Complete coverage of the 2018 midterm elections from MPR News reporters, NPR and the Associated Press.
Wondering how many votes the various statewide and congressional candidates received in your neighborhood in the 2018 elections? Try this MPR News mapping tool that lets you search vote totals by precinct in Minnesota's major races.
Top House Democrats on Sunday raised the prospect of impeachment or prison time for President Trump if it's proved that he directed illegal hush-money payments to women, adding to the legal pressure on the president over the Russia investigation and other scandals.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick passed on running for president last week, saying the campaign process is too "cruel." He's right — there are a lot of downsides to running for president.
Wisconsin's Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers said Sunday he's not optimistic that outgoing governor Scott Walker will veto bills approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature that would limit the new governor's power.
State investigators appear focused on whether a Republican political operative violated the law by hiring people to collect mail-in ballots from voters. The GOP candidate won with a 900-vote margin.
The original count in the north-central district had Persell leading Republican incumbent Matt Bliss by just eight votes.
In question are thousands of absentee ballots that were never mailed back, largely affecting black and American Indian voters. The board cited "claims of irregularities and fraudulent activities."
Minnesota had its highest percentage turnout in a non-presidential election since 2002.
These metro areas saw the most dramatic turnarounds in this election from red to blue -- and were responsible for Democrats taking back the House.
In an interview, President Trump refused to admit any defeat in the midterm elections — but in a rare move, acknowledged he made a mistake by not visiting Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day.
Minnesota is in the national political spotlight in 2018, as voters will decide the state's next governor, senators and Congressional seats. Mark your calendars so you don't miss key dates.
Ultimately, even a hand recount didn't shift the final margin of the race too much. Scott's win means Republicans have picked up two Senate seats even as the GOP lost substantial ground in the House.
With their grip on power set to loosen come January, Republicans in several states are considering last-ditch laws that would weaken existing or incoming Democratic governors and advance their own conservative agendas.
Barring court orders, the recount must be completed by Sunday. Republican Rick Scott has a narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in the contested Senate race.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker promised Thursday he wouldn't "retreat" after losing re-election and signaled potential support for a variety of Republican-backed efforts to limit the power of his Democratic successor.
A quirky Minnesota law calls for municipal elections to be decided "by lot" in case of a tie. In the hamlet of Manhattan Beach, the mayoral race came down to a high card draw.
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a special counsel indictment against a Russian company accused of interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
A Democratic wave in the Twin Cities suburbs led to the defeats of two incumbent GOP U.S. House members and helped shift control of the state House back to the DFL. Is it permanent?
A new problem complicated Florida's ongoing recount battle as lawyers headed back to court on Wednesday: Palm Beach County's tallying machines have overheated, causing mismatched results with the recount of 174,000 early voting ballots.
Dozens of Democrats are preparing to run for president in 2020. Advisers to some say that the Thanksgiving holiday next week begins a short window for potential candidates to make decisions.