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Alabama

The redistricting wars aren’t over and that could tip control of the House | #elections | #alabama

CNN — The battle for control of the House of Representatives increasingly resembles a sporting event in which the teams are changing the dimensions of the playing field even after the game is underway. As many as a dozen or more states could redraw the lines governing their congressional elections again before the 2024 election, […]

Alabama

Supreme Court justices are showing their willingness to boost conservative causes | #elections | #alabama

CNN — The Supreme Court’s reversal of abortion rights last year deviated so much from traditional decision-making that it might have soon appeared an aberration. But now into 2023, the six conservative justices are plainly positioned to remake the law across the board. Their actions in a series of pending cases, reaching out for issues […]

Alaska

Mary Peltola seeks to thwart Sarah Palin as Alaska tabulates ranked choice voting results | #alaska | #politics

CNN — Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, the Democrat who won a special election that sent her to Congress this summer, will once again thwart former Gov. Sarah Palin’s bid for a political comeback. CNN projected Wednesday that Peltola will win the race for Alaska’s at-large House seat after the state’s ranked choice voting tabulation, defeating […]

Alabama

Kenneth Smith: Alabama set to execute inmate whose jury voted 11-1 for life in prison | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Alabama plans to execute on Thursday an inmate whose jury’s 11-1 vote for a life sentence was overridden by the trial judge who opted instead for the death penalty, a practice the state has since repealed. Kenneth Smith, convicted of capital murder for his role in the 1988 killing of Elizabeth Sennett, should […]

Alaska

Why it takes California so long to count election ballots as House control hangs in the balance | #alaska | #politics

CNN — The $122 million-dollar Los Angeles mayor’s race between US Rep. Karen Bass and real estate magnate Rick Caruso is still too close to call, along with six House races in California that could determine the balance of power in Washington, raising a perennial question: Why does it take California so long to count […]

Alaska

What to know about control of Congress and outstanding votes in other races | #alaska | #politics

CNN — The battle for control of the House is now the biggest unanswered question of this year’s midterm elections after Democrats kept their narrow Senate majority. Victories in Arizona and Nevada, according to CNN projections, mean the party will enter 2023 with at least 50 Senate seats – and could add one more if […]

Alaska

Why it takes so long to count West Coast votes | #alaska | #politics

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — What’s taking so long to determine which party has control of the US House and Senate? Blame California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and the whole vote-by-mail West Coast, really. Actually, don’t blame […]

Alabama

Voters casting final ballots to determine control of House, Senate and 36 governor races | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Polls have closed in more than two dozen states in a midterm election dominated by anxiety over inflation and high gas prices that will determine control of the narrowly divided House and Senate, as well as governor’s mansions across the country. Republicans are increasingly confident of winning the House in a victory that […]

Alaska

When do polls close? An hour-by-hour guide to Election Night poll closings | #alaska | #politics

CNN — The 2022 midterm elections will decide control of Congress, dozens of statewide positions and ballot measures on key issues in many states. This is a guide by poll-closing time for the notable races – both competitive and not – that are on the ballot. See race ratings for Senate, House and governor by […]

Alaska

Opinion: The people who will decide this election | #alaska | #politics

Editor’s Note: John Avlon is a CNN senior political analyst and anchor. He is the author of “Lincoln and the Fight for Peace.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. CNN — As independent voters go, so goes the nation. That’s a political truism backed up by data. […]