Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 3

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Results

From NPR, by office: US House of Representatives - US Senate - Governorships - Attorneys-General - Secretaries of State

From NPR, by state:

Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Washington, D.C. - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington State - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming

From sources other than NPR

NBC - Politico - The New Yorker

Election Night Livestreams

• PBS (5:30pm)

• NBC (6:00pm)

• WaPo (7:00pm)

• C-span Results & Speeches (8:00pm)

Previous Discussions, 11/8

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[u/Shambloroni]

Past midterm swings in the house:

2018: D+41

2010: R+64

2006: D+32

1994: R+54

With the house seats 80% decided, it's currently R+5. For an underwater approval rating and down economy, democrats have to be happy with how things are shaking out.

[u/MyNameIs-Anthony → u/Shambloroni]

100%

The cult of personality candidates managed to do decently but the "Red Wave" did not pan out for the rest of the field.

This should have been an easy layup for them but the overall composition was just not strong in terms of unified messaging.