Showing posts with label 2022 midterms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2022 midterms. Show all posts

Friday, November 11, 2022

Democrat Steven Horsford wins reelection to US House in Nevada's 4th Congressional District

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) managed to survive a dogfight election race against insurance agency owner Republican Sam Peters, keeping the battleground seat in Democratic control.

Horsford held a 51.5% to 48.5% edge over Peters as of early Friday morning with about 93% of the vote in. His victory was projected by multiple media outlets such as CNN and NBC.

"As I embark on another term serving the people of this great district in the U.S. House of Representatives, I remain committed to protecting fundamental rights for women, preserving Social Security and Medicare, and building an economic agenda that creates opportunities for everyone, leaving no one behind," Horsford said in a statement following his projected victory.

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

Democrat Shontel Brown wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio's 11th Congressional District

Incumbent Shontel Brown retained her seat representing the U.S. House District 11, beating challenger Eric J. Brewer on Nov. 8, according to final, unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website.

Brown received 162,154 votes, or 77.6%, to Brewer’s 46,862 votes, or 22.4%.

Democrat Emilia Sykes wins Ohio 13th district congressional race

Democratic Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes of Akron on Tuesday defeated Republican North Canton attorney Madison Gesiotto Gilbert in a newly reconfigured congressional district that includes all of Summit County, a sliver of Portage County, and northern Stark County.

Unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office showed Sykes with 146,621 votes, compared to 132,181 for Gesiotto Gilbert. The Associated Press called the race for Sykes at 1:54 a.m. on Wednesday, hours after statements began rolling in to tout a Sykes victory.

Democrat Summer Lee defeats Republican Mike Doyle to represent Pennsylvania's 12th District

Summer Lee is the projected winner of Pennsylvania's Congressional District 12 race. She defeated Republican Mike Doyle and she becomes the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania.

Lee held more than 58% of the vote with 74%of votes reported, and most major outlets called the race for her in a district that had been heavily favored Democratic.

Lee, is a second-term state House member, lawyer and former labor organizer, comes from the party's progressive wing. She was endorsed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the two-time presidential candidate and a leading voice in the Democratic Party’s left wing who came to campaign for Lee.

Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Democrat Rep. Lucy McBath Wins reelection to Seventh District in Georgia.

Democrat Lucy McBath wins reelection to U.S. House in Georgia's 7th Congressional District.

Mcbath defeated her Republican challener, Mark Gonsalves with over 63% of the vote.

Candidate 8888888 Party88888888 Votes888888 Percent of vote

Lucy McBath*-8888 Democrat-8888 88,6898888- +63.9%

Mark Gonsalves888 Republican888 50,17488888 +36.1%36.1

Sunday, November 06, 2022

WATCH: Former President Obama Campaigns in PA for US Senate Candidate John Fetterman

Watch Former President Barack Obama's full campaign speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for US Senate candidate John Fetterman on November 5, 2022, just days before the 2022 midterm elections.