Elections

In the face of political violence, one group recruits 'poll chaplains'

4:54pm October 29, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner about her efforts to organize faith leaders to be a calming force at polls during this year's midterm elections.

Politics & Government

The latest on Brazil's contentious presidential run-off

4:54pm October 29, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

It's the final day before Brazilians go to the polls and according to polling, the gap between President Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva is getting ever closer.

A poll worker handles ballots for the midterm election, in the presence of observers from both Democrat and Republican parties, at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center in Phoenix on Oct. 25.

False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

4:54pm October 29, 2022

by Shannon Bond

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

People walk into a polling location at the Elections and Voter Registration Office in Cumming, Ga.

How Biden changed his tune on inflation as prices soared and the midterms loomed

11:30am October 29, 2022

by Asma Khalid

At first, the White House said inflation would be a temporary issue. But it quickly became the top economic priority — and major source of midterm political pain — for President Biden.

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In Arizona's governor race, two candidates who couldn't be more different

8:04am October 29, 2022

by Ben Giles

The Arizona candidates for governor couldn't be more different. Democrat Katie Hobbs is the current secretary of state. Her challenger, Kari Lake, is a fervent election denier endorsed by Trump.

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Voting in the 2022 midterm elections ends on Tuesday, Nov. 8. What questions are you thinking about the most?

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Got election questions? NPR's Domenico Montanaro has answers

7:00am October 29, 2022

by Emily Olson

The final day of voting for the 2022 midterm elections is fast approaching. Tell us what questions are still looming large for you, and we'll answer as many as we can next week.

A voter places a ballot in an election voting drop box in Mesa, Ariz., on Friday.

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Group can monitor Arizona ballot drop boxes, a U.S. judge has ruled

5:21am October 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Law enforcement has been alarmed by reports of people, including some who were masked and armed, watching 24-hour ballot boxes in Maricopa County and rural Yavapai County as midterm elections near.

Former President Barack Obama warned that the future of American democracy is on the ballot in the 2022 midterm elections during a speech in College Park, Ga. Friday Oct. 28, 2022.

Obama says 'democracy on the ballot' in Georgia early voting rally

9:37pm October 28, 2022

by Stephen Fowler

The former president implored people to avoid "tuning out" in the midterm elections and vote for Democrats to tackle issues like inflation currently facing America.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin campaigns for Republican congressional candidate Yesli Vega at a restaurant in Fredericksburg, Va. Youngkin noted Vega could make history by becoming Virginia's first Latino congressional representative.

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Latino voters weigh abortion rights — and the economy — in a key congressional race

1:42pm October 28, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., is running for reelection in a newly drawn district against Republican Yesli Vega as the national conversation on abortion plays out, especially with Latino voters.

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump gather on the steps of the state Capitol on Jan. 5, 2021, in Harrisburg, Pa.

State legislative races are on the front lines of democracy this midterm cycle

11:27am October 28, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

More than 6,000 state legislative seats are up for election this year. Republicans and Democrats are spending tens of millions in a battle to shift the balance of power in these chambers.