Happy Election Day!
In a much hyped and talked about mid-term election, Americans are going to the polls for some exciting local and national races. Will the Democrats win the House? How many new Members of Congress will Washington state have? Will the Republicans gain seats in the Senate? Will most of our nation’s governors be in the Democratic party? We will start to find out tonight. However, given the peculiarities and peccadilloes of each state’s elections laws, we might not know who has won many elections for weeks.
Washington state has some very interesting races being watched on the national stage, and with Congressman Reichert’s retirement, we will have at least one new Member of Congress representing WA-08. Track the results for all Washington races here.
For national races, the New York Times will has it’s very popular Needle on their home page tracking election results again this year. CNN will also have live updates. The Washington Post also has a fun tracker. Do not expect poll returns until later in the day. The Times has a story on when polls close.
For those of you that have been intensely interested in this election (Beto! Stacey Abrams! Dino Rossi!) just keep in mind, the forecasts and models were very wrong last year. It’s raining in every state east of the Mississippi River, and that’s sure to impact turnout.
For those intensely interested in what’s happening across the country at every level, here’s a handy-dandy election tracker that has all high-target political races this election.
Federal Relations will update this post as necessary throughout the day and have an election recap tomorrow.