Essay
By MARK LEIBOVICH
From Andrew Jackson to Joni Ernst, American politicians have a long history of appealing to voters as self-styled feisty populists. The midterms are no different. (They’re worse!)
The Upshot
By DEREK WILLIS
Twenty-five contests account for 80 percent of all reported outside spending for House elections.
The Upshot
By NATE COHN
In Georgia and North Carolina this past Sunday, blacks cast 53 percent of the votes.
The Upshot
By LYNN VAVRECK
Political ads on TV, though much loathed, actually do the job of improving awareness of who is running for or holding office.
The Upshot
By NATE COHN
Although the example of Michael Bennet’s unlikely election in 2010 looms large in this race, the two situations are quite different.
The Upshot
By NATE COHN
The chances for the incumbent senator to hang on to his seat suddenly look brighter.
The Upshot
By DEREK WILLIS
Sending mailers to voters was intended to test how information about the ideology of candidates affected officially nonpartisan races.
The Upshot
By JOSH KATZ
A runoff election there is looking like a very real prospect, and a runoff is nothing like a regular election.
By JESS BIDGOOD
Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster are locked in tight re-election battles with opponents who are eager to tie them to President Obama, who has a 40 percent approval rating here.
By KIRK JOHNSON
The effort, by Thomas F. Steyer, has turned the battle over the State Senate into one of the most expensive legislative elections in state history.
The Upshot
By NATE COHN
Michelle Nunn has caught up to David Perdue in polling, and her gains can be attributed to changes in the racial composition of likely voters.
The Upshot
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The YouGov online surveys are being used to supplement, not replace, the Times’s traditional telephone polls.
The Upshot
By NATE COHN
A new YouGov survey shows that Republicans lead narrowly in the battle for the Senate, and that most voters have made up their minds.
The Upshot
By DEREK WILLIS
A heavy volume of last-minute campaign contributions is a sign of a close race.
By AMY CHOZICK
The former president argues that the personal attacks were even harsher when he was in the White House, raising the question of whether a bitter atmosphere should be an excuse for political gridlock.
The Upshot
By NATE COHN
Polls show that the Democratic Senate candidate may be able to clear the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff in January.
The Upshot
By JUSTIN WOLFERS
Betting markets are diverging from polling-based forecast models, which are more optimistic about Democratic chances to retain the Senate.
By CHRISTINE AYALA and BOBBY BLANCHARD
Greg Abbott, the Republican who is running for governor of Texas, is riding a wave of television ads all the way to the election.
By TRIP GABRIEL
Representative Nick J. Rahall II has defiantly held on to his seat in a district that faults White House policy for the area’s declining coal industry.
The Upshot
By NATE COHN
Changes in the state’s population have helped create a political climate far more favorable to Republicans.
The Upshot
By JOSH KATZ
The Democratic path to 50 Senate seats is narrow, but still very possible. Here's how.
By JACKIE CALMES
Anticipating a takeover of Congress, Republicans have assembled an economic agenda that reflects their small-government philosophy, but leaves many economists underwhelmed.
The Upshot
By JOSH BARRO
Three more months of data are in, and the state is still collecting much less income tax than it expected.
The Upshot
By NATE COHN
The Democrats have struggled to defend their Senate ground but are still in the game because they’ve brought Kansas and Georgia into play.
Nate Cohn explains why The Upshot’s model has Republicans likely to gain control of the Senate in the midterm elections, and what Democrats can do to stay on top.