Election 2022WBUR's coverage of the 2022 election in Massachusetts and beyond.Candidates seeking recounts in 2 state rep. racesKristin Kassner of Hamilton, who challenged a sitting North Shore incumbent, and Andrew Shepherd of Townsend, who bid for an open Nashoba Valley seat, submitted petitions asking for districtwide recounts...Local CoverageNov 23, 2022The biggest lesson Democrats should take from the midtermsIt’s true the red wave was more of a ripple, but progressives should be wary of overreach.CognoscentiNov 16, 2022Disdain won’t get us far with election deniersCelebrating the politicians who concede their losses in the American democratic tradition, should not preclude curiosity about why so many people have lost faith in our electoral system. CognoscentiNov 15, 20223 voters, 3 regions, 3 perspectives on the midterm elections and the country's futureAs voters wait for results, they're also thinking about what the election meant to them and whether they believe their needs will be met by the officials who are going...Resume09:13Nov 11, 2022Midterm elections reverberate in Iowa and Republican caucusThey're still counting votes in tight Senate races in Arizona and Nevada, so there's no news yet on which party will control the House and Senate next year.Resume10:50Nov 11, 2022AdvertisementWhich party's political message connected more with working-class voters?Exit polls from Tuesday's election show that Democrats held a narrow advantage with voters who are college graduates — but they're struggling in places like Nevada, which has a lower...Resume10:31Nov 10, 2022Maricopa County election supervisor weighs in on Arizona delayElection supervisor Bill Gates lso says he expects the count to be final in Maricopa County early next week.Resume06:05Nov 10, 2022Florida goes fully redThe Republican Party won every statewide office. Florida gave the GOP four additional seats in the U.S. House.Resume05:14Nov 10, 2022Immigrants celebrate ballot approval of Mass. driver's license lawResidents approved Question 4 by a vote of 53.6% to 46.4%. The law will go into effect on July 1. The slim margin shows many voters had mixed feelings about...ResumeLocal Coverage04:13Nov 10, 2022MassGOP wipeout has Republicans pondering party's futureThe Massachusetts Republican party lost every single statewide contest here, all nine Congressional races, two key county races and some legislative races. Some Republicans are wondering about the party's future...ResumeLocal Coverage03:30Nov 10, 2022With most Mass. election results in, here's what comes nextFrom a meeting between our current and future governors, to some notable local election results you may have missed, here's what you need to know today.Local CoverageNov 10, 2022Mass. LGBTQ community celebrates Healey's historic victory"I want to say something to every little girl and every young LGBTQ person out there," Maura Healey said on Tuesday night. "I hope tonight shows you that you can...ResumeLocal Coverage02:34Nov 9, 2022Watch Live: Biden delivers remarks after midterm electionsPresident Biden will deliver remarks as the votes in the 2022 midterm elections are still being counted.Local CoverageNov 9, 2022Massachusetts voters approve 'millionaires tax' ballot questionThe new tax, set to take effect Jan. 1, will apply to any portion of taxable income above $1 million.Local CoverageNov 9, 2022Why AP hasn't called control of Congress yetIn short, because neither party has yet reached the 218 seats necessary to win in the House or the 50 (for Democrats) or 51 (for Republicans) required in the Senate....Local CoverageNov 9, 2022Mass. votes 'yes' on Question 4, upholding driver's license law for unauthorized immigrantsThe Work and Family Mobility Act is set to go into effect next July. Organizers estimate thousands of newly eligible drivers could apply for licenses in the months after.ResumeLocal Coverage04:13Nov 9, 2022Voters weighed in on 132 ballot initiatives on topics ranging from enslavement to magic mushroomsChris Melody Field Figueredo, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, talks about what passed, what didn't and why.Resume05:43Nov 9, 2022Abortion and the election: What the results mean — and what's next?Five states had questions on the ballot about protecting or inhibiting access. All seem to have gone the way of supporting access.Resume09:39Nov 9, 2022Election deniers: The winners and losersNearly 300 election deniers were on ballots across the country.Resume06:14Nov 9, 2022Republicans win big in FloridaIt was a big night for Republicans in Florida. Gove. Ron DeSantis emerged victorious and Sen. Marco Rubio held onto his seat.Resume03:48Nov 9, 2022Next Page
Candidates seeking recounts in 2 state rep. racesKristin Kassner of Hamilton, who challenged a sitting North Shore incumbent, and Andrew Shepherd of Townsend, who bid for an open Nashoba Valley seat, submitted petitions asking for districtwide recounts...Local CoverageNov 23, 2022
The biggest lesson Democrats should take from the midtermsIt’s true the red wave was more of a ripple, but progressives should be wary of overreach.CognoscentiNov 16, 2022
Disdain won’t get us far with election deniersCelebrating the politicians who concede their losses in the American democratic tradition, should not preclude curiosity about why so many people have lost faith in our electoral system. CognoscentiNov 15, 2022
3 voters, 3 regions, 3 perspectives on the midterm elections and the country's futureAs voters wait for results, they're also thinking about what the election meant to them and whether they believe their needs will be met by the officials who are going...Resume09:13Nov 11, 2022
Midterm elections reverberate in Iowa and Republican caucusThey're still counting votes in tight Senate races in Arizona and Nevada, so there's no news yet on which party will control the House and Senate next year.Resume10:50Nov 11, 2022
Which party's political message connected more with working-class voters?Exit polls from Tuesday's election show that Democrats held a narrow advantage with voters who are college graduates — but they're struggling in places like Nevada, which has a lower...Resume10:31Nov 10, 2022
Maricopa County election supervisor weighs in on Arizona delayElection supervisor Bill Gates lso says he expects the count to be final in Maricopa County early next week.Resume06:05Nov 10, 2022
Florida goes fully redThe Republican Party won every statewide office. Florida gave the GOP four additional seats in the U.S. House.Resume05:14Nov 10, 2022
Immigrants celebrate ballot approval of Mass. driver's license lawResidents approved Question 4 by a vote of 53.6% to 46.4%. The law will go into effect on July 1. The slim margin shows many voters had mixed feelings about...ResumeLocal Coverage04:13Nov 10, 2022
MassGOP wipeout has Republicans pondering party's futureThe Massachusetts Republican party lost every single statewide contest here, all nine Congressional races, two key county races and some legislative races. Some Republicans are wondering about the party's future...ResumeLocal Coverage03:30Nov 10, 2022
With most Mass. election results in, here's what comes nextFrom a meeting between our current and future governors, to some notable local election results you may have missed, here's what you need to know today.Local CoverageNov 10, 2022
Mass. LGBTQ community celebrates Healey's historic victory"I want to say something to every little girl and every young LGBTQ person out there," Maura Healey said on Tuesday night. "I hope tonight shows you that you can...ResumeLocal Coverage02:34Nov 9, 2022
Watch Live: Biden delivers remarks after midterm electionsPresident Biden will deliver remarks as the votes in the 2022 midterm elections are still being counted.Local CoverageNov 9, 2022
Massachusetts voters approve 'millionaires tax' ballot questionThe new tax, set to take effect Jan. 1, will apply to any portion of taxable income above $1 million.Local CoverageNov 9, 2022
Why AP hasn't called control of Congress yetIn short, because neither party has yet reached the 218 seats necessary to win in the House or the 50 (for Democrats) or 51 (for Republicans) required in the Senate....Local CoverageNov 9, 2022
Mass. votes 'yes' on Question 4, upholding driver's license law for unauthorized immigrantsThe Work and Family Mobility Act is set to go into effect next July. Organizers estimate thousands of newly eligible drivers could apply for licenses in the months after.ResumeLocal Coverage04:13Nov 9, 2022
Voters weighed in on 132 ballot initiatives on topics ranging from enslavement to magic mushroomsChris Melody Field Figueredo, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, talks about what passed, what didn't and why.Resume05:43Nov 9, 2022
Abortion and the election: What the results mean — and what's next?Five states had questions on the ballot about protecting or inhibiting access. All seem to have gone the way of supporting access.Resume09:39Nov 9, 2022
Election deniers: The winners and losersNearly 300 election deniers were on ballots across the country.Resume06:14Nov 9, 2022
Republicans win big in FloridaIt was a big night for Republicans in Florida. Gove. Ron DeSantis emerged victorious and Sen. Marco Rubio held onto his seat.Resume03:48Nov 9, 2022
