The Race for the Midterms in the House and Senate
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!)
Twenty-five contests account for 80 percent of all reported outside spending for House elections.
In Georgia and North Carolina this past Sunday, blacks cast 53 percent of the votes.
The ballot measure would allow consumers to sue to keep costs down on individual and small group plans, even after a commissioner had approved them.
Political ads on TV, though much loathed, actually do the job of improving awareness of who is running for or holding office.
Although the example of Michael Bennet’s unlikely election in 2010 looms large in this race, the two situations are quite different.
The chances for the incumbent senator to hang on to his seat suddenly look brighter.
Sending mailers to voters was intended to test how information about the ideology of candidates affected officially nonpartisan races.
A runoff election there is looking like a very real prospect, and a runoff is nothing like a regular election.
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.
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.
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 YouGov online surveys are being used to supplement, not replace, the Times’s traditional telephone polls.
A new YouGov survey shows that Republicans lead narrowly in the battle for the Senate, and that most voters have made up their minds.
Betting markets are diverging from polling-based forecast models, which are more optimistic about Democratic chances to retain the Senate.
A heavy volume of last-minute campaign contributions is a sign of a close race.
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.
Polls show that the Democratic Senate candidate may be able to clear the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff in January.
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.
Greg Abbott, the Republican who is running for governor of Texas, is riding a wave of television ads all the way to the election.
Changes in the state’s population have helped create a political climate far more favorable to Republicans.
The Democratic path to 50 Senate seats is narrow, but still very possible. Here's how.
Anticipating a takeover of Congress, Republicans have assembled an economic agenda that reflects their small-government philosophy, but leaves many economists underwhelmed.
Three more months of data are in, and the state is still collecting much less income tax than it expected.
The Democrats have struggled to defend their Senate ground but are still in the game because they’ve brought Kansas and Georgia into play.
| Senate General Election | End date | Dem. | Rep. | Margin | Adjusted margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kan. | Rasmussen Reports | 8/7 | 40% | 44% | Roberts* +4 | +3 |
| Kan. | YouGov | 7/24 | 37% | 54% | Roberts* +17 | +16 |
| Kan. | SurveyUSA | 7/22 | 33% | 38% | Roberts* +5 | +5 |
