Governor News & Analysis

Vote Above Replacement: 2022 Governor Elections

by Bradley Wascher January 10, 2023 · 10:15 AM EST

For the first time since 1986, the president’s party netted gubernatorial seats in a midterm election, as Democrats gained three new governorships in 2022 and Republicans flipped only one. Although it wasn’t much of a surprise that Massachusetts and Maryland moved into the Democrats’ column, Arizona (another Democratic flip) and…

Baseline Update: Which States Shifted the Most After 2022

by Bradley Wascher December 2, 2022 · 2:29 PM EST

With the 2022 midterm elections (almost) in the books, we can begin putting the results into the broader context of past results to see how much states and districts shifted. One of the best ways to identify shifts in partisanship is through our Baseline metric. 

Baseline captures a state or…

2022 Election Results Summary (Nov. 28 2022)

November 28, 2022 · 11:30 AM EST

Updated as of Nov. 28, 2022 at 11:30am ET

By Erin Covey, Jacob Rubashkin, and Nathan Gonzales

Elections are humbling, and this time it’s Republicans’ turn for some soul searching.

Republicans were handed a tremendous opportunity in 2022. Midterm elections are typically a referendum on the party in power, and the…

2022 Election Results: What Happened in Gubernatorial Races?

by Jacob Rubashkin November 18, 2022 · 2:27 PM EST

The least surprising results of the cycle might have been in gubernatorial races, with each party winning all the races they were favored to win. But similar to the House and the Senate, Democrats won a disproportionate number of toss-up races, including Kansas, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Arizona, while Republicans won…

2022 Election Results Summary (Nov. 16, 2022)

November 16, 2022 · 10:37 AM EST

Updated as of Nov. 16, 2022 at 10am ET

By Jacob Rubashkin, Erin Covey and Nathan Gonzales

Elections are humbling, and this time it’s Republicans’ turn for some soul searching.

Republicans were handed a tremendous opportunity in 2022. Midterm elections are typically a referendum on the party in power, and…

2022 Election Results Summary (Nov. 14, 2022)

November 14, 2022 · 10:30 AM EST

Updated as of Nov. 14, 2022 at 10am ET

By Erin Covey, Jacob Rubashkin, and Nathan Gonzales

Apparently, there aren’t any normal elections.  

While there are still a couple dozen consequential races to be called and the fight for both the House or Senate majorities is ongoing, it’s clear that…

2022 Election Results Summary (Nov. 11, 2022)

November 11, 2022 · 10:30 AM EST

Updated as of Nov. 11, 2022 at 9am ET

By Erin Covey, Jacob Rubashkin, and Nathan Gonzales

Apparently, there aren’t any normal elections.  

While there are still a couple dozen consequential races to be called and the fight for both the House or Senate majorities is ongoing, it’s clear that…

2022 Election Results Summary (Nov. 10, 2022)

November 10, 2022 · 9:47 AM EST

Updated as of Nov. 10, 2022 at 9:45am ET

By Jacob Rubashkin, Erin Covey, and Nathan Gonzales

Apparently, there aren’t any normal elections.  

While there are still dozens of consequential races to be called and the fight for both the House or Senate majorities is ongoing, it’s clear that the 2022…

2022 Election Results Summary (Nov. 9, 2022)

November 9, 2022 · 4:27 PM EST

Updated as of Nov. 9, 2022 at 3pm ET

By Erin Covey, Jacob Rubashkin, and Nathan Gonzales

Apparently, there aren’t any normal elections.  

While there are still dozens of consequential races to be called and the fight for both the House or Senate majorities is ongoing, it’s clear that the…

Inside Elections- DecisionDeskHQ Election Night Livestream

November 8, 2022 · 10:39 AM EST

On Election Night, Inside Elections is partnering with DecisionDeskHQ for a livestream on YouTube

You’ll get key race calls from DDHQ and nonpartisan analysis from Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin, Erin Covey, Ryan Matsumoto, and Bradley Wascher of Inside Elections, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Leah Askarinam,…