Mid-Terms 2018

Here's what that means for policymaking in the U.S.

• By Seth Masket

The five boroughs saw unusually high precipitation on Tuesday, with nearly 100 percent humidity, as New Yorkers trudged through the rain to cast their ballots.

• By Ian MacDougall

A number of ballot initiatives dealing with environmental issues were rejected by voters across the country, but governors and representatives with conservation bonafides can still pick up the slack.

• By Garth Heutel

Turnout levels appear to have been high—and high numbers of Latinxs told their friends and families to vote too.

• By Jack Herrera

Across the country, Americans had their enthusiasm to vote tested by problems at polling places including long lines and a shortage of ballots.

• By Isaac Arnsdorf

Voters in three of four states with marijuana ballot proposals passed initiatives that loosen restrictions on the substance, but that won't necessarily result in nation-wide expansion of this policy.

• By Daniel J. Mallinson & Lee Hannah

Both amendments were patterned after a successful policy change in Tennessee.

• By Emma Sarappo

In what many see as a referendum on Trump's immigration policies, voters in several states rejected anti-immigrant platforms and ballot initiatives.

• By Jack Herrera

Political scientist David Faris argues that Tuesday's mid-terms were a clear repudiation of President Donald Trump and his party.

• By Tom Jacobs

A record number of women ran for some of the nation's highest offices this year. Here's how they've influenced the gender make-up of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the states' governors.

• By Francie Diep

The answer: pretty well.

• By Emily Moon

Now that felons can vote in Florida, Democrats might see a boost in future elections.

• By Max Ufberg

Though these ballot initiatives address the state's homelessness problem, many homeless people won't be able to vote on them.

• By Ben Rowen

Issue 2 would amend the Arkansas constitution to require a photo ID at the polls and disqualify provisional ballots that aren't certified with proper ID.

• By Emma Sarappo

Gubernatorial races in states across the country could determine whether supervised injection sites—controversial clinics where people can safely inject drugs—will open in several U.S. cities and states where they're under consideration.

• By Francie Diep

Voters in Arizona will decide whether to move forward with a program that would allow all students to receive public money for private school.

• By Emily Moon

Oil companies have contributed $8 million to fight against Measure G, a ballot measure in San Luis Obispo County that would block the expansion of local oil operations.

• By Kate Wheeling

In one of the most consequential mid-term measures nationwide, Florida's Amendment 4 would automatically restore voting rights to most felons who complete their sentences.

• By Emma Sarappo

New evidence suggests Oregon's Medicaid expansion boosted short-term political participation in the years immediately after the law was passed.

• By Dwyer Gunn

With Roe v. Wade under threat, the stakes are high for abortion protections in states across the country.

• By Kate Wheeling

Indigenous high schoolers are organizing to let their families vote in an election they argue is designed to block them from the polls.

• By Massoud Hayoun

While legislation that restricts agriculture can be a tough sell, appeals to animals' poor living conditions have had success with voters.

• By Emily Moon

The outcome of the race between indicted incumbent Duncan Hunter, a Republican, and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, could affect President Donald Trump's immigration policy, at least at California's border with Mexico.

• By Emma Sarappo

Many states require election officials to compare a voter's signature with existing records before issuing and counting absentee ballots, but advocates are filing lawsuits to end the practice.

• By Susie Armitage