Democrats Win South Carolina Senate Seat
Our election data reporter Christine Zhang explains how double-digit swings in several counties helped Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, defeat...
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Our election data reporter Christine Zhang explains how double-digit swings in several counties helped Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, defeat...
The Democrats flipped their first Senate seat of the night. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why this wasn’t a...
Times Opinion writers break down the results from across the country and what they will mean for American politics in the years ahead.
Your guide to election night, and more big stories at the end of Tuesday.
Our live election night forecast is known as “the Needle.” Nate Cohn, chief political analyst for The New York Times, explains how it works.
The political winds are blowing in Democrats’ direction. The question is: How strong are they?
There’s something fundamental at stake in the midterms this year, beyond policy differences.
Republicans are bracing for losses amid a backlash to the president’s economic leadership and the Iran war. Whether that means giving up con...
A shattered alliance in Michigan between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and his former primary rival, Representative Haley Stevens, underscored broader...
President Trump promised to end the chaos at the southern border. But deadly ICE shootings and high-profile raids have shaken many voters.
Republicans, worried about losing control of Congress, are sending dire warnings about the opposing party. Democrats are trying to keep thei...
Beyond hotly contested Senate and governor’s races, Alaskans will decide Tuesday whether to scrap the state’s unique ballot. The campaign of...
Across the country, many voters have drawn a straight line between President Trump’s policies and inflation.
John E. Sununu, the Republican Senate candidate in New Hampshire, has the president’s endorsement but is keeping him at arm’s length.
Tensions have flared between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, and his former primary rival. “I don’t want any...
Our investigation found that Democratic operatives were behind a plan to bring a potential spoiler into the Senate race.
The long-serving senator has delivered millions of dollars to every corner of her state. But in Maine, people say, it’s best to avoid gettin...
Modern electoral strategies increasingly employ demographic shifts and population redistribution rather than traditional district manipulati...
Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic can...
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens traded sharply critical comments Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in Michigan’s pi...
After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an “affordability cris...
Young men swung to Donald Trump in 2024. Polling shows they are now moving away — but to what? Sabrina Tavernise, a reporter for The New Yor...
Early race counts on election night can sometimes differ sharply from the final outcome. Christine Zhang, our election data reporter, explai...
As a conflict over candidates roils the Alaskan Senate race, here’s a look back at the political practice over the years.