Midterm Elections 2018
Reporting, news analysis, commentary, polling, results from key races, and more
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Sara Burnett / Associated Press Year of the Governor
Democrats are favored to pick up gubernatorial seats in Illinois and Michigan, with gains possible in Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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Tribune News Service / Getty Andrew Gillum Is Florida's Homecoming King
Andrew Gillum’s chances in the Florida governor’s race rest on expanding the electorate. If he wins, that expansion could change the country.
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AP Photo / Michael Dwyer The Last Liberal Republicans Hang On
In New England, a few Republican governors cling to the views that most of their party has abandoned—and are more popular for it.
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Julio Cortez / AP The Democrats Are Stuck With Menendez
If New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez wins reelection on Tuesday, he’ll have only Donald Trump to thank.
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Rodney White / Des Moines Register / AP … Iowa Could Turn Blue Again—Just in Time for 2020
Frustration over Republican policies at both the state and national levels could sweep Democrats into office—and Fred Hubbell into the governor’s mansion.
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Lynne Sladky / AP Obama Plays the Closer as the Midterms Approach
The former president told Democrats rallying in Miami to beware of Republican lies.
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Leah Millis / Reuters The One Issue That’s Really Driving the Midterm Elections
Ask voters what they care about, and they’re very clear.
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Mike Segar / Reuters A ‘Dark Money’ Loophole in the Midterms
A super PAC called Texas Forever has pumped $1.29 million in “dark money” into TV ads bashing Republican Senator Ted Cruz.
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Jessica McGowan / Getty Images Stacey Abrams's Prescription for a Maternal-Health Crisis
Georgia is one of the riskiest places in the country for black women to have a child. That fact could make the difference in the governor's race.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters What Happens If Trump Wins His Bet on Demagoguery?
The president is sowing fear and stoking ethnic anxieties. Voters can punish him for weakening America or ensure more of the same.
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Jiri Flogel / Shutterstock / Gerry Broome / … The Midterms Could Permanently Change North Carolina Politics
Democrats are trying to claw back power—and Republicans are trying to change the constitution to make sure they don’t.
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Matt Rourke / Associated Press In Pennsylvania, One Democrat’s Message: ‘Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump’
A win by the Democrat Scott Wallace in the First Congressional District would signal a blue wave that could give Democrats another three to five seats in the state.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump’s Race-Baiting Ad Could Backfire in the Midterms
In the last days of the campaign, the president is going all in on turning out his base. But base voters aren’t the only ones Republicans need.
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Chris O'Meara / AP Trump Is in Triage Mode
The president’s offensive on immigration is linked to his party’s struggle to build support for key pieces of its economic agenda.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Stephen Miller’s Biggest Gamble Yet
Donald Trump’s racist ad is a shocking provocation. It’s also rooted in a strategy elevated by one of his most controversial senior advisers.
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Eric Gray / AP Fighting for the Right to Vote in a Tiny Texas County
The battle between Prairie View A&M and local election officials over early voting mirrors the struggle for voting rights over the past half century.
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Dotted Yeti / Africa Studio / Ttatty / … A Supreme Court Impeachment Fight That’s Already Under Way
A decade ago, West Virginia foreshadowed the influence that money and politics have come to have on state judiciaries. Now it may warn of a worrying new trend.
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Lucy Nicholson The Long-Term Solution to Voter Suppression
Efforts to expand the franchise could ultimately counteract efforts to shrink it.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere Biden Stumps in Iowa as He Ponders 2020
The former vice president drew enthusiastic crowds and said he was “sick and tired” of the Trump administration.
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Facebook Ad Archive Report / Alexis Madrigal A Giant Midterms Spending Gulf on Facebook
In the most recent data, Democratic candidates and their affiliates spent more than three times as much money as Republicans.
