Elections and Voting

November 9, 2010 - NOTE: The following is an updated and revised version of a report that first appeared on Thursday, November 4.

November 8, 2010 - By Joe Atkins,

November 5, 2010 - Number of seats the Republican Party gained in the U.S. Senate in the mid-term elections: 6 Number of those seats that are in the South: 1 Number of seats the Republican Party gained in the U.S. House: at least 60

November 4, 2010 - By Marian Wang, ProPublica Earlier this week, we highlighted a few ways that midterm elections could affect some of the issues we've dogged in the past few months -- the foreclosure scandal, financial reform,

November 4, 2010 - By Elena Shore, New America MediaLatino voters may have saved the Senate for the Democrats, even as Latino candidates gained a record number of congressional seats on the Republican ticket.Political observers say these seemingly contradictory outcomes make one thing clear: Latinos - as candidates and as voters - played a decisive role in Tuesday's election.

November 4, 2010 - Among the special interests that see the outcome of this week's mid-term elections as a win for themselves is the U.S. nuclear power industry.

November 3, 2010 - 2010 shaped up to be the big election year everyone promised it would be. Here are some of the top election stories coming out of Southern states: A TEA PARTY PARTY: Whether it's an organized movement, a vague anti-government sentiment, or just a faddish media label (think "soccer moms") for energized Republicans, the tea party was an influential phenomenon in 2010. Aside from the marquee senate victories in Florida and Kentucky and for governor in South Carolina, tea party activism -- boosted by generous