State and Local Elections

New Hampshire voters at voting booths in a gymnasium

A Libertarian Candidate Shares Her Abortion Story to Push Back on the Party’s Right-Wing Shift A Libertarian Candidate Shares Her Abortion Story to Push Back on the Party’s Right-Wing Shift

In May, the Libertarian Party removed support for abortion rights from its platform. Kelly Halldorson is running for governor of New Hampshire to fight the cooptation of her party ...

Nov 8, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Parkland students help register voters in Tallahassee in July, 2018.

Can Gen Z Save the Midterms for Democrats? Can Gen Z Save the Midterms for Democrats?

Progressive organizers predict a “youth wave” election-night surprise.

Nov 7, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election? Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democrats are still not connecting the authoritarian threat to the wider GOP agenda.

Nov 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer

What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign

What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign

But the Republican governor’s punch-down politics are no bar to reelection.

Nov 7, 2022 / Dave Leshtz

Kamala Harris at a Kathy Hochul rally

Governor Kathy Hochul Summons the Feminist Cavalry. Did She Need To? Governor Kathy Hochul Summons the Feminist Cavalry. Did She Need To?

I can’t imagine she’ll lose to Trump-hugging, election-denying Lee Zeldin, but…

Nov 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaking

Vote the Working Families Party Line Vote the Working Families Party Line

Signal your support for a more economically fair and inclusive New York.

Nov 4, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Campus Voting

Voter Suppression Is Keeping Students From the Polls Voter Suppression Is Keeping Students From the Polls

Less than half of Americans under 30 said they were “certain to vote” in the midterm elections. But in battleground states across the country, college organizers are fighting for b...

Nov 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow

Mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Rick Caruso

Will Republicans Gain Ground in California? Will Republicans Gain Ground in California?

Even though California’s voters aren’t as negative about their state as the national electorate, Democrats are still struggling to mobilize their base.

Nov 4, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Stacey Abrams at a podium at a voter rally

Could Challenges to Individual Votes Swing the Outcome in Georgia? Could Challenges to Individual Votes Swing the Outcome in Georgia?

Georgia law allows an individual or political group to scan election rolls and look for “suspicious” data, and challenge votes. And over 65,000 challenges have already been made.

Nov 3, 2022 / Joan Walsh

In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever

In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever

The world’s multiplying crises must be addressed. The question is by whom.

Nov 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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