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Breaking down the 2022 vote

Americans vote at the Tenney Park polling place on November 8, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin.
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While Democrats may have bucked the national trend, Republicans still hold a large sway in GOP-led states
Attendees cheer during a rally for gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore and the Democratic Party with US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the eve of the US midterm elections, at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland, on November 7, 2022.
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Analysis: Democrats would have gotten crushed this election without young voters
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 08: People vote at the Meadows Mall on November 08, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation.
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Why were the midterm elections close? Exit polls offer clues.
Republican US Senate candidate Katie Britt talks with the media during a watch party, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Montgomery, Ala. (Photo/Butch Dill)
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Meet the history-makers of the 2022 midterm elections
Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Democrat Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Democrat Kathy Hochul of New York
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Female governors will break a record in 2023
Abortion rights activists demonstrate in support of women's rights on July 16, 2022, in Santa Monica, California.
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Abortion rights were on the ballot in these states. Here's what voters decided.
Cannabis plants grow at Glass House Brands greenhouse near Camarillo, California, US, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. The 5.5 million square foot facility is expected to become the world's largest for growing cannabis once it's fully converted from its original use as a high-tech tomato farm. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Marijuana legalization on the ballot in these states: Here's what voters decided
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 08: People vote at the Meadows Mall on November 08, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Voters approve Medicaid expansion and a minimum wage increase in these states
A "Vote" sign outside a polling location in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. After months of talk about reproductive rights, threats to democracy, climate change, immigration and crime, the US midterm elections are coming down to the way Americans feel about the overall state of the economy and, in particular, inflation.
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Voter ID, citizenship, ranked-choice voting: Here's what voters in these states decided about rules for future elections

Guide to the 2022 midterms

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CNN political director explains how CNN projects winners
A poll worker prepares "I voted" stickers for voters at the City Clerk's Office ahead of the midterm election in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., November 7, 2022.
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An hour-by-hour guide to Election Night poll closings
Election workers separate verified ballots from their envelopes at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections headquarters on the eve of the US midterm elections, in Orlando, Florida, on November 7, 2022. (Photo by Gregg Newton / AFP) (Photo by GREGG NEWTON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A non-American's guide to the 2022 US midterms
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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
The chamber of the House of Representatives is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022.
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How to tell if the GOP is heading for a landslide in the House
Katie Hobbs, left, and Kari Lake, right, are running for governor in Arizona.
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These are the key governor's races to watch this fall
Adrian Fontes, left, and Mark Finchem
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The future of American elections could depend on these five races
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Matthew DePerno
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How 11 competitive attorney general races could shape policy battles over abortion, elections and more
Clockwise from top left: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, California Rep. Karen Bass, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake
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20 state and local elections to watch this year
A poll worker holds a sticker that reads, I Voted on May 17, 2022 in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina. North Carolina is one of several states holding midterm primary elections.
•Fact Check
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A guide to the election deniers in midterm races

Senate race ratings

CNN’s Election Center uses pre-election race ratings for the Senate seats by , which provides nonpartisan analysis of campaigns for Senate, House and governor. This year, 35 of the 100 Senate seats were on the ballot.

House race ratings

CNN’s Election Center uses pre-election race ratings for all 435 House seats by , which provides nonpartisan analysis of campaigns for Senate, House and governor. Every two years, all 435 House seats are on the ballot. Heading into the election, Democrats controlled 220 out of 435 US House seats, while Republicans controlled 212 Seats, with three vacancies.