Midterm election updates: 2 races could determine Senate control
Republicans are still in position to win control of the House, while the battle for the Senate is coming down to two races that remain outstanding.
2022 Midterm Elections
Tina Kotek projected to win Oregon governor's race
Democrats have occupied the governor's mansion in Oregon since 1987, but this year's three-way race was very competitive.
Newly elected House members face uncertain Capitol landscape
Some of those projected to win their races and become first-time House members are striking a conciliatory tone and pledging to work across party lines.
Colorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older, and to create state-regulated centers where participants can experience the drug.
Why don't we have a final count of ballots in some states? Counting takes time.
State laws allow for weeks to officially certify election results, as counts are checked and double-checked. This is as it should be.
Record number of Muslim Americans elected in 2022 midterms
Georgia, a red state, now has the second-highest number of Muslim state legislators in the country.
The role of abortion in the 2022 midterm elections
While Democrats campaigned on the issue, anti-abortion groups slammed GOP candidates for taking the "ostrich strategy: burying their heads in the sand and running" from abortion.
North Carolina governor on Trump and the midterm elections — "The Takeout"
Cooper weighs in on whether his state would support Trump again in 2024: "I do not believe that North Carolina will make that mistake again."
Control of Congress remains unresolved as vote counts continue
The GOP is still in position to win control of the House, while the battle for the Senate is coming down to a handful of races that remain outstanding.
Lauren Boebert locked in tight reelection bid in Colorado
CBS News characterizes the race as a toss-up with 96% of the vote tallied on Thursday afternoon and Boebert holding a slim lead.
Democrats see successes in battles for state legislatures
Democrats flipped several state legislatures into their control and staved off potential GOP supermajorities in others.
The House and Senate races that will determine control of Congress
Three remaining races will determine control of the Senate, while the House is leaning toward the Republicans.
Maryland's first elected Black governor describes moment he found out he won
Moore is just the third Black governor elected in U.S. history.
Trump privately infuriated over midterm election results, source says
The former president has been "blaming everyone except himself" over the results, including his aides and Fox News host Sean Hannity, said a source close to Trump.
Takeaways and observations from the 2022 midterms
As the final votes are still being tallied in several battleground states, Democrats appeared to have fended off the predicted Republican "red wave."
Democrats stave off "red wave" as midterm election results come into focus
The battle for the Senate is coming down to a handful of unresolved races, as Georgia's contest heads to a runoff.
McCarthy officially launches bid for House speaker
Rep. Steve Scalise, the current minority whip, has also announced his run for House majority leader.
Biden calls midterm election "a good day" for democracy
A smiling President Biden fielded reporters' questions following Democrats' better-than-expected night.
In Georgia Senate race, Warnock and Walker headed for runoff
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Trump-backed former football star Herschel Walker will go head-to-head in a December runoff.
"Florida is where woke goes to die," DeSantis says in victory speech
The Republican governor and possible presidential candidate denounced "woke ideology" during his victory speech on Tuesday.
Voting rules, marijuana, gun rights: How state ballot initiatives fared in the midterm elections
Voters considered more than 100 ballot measures on Election Day, touching on hot-button issues like voting rules, immigration, marijuana legalization and gun rights.
Here's why some states take longer to tally votes
As of early Wednesday, CBS News projected that control of the Senate remained a toss-up with several key races yet to be decided.
Analyst: Anticipated Republican wave in midterms turned into "sprinkle"
"You are hearing a lot of the conversations already internally and a lot of the blame game about what went wrong," said Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez.
Abortion rights supporters score midterm victories in at least 3 states
Voters in at least four states voted to protect abortion access through measures on the ballot, CBS News projects.
Climate change measures on the line in the 2022 midterms
Three states have measures on their ballots that could have significant impact.
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Johnson says he intends to stay on as GOP leader if party loses majority
Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
Rep. Jeffries says Democrats are "on the verge of taking back control"
