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Election 2018

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Headquarters for N.J. Rep. Tom MacArthur on election night 2018. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
New Jersey
Politics

MacArthur leads Kim in N.J., but it’s too close to call

After Democrats flipped three GOP seats from New Jersey, they'll have to wait to find out if they unseated U.S. Rep Tom MacArthur.

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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., gives a victory speech during his election night party in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

Analysis: Democrats roar in Pennsylvania

Stung by a demoralizing loss in 2016, Pennsylvania Democrats made a comeback in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

5 years ago

(From left) Mary Gay Scanlon, Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan, and Susan Wild, all Pennsylvania women who won their congressional bids during the 2018-midterm elections (Emily Cohen for WHYY; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Gender
Pennsylvania

All boys club no more: Four women to represent Pa. in Congress

Pennsylvania didn't have a single woman representing the state in Washington. After this Election Day, four will head to Congress.

5 years ago

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Supporters cheer for Tom Malinowski, during his election night party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Berkeley Heights, N.J. (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
Elections
New Jersey

New Jersey Dems flip 3 GOP seats, one too close to call

Democrats will retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives, but the national results were not the blue wave some people were hopi ...

5 years ago

Attorney General-elect Kathleen Jennings addresses supporters during Tuesday, Nov. 06, 2018, at the Doubletree Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Elections

Democrats sweep Delaware statewide offices

When President Trump declared last week that the “Blue Wave is dead,’’ he clearly wasn’t talking about Delaware.

5 years ago

Hundreds of supporters came out to support various Pennsylvania Democratic candidates at the official watch party for Mary Gay Scanlon in Swarthmore, Pa on November 6th 2018. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Elections

Democrats dominate in regional races

Polls are now closed in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania for races critical to all three statehouses and the makeup of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

5 years ago

2018 Delaware election results

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2018 New Jersey election results

2018 Election returns for New Jersey.

5 years ago

2018 Pennsylvania election results

Live election results for Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

Elections
National

Democrats regain control of House, Republicans retain the Senate

Follow NPR's live coverage of the 2018 election right here.

5 years ago

State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown, D-Philadelphia, was convicted Wednesday of violating state conflict of interest laws and accepting bribes. Even so, her name remains on the Tuesday ballot for re-election. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Convicted lawmaker still on Tuesday ballot for Pa. House

Vanessa Lowery Brown, a Philadelphia Democrat, was convicted Wednesday of violating state conflict of interest laws and accepting bribes.

5 years ago

Voters in Moorestown and throughout New Jersey will decide Tuesday whether the state should borrow $500 million for school improvements. (WHYY file photo)
Elections
New Jersey

Voters to decide whether N.J. borrows $500 million for school upgrades

New Jersey’s only statewide ballot question asks whether the state should borrow $500 million for school improvements.

5 years ago

Louise deVirgillo is 98-years-old and helping people with the voting machines. She’s been working at Brookhaven’s 2nd Precinct every election for 40 years. She says she’s “never seen people so excited for a midterm.” (Robert Brod/WHYY)
Elections

Generations of voters turn out for key races in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

There are major statewide races in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and high-stakes Congressional battles that will help determine which party controls Congress.

5 years ago

Left: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)
Right: Scott Wallace (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
National

Path to power: House races to watch on election night

The path to power in the House winds through a few dozen districts, many of them suburban, in Tuesday's election.

5 years ago

Voters formed a long line in Philadelphia City Hall last week to get their absentee ballots. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Democrats in Pa. request, return more absentee ballots ahead of midterm election

More-than-typical requests for absentee ballots in Pa. ahead of Tuesday’s midterm election indicate heightened interest among members of both parties.

5 years ago

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