The battle for control: Latest headlines

The Democrats’ majority in Congress is razor-thin: The Senate is a 50-50 split (with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote giving them the advantage) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s control of the House rests on a slim margin. In 2022, all 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats are on the ballot. Additionally, 36 out of 50 states will elect governors.

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Democrats see glimmers of hope as the Senate battlefield takes shape
Voters head to the polls at the Village Hall in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
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Trump's pick will win Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary, CNN projects
Vermont state Sen. Becca Balint, who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination to run for Vermont's vacant U.S. House seat, speaks to voters in Colchester, Vt., on July 24, 2022. The Vermont primary is Aug. 9. The incumbent, Rep. Peter Welch, is running for the U.S. Senate.
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Becca Balint will win the Democratic nomination for Vermont's House seat, CNN projects
Becca Balint will win the Democratic nomination for Vermont's lone House seat, CNN projects, putting her on a path to become the first woman to represent the state in Congress.
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Takeaways from the Vermont and Wisconsin primaries
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Washington's Herrera Beutler, one of the 'Impeachment 10,' concedes in her reelection bid
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5 things to watch in Tuesday's primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut
Rep. Betty McCollum, left, and Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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These are Tuesday's key House races
Election judges confirm test vote tallys against a ballot during a public accuracy test of voting equipment on August 3, 2022 in Burnsville, Minnesota.
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How to follow Tuesday's primary elections

Guide to the 2022 midterms

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A roadmap to the 2022 midterm elections
The Capitol, seen from the Cannon House Office Building during a House select committee hearing investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Washington, DC.
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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
The dome is seen at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on November 5, 2021.
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The 4 most interesting kinds of House primaries in 2022
Clockwise from top left: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, California Rep. Karen Bass, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake
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20 state and local elections to watch this year

Upcoming elections

Aug
13
Hawaii primary election
Key Races:
Senate
House
Governor
Who can vote: Hawaii doesn’t have party registration, so registered voters can vote in either primary.
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Aug
16
Alaska primary results
Key Races:
Senate
House
Governor
Who can vote: Alaska uses a “top four” primary system where the top four vote-getters advance to the general election, regardless of party.
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Aug
16
Special general election for Alaska's house at-large
Key Races:
House
Who can vote: Alaska uses a “top four” primary system where the top four vote-getters advance to the general election, regardless of party.
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Aug
16
Wyoming primary election
Key Races:
Senate
House
Governor
Who can vote: Primaries are only open to registered party members, but voters can change their party affiliation at the polls.
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Aug
23
Florida primary election
Key Races:
Senate
House
Governor
Attorney General
Who can vote: Florida primaries are generally only open to registered party members.
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Aug
23
New York primary election for congressional races
Key Races:
House
Who can vote: New York primaries are only open to registered party members.
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Aug
23
Special elections for New York’s 19th and 23rd Congressional Districts
Key Races:
House
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Primary election results

Explore the 2022 primary election results.

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Redistricting

Updates on proposed congressional maps – and whether they might benefit Democrats or Republicans in the 2022 midterms and beyond.

Latest redistricting news

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Why the most competitive congressional districts are disappearing
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2021 file photo, Areeqe Hammad, of Cleveland, testifies at the first public hearing of the Ohio Redistricting Commission at Cleveland State University in Cleveland. A new voter-approved commission in Ohio that was supposed to reduce partisanship in the once-a-decade process of political map-drawing has already become a flop. Similar commissions meeting for the first time in New York and Virginia have devolved into partisan finger-pointing, undermining their intent. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth, File)
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Where redistricting commissions worked -- and didn't work -- this cycle
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Federal court blocks Louisiana's congressional map
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Miami's Freedom Tower, on Monday, May 9, 2022, in Miami. A congressional map approved by DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives, a state judge said Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
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Florida Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to congressional map backed by DeSantis

Voting rights: Expansion vs. restriction

Many states are changing their voting rules ahead of the midterms.

David Clements speaks to the Surry County board of commissioners during a presentation by several individuals that aimed to cast doubt on election integrity, urging the commission to replace existing voting machines with purely paper ballots, in Dobson, North Carolina, U.S., May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
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State officials scramble to respond as election skepticism goes hyper-local
A SafeVote official ballot drop box for mail-in ballots is seen outside a polling site at the Milwaukee Public Library's Washington Park location in Milwaukee, on the first day of in-person voting in Wisconsin, U.S., October 20, 2020.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court prohibits use of most ballot drop boxes
A Maricopa County Elections Department sign directs voters to a polling station on November 8, 2016 in Cave Creek, Arizona. Throughout the country, millions of Americans are casting their votes today for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump to become the 45th president of the United States.
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Justice Department sues Arizona over new election law requiring proof of citizenship
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The GOP drive to install thousands of poll workers sets off alarms
Cleta Mitchell speaks at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Inside the push that landed a Trump legal adviser on a federal election advisory board
State Rep. Cord Byrd speaks during debate on HB 1, known as the "anti-riot bill" during a House session at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fl.a, Friday, March 26, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)
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DeSantis taps self-described 'Florida gun lawyer' to oversee elections
Mesa County, Colo., clerk Tina Peters, who was indicted in March on 11 felony and misdemeanor charges related to allegations she and others tampered with secure voting equipment and software, talks to well-wishers at a rally staged to voice concerns about free and fair elections on the west steps of the State Capitol Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in downtown Denver. Peters and Mike Lindell, MyPillow chief executive officer, spoke at the rally, which drew several hundred attendees. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado county bars indicted pro-Trump official from overseeing 2022 elections
Voters enter Burton Barr Central Library to cast their ballots on November 3, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Jail is the new threat facing election workers

Early eyes on 2024

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Hilton Anatole on August 6, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.
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Trump fields calls from Republican allies to speed up 2024 bid after FBI raid
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Ron DeSantis, unconstrained by constitutional checks, is flexing his power in Florida ahead of 2024 decision
President Joe Biden speaks about abortion access during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Washington.
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A growing number of Democrats aren't fully sold on a Biden 2024 bid
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27: Committee chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) speaks during a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill July 27, 2022 in Washington, DC. According to an investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, major gun manufacturers have made over $1 billion in the last decade selling military-style assault weapons. Smith & Wesson CEO Mark Smith was also invited to testify, but did not attend. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney says she doesn't think Biden will run for reelection
A volunteer holds a Presidential Preference Card before the start of a Democratic caucus at Hoover High School, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 2020.
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Democratic National Committee to delay rules committee vote on early state calendar
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Hours before Trump speaks, Pence outlines conservative 'agenda for future' and hints at 2024 bid
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Trump pushes harsh criminal justice agenda in first DC speech since leaving office
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Trump and Pence inch toward 2024 showdown in a capital still grappling with how the 2020 election ended

Retirements

Retirements are not a perfect indicator of future midterm outcomes, but they’re a sign. A wave of retirements has hit the House Democratic Caucus this election cycle. The party that has had more elected officials retiring from public office has lost seats in eight of the last 12 midterm cycles since 1974, according to CNN’s Harry Enten.

UNITED STATES - JUNE 10: Kai Kahele, Democrat running for Tulsi Gabbord's House seat in Hawaii's 2nd District, speaks with Roll Call on June 10, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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Democratic Rep. Kai Kahele will retire from Congress, source says
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks during the Problem Solvers Caucus press conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.
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Fred Upton, Republican who voted to impeach Trump, retiring from House seat