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☆ Fact Check-Ballot disbursement incident happened in Tulsa County, Oklahoma - not Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media users are sharing a clip of a sheriff discussing a ballot disbursement incident in Tulsa County and claiming that this took place in the battleground state of Arizona. However, Tulsa County is located in Oklahoma and the incident affected about 30 to 40 voters. KJRH-TV, an NBC affiliate in Tulsa County, reported on Nov. 11, 2022 (here), that the District Attorney is investigating the irregularities. Arizona does not have a county called Tulsa County (here). The ballot disbursement incident happened in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

☆ Election denier Lake loses governor's race in battleground Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Julia Harte | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The closely fought governor's race between Lake and Democrat Katie Hobbs was one of the most significant in the general election because Arizona is a battleground state and will likely play a pivotal role in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. After the Arizona governor race was called, Hobbs wrote on Twitter: "Democracy is worth the wait." [1/4] Republican candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake speaks at the Republican Party of Arizona's 2022 U.S. midterm elections night rally in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., November 8, 2022. Voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin also rejected election deniers in races for governor and other statewide election posts. On Monday, she won the seat currently held by Republican Governor Doug Ducey, who could not seek re-election because of term limits.

☆ Liz Cheney, whose 3 Democratic endorsees won their races, takes a dig at election denier Kari Lake after Arizona defeat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kari Lake, a Trump-endorsed candidate for Arizona's governorship, lost to Katie Hobbs on Monday. Lake previously thanked Liz Cheney in a sarcastic letter for boosting campaign donations. Rep. Cheney lost her primary election against Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman in August. Lake, who had previously questioned the outcome of the 2020 election, on Sunday called Arizona "the laughingstock of elections" after results indicated she was losing the race. Representatives for Cheney and Lake did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ Katie Hobbs wins race for Arizona governor, defeating GOP election denier Kari Lake, NBC News projects
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Democratic candidate for Governor of Arizona Katie Hobbs reacts at a 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Phoenix, Arizona, November 8, 2022. Democrat Katie Hobbs won the race for governor of Arizona, NBC News projected. Hobbs ran a low-key campaign against Lake, a leading denier of the legitimacy of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Hobbs refused to debate Lake, saying she did not want to give the GOP nominee the opportunity to spread conspiracy theories. She accused Lake of being "only interested in creating a spectacle," while Lake called Hobbs a "coward" for not debating.

☆ Republicans on verge of U.S. House majority in midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a news conference about the House Republicans "Commitment to America" outside the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinWASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Republicans on Tuesday were closing in on majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives, a midterm victory tempered by the unexpectedly narrow margin they will hold over Democrats as they usher in two years of divided government. Republicans so far have won 215 seats in the 435-member chamber, Edison Research projected, with 218 needed for a majority. The anticipated House victory for Republicans will be far short of the "red wave" they had predicted for the Nov. 8 midterm elections, and some in the party have blamed Trump for the disappointing showing. As House speaker, McCarthy would be second in line of succession for the presidency after the vice president when Congress convenes in January.

☆ Video: Katie Hobbs projected to be next Arizona governor. Here's what it means for Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Democrat Katie Hobbs Defeats Kari Lake in High-Profile Arizona Governor Race
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Eliza Collins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs won Arizona’s governor race, the Associated Press has projected, in one of the most closely watched contests in the country. Her opponent Republican Kari Lake , a former local TV anchor, has become a prominent ally of former President Donald Trump and proponent of his false claims of a stolen 2020 election.

☆ U.S. House control hinges on tight races after Democrats take Senate
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Jim UrquhartWASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Control of the U.S. House of Representatives hinged on Monday on several tight races that could secure a majority for Republicans following midterm elections that saw President Joe Biden's Democrats beat expectations and retain the Senate. Republicans were closer to winning the House, having secured 211 seats compared to Democrats' 206, with 218 needed for a majority. "That has to be a focal point of every single committee in the Congress, especially in the House under Republican control," Banks told Fox News on Sunday. The Nevada win put Democrats in charge of a 50-50 Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote. Lindsey Graham, a veteran Republican senator, said planned Senate Republican leadership elections should be postponed until after the Georgia race.

☆ Kari Lake calls Arizona 'the laughingstock of elections' as her race has yet to be called 5 days after election day
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On "Sunday Morning Futures" Arizona candidate for Governor Kari Lake lambasted the state's election process. It has been five days since the election on Nov. 8 and her race has not yet been called. Lake called the state's voting procedures "embarrassing" and called Arizona "the laughingstock of elections." "We need to get in there and restore faith in our elections," Lake said. "We can't be the laughingstock of elections anymore here in Arizona and when I'm governor I will not allow it.

☆ The most prominent election-deniers lost their races. But at least 172 have won so far.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Kayla Gallagher | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

So far, at least 172 election deniers have won their races. Of the election deniers up for election, at least 172 have won their elections as of Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. There are 104 election deniers who have lost their races as of 9:30 a.m. Election deniers who have won their racesHigh-profile Republicans who have won their 2022 midterm races include Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Election deniers who could impact 2024 battleground states if electedOut of the election deniers on the ballot, 171 were favored to win and 46 were in races considered competitive by election watchers.

Their defeats were a sign of voters rejecting anti-democratic tendencies in tight midterm elections. In swing states Arizona, Nevada and Michigan, "America First" candidates were nominated for secretary of state, the position that oversees elections. All of those candidates lost. Nevertheless, many Republican election deniers won other races around the country. Reuters/Ipsos polling has shown about two-thirds of Republican voters believe the election was stolen from Trump.

☆ Democrats defy 'red wave' forecasts to keep Senate control, eye Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Tim Reid | Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

That put Democrats in charge of a 50-50 Senate, by virtue of Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote. As of Sunday, Republicans had won 211 seats and the Democrats 205, with 218 needed for a majority. It could take several days before the outcome of enough House races is known to determine which party will control the 435-seat chamber. House Republicans, should they prevail, have pledged to try to roll back Biden-led legislation to battle climate change and want to make permanent a series of 2017 tax cuts set to expire. “That has to be a focal point of every single committee in the Congress, especially in the House under Republican control,” Banks said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday”.

PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are at the moment their parties’ leading candidates for 2024. But more competitive midterm contests appear poised to inject a host of new prospects into the 2024 conversation for both parties. That governors would already find themselves in the 2024 spotlight comes as little surprise to political observers. “Governors get s--- done, right?” Shapiro said in a recent interview after batting away questions about his own future ambitions. Jared Leopold, a Democratic strategist who formerly worked at the Democratic Governors Association, said Biden is and will remain Democrats’ top choice in 2024.

☆ It Takes Too Long to Count Votes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Two days after the election, it was still impossible to say which party had won the House and Senate, and the mystery could last until next week, alas. The figure for one competitive House race in California was 39%. In the Nevada Senate race, Republican Adam Laxalt was ahead by roughly 16,000 votes, with Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto getting closer. This isn’t suspicious in itself: Democrats vote absentee at higher rates than Republicans, and mail ballots typically take longer to verify and count. Meantime in Arizona, Democrat Katie Hobbs led Republican Kari Lake in the race for Governor by about 17,000.

☆ Election denier Mark Finchem loses secretary of state race in Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Republican Mark Finchem, a prominent election denier, has lost to Democrat Adrian Fontes in the race for Arizona secretary of state race, NBC News projects. Fontes, a former top elections official for Maricopa County, will succeed Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for governor. “Mark was willing to say what few others had the courage to say” about the 2020 election, Trump said in offering his public support. He also supported a partisan review of Maricopa County’s election results, even though the review reaffirmed Biden’s victory. In Michigan, election deniers lost bids for governor, secretary of state and attorney general.

☆ Democrats await Nevada election result that could seal their U.S. Senate majority
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A Democratic victory in Georgia next month would then give the party outright majority control of a 51-49 Senate. A Democratic loss in Georgia and a win in Nevada would still put Democrats in charge of a 50-50 Senate, as Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris can break tie votes. The Senate currently is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. With nearly 97% of the vote counted in the Nevada Senate race, Laxalt was leading by around 800 votes. It could take at least a few more days before the outcome of enough House races are known to determine party control of that 435-seat chamber.

☆ Fact Check-Imposter Twitter account mimicking Arizona’s Kari Lake posts fabricated election concession statement
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Twitter account impersonating Kari Lake, Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate, tweeted a fabricated statement on Nov. 11 in which she concedes defeat in the election to be governor. The verified account (@KariIakeAZ) tweeted a post on Nov. 11 that reads: “It is with heavy heart that I must concede to my opponent, @katiehobbs. We didn’t get the outcome we wanted but I promise we’ll be back even stronger in next year’s gubernatorial election” (here), archived (archive.ph/wip/7j6rT). On Nov. 11, Lake told Fox News that she had “100% confidence” that she would win the governorship race against her Democrat opponent, Katie Hobbs (here). An imposter profile mimicking Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake was created on Nov. 11 and tweeted a fabricated concession statement.

☆ Fact Check-Photo shows Maricopa County worker - not Katie Hobbs - at tabulation center
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A widely shared image showing an elections worker at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on Nov. 9 has been miscaptioned online, with some on social media falsely claiming it depicts Arizona’s Secretary of State and the Democratic hopeful for Governor, Katie Hobbs. The Maricopa County Elections Department told Reuters that the image does not depict Arizona Secretary of State Hobbs. “We can confirm those [people] are Maricopa County Elections Department staff,” the Maricopa County Elections Department told Reuters via Twitter DM. Katie Hobbs has no role in counting ballots and is not the woman pictured,” Sarah Robinson, Communications Director for the Katie Hobbs for Governor campaign said in a statement sent to Reuters. This image does not show Katie Hobbs at the Maricopa County tabulation center, but a worker at the county’s Elections Department.

In Arizona Senate, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly is ahead of Republican Blake Masters by 115,000 votes with 80% in. On Dobbs, the national exit poll showed 27% of voters picking abortion as their No. And remember that our final NBC News poll found Trump as one of the most unpopular political figures we measured, especially compared with President Biden. In each state, those Democratic secretaries of state nominees were running against Republicans who cast doubt on the 2020 election result. Two of those five feature Democrat vs. Democrat contests, thanks to the state’s Top 2 primary, so those will stay in the Democratic column.

[1/11] The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol, as control of Congress remained unclear following the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2022. The fate of the Senate, meanwhile, rests with a trio of fiercely contested states. (Live election results from around the country are here)Though Republicans remained favored to take over the House, their performance on Tuesday was seen as underwhelming. A Republican Senate would hold sway over Biden's judicial appointments, including any potential Supreme Court vacancies. VOTE-COUNTING CHUGGING ALONGAs ballots were tallied, Democrats expressed cautious optimism about both the Nevada and Arizona Senate races.

[1/11] The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol, as control of Congress remained unclear following the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2022. Either party can win a majority by sweeping the races in Nevada and Arizona, where counting late-arriving ballots is expected to last several more days. (Live election results from around the country are here)Though Republicans remained favored to take over the House, their performance on Tuesday was seen as underwhelming. A Republican Senate would hold sway over Biden's judicial appointments, including any potential Supreme Court vacancies. VOTE-COUNTING CHUGGING ALONGAs ballots were tallied, Democrats expressed cautious optimism about both the Nevada and Arizona Senate races.

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Democrat Tina Kotek won a tough three-way race to become the next governor of Oregon, the Associated Press projected on Thursday, enabling Democrats to extend nearly four decades of control over the Oregon governorship. Official returns from Tuesday's election showed Kotek winning 47.1% of the vote to 43.5% for Republican Christine Drazan. The last time a Republican was elected governor was in 1982, and Kotek was always favored to succeed Democratic governor Kate Brown, who could not run again due to term limits. With the polls tightening late in the race, President Joe Biden visited Oregon in mid-October to campaign with Kotek, a former state legislator. In Michigan, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer was re-elected and voters flipped the state House and Senate from Republican to Democratic control.

☆ The 2022 election disaster that wasn't: The system worked and Trump-backed candidates are conceding
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The run-up to Election Day 2022 was marred by fears of chaos and refusals to concede. A slew of Trump-backed candidates who rejected the legitimacy of the 2020 election were on the ballot. Election Day went smoothly, and while there were minor issues in places like Maricopa County, Arizona, they were quickly identified and resolved and there were no broader infrastructure problems. Taking a lesson from the 2020 election, cybersecurity and election security officials also stepped up efforts to combat disinformation related to this year's midterms. Crucially, many of Trump's handpicked candidates conceded defeat when their races were called.

Republican candidate Kari Lake’s campaign began casting doubts on the election results as her Democratic opponent, Katie Hobbs, took the lead. On Tuesday night, while addressing supporters at her election headquarters, Lake said, “It’s like Groundhog Day“ — a reference to the 2020 election. Notably, GOP candidates such as Pennsylvania’s Doug Mastriano have yet to make concession speeches. For what it’s worth, election deniers who lost should follow the lead of Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon who finally conceded to Gov. Indeed, even more than who makes it to Congress, what should concern us is the fact that election deniers won races for governor, attorney general and secretary of state.

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

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