veterans to help out with the shortage of election workers in an atmosphere made tense by heated rhetoric and even threats against poll workers.

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Fences surround the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center (MCTEC) in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 25, 2022, to help prevent incidents and pressure on voters at the ballot drop box.

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How documentary-style films turn conspiracy theories into a call to action

6:16pm November 03, 2022

by Shannon Bond

A conspiratorial film claiming liberal activists are stuffing ballot drop boxes with fraudulent votes has been repeatedly debunked, but some Republicans are mobilizing around its false claims.

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A pollster on what Democrats need to do to mobilize Black male voters

4:26pm November 03, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Terrance Woodbury, a Democratic pollster who rungs the polling firm HIT Strategies, about Black male voter engagement.

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Debunked film causes Republicans to mobilize, raising concerns of voter intimidation

4:26pm November 03, 2022

by Shannon Bond

A film claiming liberals are stuffing ballot boxes with fraudulent votes has been debunked. But some Republicans are mobilizing because of its claims, raising concerns of voter intimidation.