2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS COVERAGE: LATEST FROM NPR
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Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesEl-Sayed's campaign tested how an antiestablishment candidate on the left would fare in a perennial Midwest battleground. With the win, he'll become the first Muslim American to serve in the Senate. -
Vasha Hunt/APAmong the sweeping victories by Democrats on Tuesday were wins in several congressional districts that Republicans had redrawn explicitly to boost their party ahead of the midterms. -
Tom Brenner/Getty ImagesJeffries, who addressed supporters after House control was called for Democrats, argued voters have sent Congress a message to end extremism and "corruption." -
Ashley L. Conti for NPRThe result is a crucial victory for Democrats in their push to retake the Senate majority, flipping a seat that Collins has held for nearly 30 years.
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SFUSD board candidates Phil Kim, Aleta Fisher, and Autumn Garibay celebrate "blue wave" as national election results are called.
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Oakland Measure EE, the Regional Transit Measure, and California Prop 40 are the most discussed local issues as national election results begin to roll in.
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Ava OramToday, San Franciscans will finish deciding who their next representative in Congress will be. Among those watching the results closely will be some teenagers. -
Today is Mid-term Election Day!
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Ghosts, graveyards, and ghoulish goings-on continue the day after Halloween — Sunday, November 1 at 4 pm. -
Today on Crate Questions, we'll meet the DJ who never stops brining the vibes, Eryka!
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Youth reporter Charlie Zeitlin says the young people he talks to are against both propositions 39 and 40.
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San Francisco Public Press reporter Cami Dominguez says the people she speaks to are struggling to buy basic necessities.
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There are, give or take, 50 billionaires in Silicon Valley who have a combined net worth in the trillions of dollar. Many of them have been spending thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of dollars to defeat this tax.
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California District 48 is one of the five districts whose boundaries were redrawn by Proposition 50. Governor Gavin Newsom pushed for that effort to favor Democrats after Texas redrew its districts in an apparent effort to favor Republicans.
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Around 270 volunteers are watching Bay Area polling stations.
