2022 midterm election results

By Adrienne Vogt, Aditi Sangal, Mike Hayes, Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury, Tara Subramaniam, Melissa Macaya and Meg Wagner, CNN

Updated 11:29 PM ET, Fri November 11, 2022
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10:36 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

Republicans won over White women and Democrats lost support among Latino voters

This year, Republicans won a majority of White women, an important voting bloc the two parties split in 2018.

Republicans also made good on predictions that they would perform better among Latino voters than they did four years ago.

Democrats’ support among Latino men was 63% in 2018 and is under 55% in 2022, according to the early exit polls. Republicans appeared to cut into Democrats’ advantage among Latino women, although Democrats still got the support of about two-thirds of them.

Here's a look at the changes between 2018 and 2022:

10:36 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

Key Trump-backed candidates have a rough night as crucial races are still too early to call

From CNN's Maegan Vazquez

Former President Donald Trump's endorsements for political candidates in close high-profile races have not yet given Republicans the swift and sweeping victories they had anticipated for this election cycle, despite many GOP hopefuls banking on his support to propel their campaigns. 

Many critical midterm races have yet to be called as of Wednesday morning, but so far, no Republican endorsed by Trump in a toss-up gubernatorial, US Senate or House race has won. Among those toss-up races where Trump had publicly backed a candidate, CNN projects the governor's seat in Wisconsin, a Senate seat for Pennsylvania and four House seats are going to Democrats.

The Trump-backed candidate with the highest profile who pulled out a win was JD Vance in Ohio, who is projected to become the next US senator from Ohio after defeating Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan. CNN had rated that race as lean Republican.

Trump has traveled across the country, stumping for Republicans at huge rallies that mirrored event programs of his past presidential campaign stops — implicitly framing himself as the leader of the party. Now, as Republicans begin to reckon with what the results mean, they'll also have to address whether Trump's agenda will help or hurt in the 2024 elections. 

A Trump adviser who has been in contact with Trump's inner circle told CNN that the former president is "livid" and "screaming at everyone" after the results.

10:30 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

Pelosi accepts Virginia governor's apology for remarks about husband on the trail, her spokesperson says

From CNN's Daniella Diaz

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at a rally with congressional candidate Yesli Vega in Brandy Station, Virginia, on November 1.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at a rally with congressional candidate Yesli Vega in Brandy Station, Virginia, on November 1. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accepted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's apology about remarks he made about her husband, Pelosi's spokesperson said.

The Virginia Republican sent her a handwritten note of apology for comments he made after the assault on her husband Paul Pelosi, her spokesperson told CNN.

The letter comes after Youngkin, while stumping for congressional candidate Yesli Vega, said about Paul Pelosi's assault: “Speaker Pelosi’s husband had a break-in last night in their house, and he was assaulted. There’s no room for violence anywhere, but we’re gonna send her back to be with him in California. That’s what we’re going to go do.”

After his remarks, he told Punchbowl News: "At the end of the day, I really wanted to express the fact that what happened to Speaker Pelosi’s husband was atrocious. And I didn’t do a great job.” 

Punchbowl was the first to report about the letter.

10:51 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

CNN Projection: Democrat Hillary Scholten will win in Michigan's 3rd District 

(Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press/AP)
(Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press/AP)

Democrat Hillary Scholten will win in Michigan's 3rd District, CNN projects.  

 

10:55 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

CNN Projection: Republican Rep. Don Bacon will win Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District  

From CNN’s Clare Foran  

(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images)
(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images)

Republican Rep. Don Bacon will defeat Democratic challenger Tony Vargas in the competitive 2nd Congressional District in Nebraska, CNN projects.  

10:28 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

CNN Projection: Democrat Laura Kelly wins reelection bid for Kansas governor  

From CNN’s Dan Merica 

Gov. Laura Kelly arrives to address supporters at her election night party in Topeka, Kansas, on Tuesday.
Gov. Laura Kelly arrives to address supporters at her election night party in Topeka, Kansas, on Tuesday. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly will win reelection in Kansas, CNN projects, defeating Republican state Attorney General Derek Schmidt in a state former President Donald Trump won by 15 percentage points two years ago. 

 

10:09 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

Wisconsin's Milwaukee and Dane counties have counted all early voting, mail-in and same day voting ballots

From CNN's Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Harlan

Election workers count ballots in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Election workers count ballots in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times/Redux)

Wisconsin's Milwaukee County and Dane County have counted all of their mail-in, early voting and same-day voting ballots, two county officials told CNN.

Milwaukee County has a population of about 950,000 people, with 595,000 of those people living in the city of Milwaukee, according to their county website.

Dane County has a population of about 560,000, according to the Census Bureau. It is also where Madison, one of the state’s major cities, is located.

10:04 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

Trump is "livid" after GOP midterms performance, adviser says 

From CNN's Jim Acosta and Dan Merica

Former President Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.
Former President Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Former President Donald Trump "is livid” and “screaming at everyone” after last night’s disappointing GOP results in the midterms, a Trump adviser who has been in contact with Trump’s inner circle tells CNN. 

“Candidates matter,” the Trump adviser said. “They were all bad candidates,” the adviser continued, critiquing many of Trump’s handpicked contenders in key battleground states. 

This adviser said it’s unlikely Trump would delay his expected presidential announcement because “it’s too humiliating to delay.” But the adviser said there are too many unknowns at this point. 

The most striking loss for Trump came in Pennsylvania, where Republican Mehmet Oz fell to Democrat John Fetterman in what was the most expensive Senate race in the country. Trump endorsed Oz, during the contentious Republican primary, effectively pulling through a brutal primary and narrowly into the general election. But where the former president’s backing was decisive in the primary, it was an albatross in the general election for a Republican Senate candidate who was attempting to make inroads in the suburbs by touting his own moderation.

While Trump did score some Senate wins — Trump-backed GOP JD Vance defeated a stronger than expected challenge from Democrat Tim Ryan in the Ohio Senate race, while Republican Ted Budd defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley in North Carolina — those wins have so far been limited to clearly lean Republican states.

In the House, too, Trump acolytes lost in what were seen as competitive contests that Republicans needed to win if they were going to build a significant majority in the legislative body.

In New Hampshire, former Trump aide Karoline Leavitt lost to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in what was seen as a highly competitive contest. In North Carolina, Trump-backed Republican Bo Hines lost to Democrat Wiley Nickel in a race that was widely seen as a test of the former President’s influence. And in Ohio, Democratic state Rep. Emilia Sykes defeated Republican Madison Gesiotto Gilbert who bullishly touted her ties to Trump.

Trump’s evening was particularly bad when viewed through the lens of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ romp of a night.

DeSantis, Trump’s clearest rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, overwhelmingly won reelection on Tuesday, crushing Democrat Charlie Crist by nearly 20 percentage points, continuing to consolidate Latino support in Florida and even by winning populous counties like Miami-Dade.

The headline in Trump’s one-time hometown paper, the New York Post, said it all: “DeFUTURE,” the headline blared, showing the Florida Republican on stage with his family.

9:40 a.m. ET, November 9, 2022

Stocks slip as control of Congress remains unclear

From CNN’s Paul R. La Monica

US stocks on Wednesday dipped modestly after the opening bell, with the Dow sliding nearly 200 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 0.7% and 0.9% respectively. 

Wall Street was betting on a red wave in the midterm elections Tuesday. But so far, it appears that didn't necessarily happen. 

The market had rallied the past three days, following a historic surge for stocks in October. That was due in part to expectations of a convincing victory for Republicans that could give the party control of one or both chambers of Congress — a development that could lead to more investor-friendly gridlock.