In the House, Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Kansas to Rhode Island, while many districts in states like New York and California had not been called.
Alabama saw the election of its first Jewish state lawmaker in more than forty years Tuesday as Democrat Phillip Ensler unseated his Republican rival by a commanding margin.
The midterm election is now behind us and it was a tough night for Alabama Democrats. The party was absent from many of the statewide races and some democratic candidates say they had no support from the Alabama Democratic Party.
Election Day this year is marked by concerns about harassment and the potential for disruptions at polling places and at election offices where ballots will be tallied.
It was a dramatic illustration of how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to eliminate the nationwide right to abortion has galvanized voters who support women’s right to choose.
Election officials are not expecting a large turnout at polling places on Tuesday, November 8. Leaders said since this isn’t a presidential election year, they expect around 45-50% of voters to participate.
“I’m going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago,” Trump said before a cheering crowd in Vandalia, Ohio Monday night, where he was holding his final rally of the midterm season to bolster Senate candidate JD Vance.
Midterm elections are days away, but a looming Supreme Court decision could impact future elections. Merrill v Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v Holder, back in 2013.
A new exclusive poll of Alabama voters show the inflation and economy are the top issue motivating their decision-making a week away from Election Day.
Alabama voters on Nov. 8 will vote to ratify a recompilation of the Alabama Constitution that will strip Jim Crow-era language and reorganize the unwieldy governing document.