While it may take a few days, or even weeks, to properly digest the 2025 elections, the results are clear: Democrats won decisively. In races from New Jersey and Virginia to Georgia and California, there really wasn’t any ambiguity about who won and who lost.
Even though votes are still being…
There are 154 counties and independent cities in New Jersey and Virginia, but which ones can tell us where Tuesday’s elections are headed?
As polls close tonight, Inside Elections has put together a preview of key counties to watch in New Jersey and Virginia. Alongside the analysis below, we’ve…
Ever since Graham Platner launched his campaign two months ago, the oysterman and political newcomer has dominated the conversation around Maine’s Senate race. But while Platner looks like the type of candidate who can help Democrats change the party’s national image, he might not be the right…
In a major departure from normal redistricting practices, four states have now approved new congressional maps for the 2026 midterms. (A fifth, California, looks like it will enact a new map via ballot measure next week, and several other states are making moves to redraw as well.) But the latest…
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Melanie Mason of Politico analyze the fate of Proposition 50 in California as Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats try to counter President Donald Trump and Republicans’ efforts to redistrict in GOP states nationwide. The crew also walks through more than half a…
If there’s one state that’s accustomed to mid-decade redistricting, it’s North Carolina. The Tar Heel State drew itself new congressional districts for the 2016, 2020, 2022, and 2024 elections — and so it’s not too surprising that it’s jumping on the bandwagon of the 2026 cycle’s gerrymandering…
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin
While mid-decade redistricting has thrown the fight for the House into a state of uncertainty, the battle for the Senate majority has been remarkably stable. And nearly halfway through the cycle, Republicans are still favored to maintain control.
There’s…
Alabama. Open; Tommy Tuberville (R) running for governor. Filing deadline Jan. 23. Primary May 19. Runoff (if necessary) June 16. This has been a crowded but quiet race for an open seat. State Attorney General Steve Marshall has been elected statewide, Rep. Barry Moore could get help from outside…
Kentucky. Open; Mitch McConnell (R), not seeking re-election. Filing deadline Jan. 9. Primary May 19. Former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron remains the polling frontrunner in a GOP primary that also includes Rep. Andy Barr and Lexington businessman Nate Morris, thanks to his high name ID…
