In Massachusetts, voters maintained protections for transgender people. Michigan legalized marijuana for retail sale, and Missouri legalized medical marijuana.Īlabama and West Virginia passed anti-abortion constitutional amendment s.Ī Utah initiative to curb gerrymandering – or drawing districts in odd shapes to favor one party – is winning. In the largest expansion of voting rights since the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Florida voters restored the franchise to 1.5 million former felons. There were a large number of ballot initiatives in states across the country, on everything from transgender rights to marijuana legalization or voting rights. The former Republican presidential candidate and Trump critic Mitt Romney is projected to win a Senate seat in Utah. Also, two Muslim women – Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar – and two Native American women – Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland – will join Congress. Though neither was a surprise, Ayanna Pressley became the first black woman elected to Congress in Massachusetts, and in New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman elected to the US Congress. At least 99 women will serve in the House of Representatives all but a dozen are Democrats.Ī number of congressional races are historic. More women won House seats than ever before. Women make history, and a Trump critic has a victoryĠ0:47 Ilhan Omar reacts to becoming the first Somali American in Congress – video Abrams’ opponent Republican Brian Kemp, also secretary of state in Georgia, is running the election as well as running against her. The NAACP in Georgia won a last-ditch lawsuit to extend voting hours in Georgia, where allegations of voter suppression have plagued the race. In Georgia, Democrat Stacey Abrams is fighting to become the first female black governor of any state. However, one of the most closely watched governors’ races remains too close to call. And in Wisconsin, Republican Scott Walker suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Democrat Tony Evers. In Illinois, Democrat Juliana Stratton won the lieutenant governorship, the first black woman to hold that position.
In Michigan, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer defeated Republican Bill Schuette.
In Kansas, Democrat Laura Kelley defeated Kris Kobach, who served in Trump’s short-lived voter fraud commission (voter fraud is so rare as to be nonexistent). In Colorado, Democrat Jared Polis will become the first gay man to lead a US state. One estimate put it at 114 million voters, 31 million more than the midterms in 2014.Ġ1:54 'I'm as hopeful as I've ever been': Beto O'Rourke fails to beat Ted Cruz – video Democrats pick up governor s’ mansionsĭemocrats will not win the Senate, but they have picked up a number of governors’ mansions with diverse candidates. One thing is certainly clear – turnout was huge. Republicans might call it the “Kavanaugh effect” that won them the Senate, while Pelosi said her party “owned the ground”.
In a tight Senate race in the same state, Republican Rick Scott unseated Democrat Bill Nelson. Had Gillum won, he would have been Florida’s first black governor. At one point, just a few hundred votes separated them. In Florida, Trump-styled Republican Ron DeSantis won after a racially charged campaign against progressive black Democrat Andrew Gillum. The GOP also knocked out Democratic incumbents in Indiana, Missouri and North Dakota, while the Democrats picked up a senate seat in Nevada. Republicans will maintain control of the US Senate, and incumbent Republican Ted Cruz has squeaked out a win against Democrat Beto O’Rourke in one of the most closely watched races in the nation. The House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, said the win would allow Democrats to “restore checks and balances” on the administration, a hint at future investigations. The change is significant because Democrats will have the ability to investigate Donald Trump, including the power to subpoena the administration. Democrats have gained control of the House, hitting the magic 218-seat mark to guarantee a majority, after flipping multiple Republican-controlled seats.
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