Election 2018

Stories 41 - 60 | << Prev   Next >>

Governors&#39; Races: 2 Big Ones Dominate
Governors' Races:
Gillum Concedes in Florida
election 2018
Nov 7, 2018 1:31 AM CST

Governors' Races: Gillum Concedes in Florida

Scott Walker loses bid for 3rd term in Wisconsin

(Newser) - Thirty-six governors' races were on the ballot Tuesday, but two of those contests—in Florida and Georgia—dominated the political landscape. In Florida, Democrat Andrew Gillum, who was vying to become the state's first black governor, conceded to Republican Ron DeSantis, a strong ally of President Trump, reports the...

Women Elected to House in Record Numbers
Women Elected to House
in Record Numbers
ELECTION 2018
Nov 7, 2018 1:11 AM CST

Women Elected to House in Record Numbers

At least 84 elected across US

(Newser) - The current record of 84 women serving at the same time in the US House of Representatives will be broken in the next Congress. With ballots still being counted across the country, women have won 75 seats and are assured of victory in nine districts where women are the only...

Michigan Votes to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Michigan Says Yes, ND
Says No to Recreational Pot
BALLOT MEASURES
Nov 7, 2018 1:03 AM CST

Michigan Says Yes, ND Says No to Recreational Pot

Florida measure will restore voting rights to felons

(Newser) - Michigan is going to have the first legal recreational marijuana in the Midwest. The Detroit Free Press projects a comfortable victory for the ballot proposal to make the state the 10th to legalize recreational pot. A similar measure in North Dakota, however, appears destined for defeat, though Legalize ND campaigners...

Control of the Senate: Indiana Is a Key Early Race
Republicans Keep
Control of Senate
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 11:37 PM CST

Republicans Keep Control of Senate

GOP wins key races in Tennessee, Texas, Indiana, Missouri

(Newser) - Republicans will keep control of the Senate for at least another two years—both CNN and the AP have called it. The GOP went into Tuesday's midterms with a 51-49 advantage, and the party appears to be on track to actually increase that margin. The bad news began early...

Anti-Gay Marriage Clerk Kim Davis Loses
Clerk Who Turned Away Gay
Couples Loses in Kentucky
ELECTION 2018
Nov 6, 2018 10:37 PM CST

Clerk Who Turned Away Gay Couples Loses in Kentucky

Kim Davis defeated by Democratic challenger

(Newser) - Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk briefly jailed in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, is out of the license-issuing game. The Republican lost her re-election bid in Rowan County to Democratic challenger Elwood Caudill Jr. by around 54% to 46%, the Hill reports. Davis—who...

Control of the House: Dems Look for 23 Flips
Control of the House:
Democrats Get 2 Early Flips
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 9:04 PM CST

Control of the House: Democrats Get 2 Early Flips

GOP in danger of losing the chamber

(Newser) - Democrats were off to a good start in their quest to take control of the House. They flipped two early seats, one in Virginia and another in Florida (by Donna Shalala), and Politico sees them as being on track toward getting the necessary minimum of 23 flips. In fact, Fox...

Here Are Some of Election Day&#39;s Biggest Referendums
Here Are Some of
Election Day's Biggest
Referendums
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 7:14 PM CST

Here Are Some of Election Day's Biggest Referendums

Marijuana, abortion, Medicare among the ballot initiatives

(Newser) - It's not just lawmakers on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm elections. Some of the biggest issues on ballots across the US, per Bloomberg , Quartz , and Paste :
  • Legalizing weed: Michigan and North Dakota are voting whether to legalize recreational use of cannabis, while Missouri, Ohio, and Utah are deciding
...

First Polls of the Night Close
First Polls of the Night Close
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 5:25 PM CST

First Polls of the Night Close

Most polls in Indiana, Kentucky are closed, launching the start of midterm vote-counting

(Newser) - The first polls have closed in Tuesday's midterm elections. Polls in most of Indiana and Kentucky closed at 6pm Eastern time, CNN reports, but parts of both states are in the Central time zone, so it will be a while before full results are in. Here are some key...

Voter Help Hotline Has Gotten More Than 10K Calls
Thousands of Calls
Pouring In to 
Voter Help Hotline
election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 3:57 PM CST

Thousands of Calls Pouring In to Voter Help Hotline

Hotline had gotten about 10K calls as of Election Day morning

(Newser) - Amid widespread reports of problems at polling places , the Election Protection headquarters of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law tell ABC News that as of 11:30am Eastern time Tuesday, their voter help hotline had received about 10,000 calls in recent weeks. The organization has 20 call...

Hours-Long Lines, Malfunctioning Machines as Voting Begins

Some of the biggest issues are being reported in Georgia

(Newser) - Long lines and malfunctioning machines marred the first hours of voting in some precincts across the country Tuesday, the AP reports. Some of the biggest problems were in Georgia, a state with a hotly contested gubernatorial election , where some voters reported waiting up to three hours to vote. At a...

Google&#39;s Top Election Day Search Term Isn&#39;t in English
Google's Top Election Day
Search Term Isn't in English
Election 2018
Nov 6, 2018 1:29 PM CST

Google's Top Election Day Search Term Isn't in English

It's in Spanish: 'Dondé votar'

(Newser) - Google's top trending search term on election day? "Where to vote"—but not in English, Quartz reports. Google tweeted Tuesday that the top trending search is "dondé votar," or "where to vote" in Spanish. Traffic for the search has apparently spiked 3,350%, but...

Fox News: Hannity's Campaign Appearance With Trump Not OK

Says situation 'has been addressed'

(Newser) - Hours after Fox News host Sean Hannity's controversial appearance at President Trump's final rally before the midterm elections, the network issued a rebuke of his actions, the AP reports. "Fox News does not condone any talent participating in campaign events," the network said in a...

East Coast Races to Watch
Early Races Could Be
Bellwethers on Election Night
the rundown
Nov 6, 2018 9:06 AM CST

Early Races Could Be Bellwethers on Election Night

Virginia, Kentucky, other early states have contests to test whether 'blue wave' is real

(Newser) - Will a blue wave help Democrats take the House and perhaps the Senate? Or has the support of President Trump once again been underestimated? The answers will finally start rolling in Tuesday night. The first polls close in Kentucky and Indiana at 6pm, and things truly start picking up an...

Trump: &#39;In a Certain Way, I&#39;m on the Ballot&#39;
'This Is Not a Normal Election'
ELECTION RUNDOWN
Nov 6, 2018 6:33 AM CST

'This Is Not a Normal Election'

The number of early voters was super high

(Newser) - In a message that was heard loud and clear by opponents as well as supporters, President Trump urged voters Monday to act as if he was on the ballot for the midterm elections. "It’s all fragile. We have to go out and we have to vote," the...

CNN Has a New Poll Out, and Trump Isn't Impressed

'Fake Suppression Polls'

(Newser) - On the eve of Election Day, President Trump's Twitter feed is littered with endorsements. He's pushing for Josh Hawley , Claudia Tenney , and Ron DeSantis among many others. But that laundry list of recommendations isn't without a jab at another of his favorites, though this one a favorite...

Key Races Are Still &#39;Startingly Close&#39;
We May Not Know Who
Won the House for Weeks
ELECTION ROUNDUP
Nov 5, 2018 6:55 AM CST

We May Not Know Who Won the House for Weeks

Postal ballots in California and Washington may need to be counted first

(Newser) - Polls show Democrats have a strong chance of retaking the House on Tuesday, but they shouldn't open the champagne yet—even if they do win, it could take weeks to be confirmed, according to a New York Times analysis. Around 30 races considered tossups by the Cook Political Report...

Trump Official: Florida Race Is &#39;Cotton-Pickin&#39; Important&#39;
Trump Official Uses
Phrase He Might Regret
the rundown
Nov 4, 2018 4:00 PM CST

Trump Official Uses Phrase He Might Regret

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was speaking in Florida

(Newser) - A top Trump official has uttered a race-laden phrase that left at least a few heads shaking, Politico reports. Speaking Saturday in Lakeland, Fla., for GOP gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said, "Leadership matters. And that is why this election is so cotton pickin' important to...

Already-Hot Georgia Governor's Race Just Got Hotter

GOP candidate Kemp says his office investigating state Democrats over alleged voter hack

(Newser) - If you thought the race for Georgia governor had gotten testy enough , welcome to an even testier Sunday: The office of Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate, announced overnight that it is investigating a "failed attempt to hack the state's voter registration system," specifically, "...

Pentagon to Hackers: Go Ahead, Access Russia's Cyber Systems

It's reportedly part of DOD plan in preparation for cyberattack if Russia interferes with midterms

(Newser) - What may soon become a more "regular currency of war": cyberattacks, per the Center for Public Integrity , and it notes that the US Department of Defense may start cashing in as early as next week. Current and former senior US officials reveal to the investigative journalism nonprofit that the...

'Something Special' Is Happening With Early Voting

'Unprecedented' numbers are coming out to cast their ballots ahead of Nov. 6

(Newser) - There's still a little less than a week left before Election Day proper, but the number of early votes already in exceeds the entire nationwide total of such votes from 2014. NBC News reports that 24,024,621 early or absentee votes were cast as of Wednesday in the...

Stories 41 - 60 | << Prev   Next >>