Democrats swept to control of the US Congress in a midterm landslide, weighing on the shares of Republican megadonor Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ahead of Wednesday’s open.
In a stunning upset, Gina Hinojosa was elected the first Democratic governor of Texas in more than 30 years on Tuesday, ousting Republican incumbent Greg Abbott and catapulting a decided underdog to national prominence leading what has…
NBC News projects that Democrat Sherrod Brown has defeated Republican Jon Husted in the Ohio Senate race. NBC News’ Steve Kornacki analyzes Ohio’s voting results.
CBS News projects Rob Sand will win the Iowa governor's office, the first Democrat to be elected to the governor's mansion since 2006 and defeating Zach Lahn.
Democrat Xavier Becerra will become California's next governor, CBS News projects, defeating Republican challenger Steve Hilton in a race that centered on the state's high cost of living, housing affordability, energy policy and relations…
Peggy Flanagan defeated Michele Tafoya in Minnesota's special election after ICE's Operation Metro Surge became a central rallying cry for her campaign.
Gina Hinojosa wasn’t given much of a shot at unseating Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott when she launched her campaign last year. On Tuesday, she became the first Democrat to win a governor’s race in the Lone Star State since since 1990…
As James Talarico beat Ken Paxton in a historic Democratic flip, a Republican campaign run on transphobia fell short. The post Even Anti-Trans Panic Couldn’t Save Republicans in Deep-Red Texas appeared first on The Intercept.
NBC News projects that Democrat Amy Acton will win Ohio's race for governor over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. NBC News' Steve Kornacki takes a look at how the results are trending across the state.
The Democratic Party swept formerly deep-red Senate seats in South Carolina, Kansas and Texas. What we've just witnessed is a collapse of the Republican Party.
Hinojosa, a state representative, will be Texas’ first Democratic governor in more than three decades and its first Hispanic governor, NBC News projects.
Democrat James Talarico flipped a U.S. Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the first statewide victory in more than 30 years and sending a jolt through a longtime GOP stronghold that President…