Midterm Elections

Black mayors to lead four largest U.S. cities after Bass wins Los Angeles race

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Democrats clinch Senate control with Cortez Masto’s win in Nevada

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Rep. Steven Horsford, Nevada Dems sweep 3 key House seats in close battles

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Midterms full of firsts for female, Black, LGBTQ candidates

A Massachusetts Democrat is the country’s first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the office of governor. In Maryland, voters elected
/ November 10, 2022
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Mandela Barnes loses bid for US Senate in Wisconsin

Mandela Barnes has been defeated in his bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin, according to polling results from
/ November 9, 2022

Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot

Voters in three states approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as
/ November 9, 2022

Abortion rights protected in Michigan, California, Vermont

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution, joining reliably Democratic California and Vermont in taking
/ November 9, 2022
2022 midterm election night coverage

Livestream: Allen Media Group presents ‘Black America Must Vote’ live election night coverage

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, which owns theGrio, will provide extensive, one-of-a-kind coverage of the midterm elections beginning at 7
/ November 8, 2022

Dems, GOP make urgent final pitches as election season wraps

COATESVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Coast to coast, candidates and big-name backers made final appeals to voters Monday in the last
/ November 8, 2022

My father is disillusioned with the Democrats. Why I’m trying to convince him to vote anyway

OPINION: For Black voters who have a strained relationship with the Democratic Party, voting in the midterms may not be a priority. But showing up is still a necessity.
/ November 6, 2022