Election 2014
The Atlantic’s coverage of the midterm vote
Election 2014: Live Coverage
News and analysis from around the nation as voters decide who will control the U.S. Senate, House, and statehouses.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP The President Concedes
"Obviously, the Republicans had a good night," Obama said. Now what can he get done with the GOP?
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J. Scott Applewhite/AP Republican Party Time
Like so many before him, Mitch McConnell promised an end to dysfunction as the next Senate majority leader.
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Carolyn Kaster/AP Dems' Fighting Words
Even before all the ballots are cast, Harry Reid's top aide has unleashed his fury against the White House. But the outgoing majority leader is sticking around for Obama's final two years.
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Evan Vucci/AP Obama: The Wrong Man for the Moment
The cool, detached president didn't have the right political skills in an election where voters prized extremes over nuance. He and his party paid the price.
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Steve Ruark/AP Democratic Statehouses Turn Red
Yes, Republicans won the Senate, but it may be their gubernatorial victories that hurt President Obama's party the most.
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Alexandre Dulaunoy/Flickr Newsy Ballot-Measure Results: An Election 2014 Highlight Reel
A survey of direct democracy on subjects from abortion to bear-hunting-with-donuts to wage increases for workers at the bottom.
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Gary Cameron/Reuters The Other Big Election 2014 Losers: Marijuana Prohibitionists
The fortunes of political parties wax and wane, but the movement to legalize cannabis won key victories Tuesday that portend a generational shift in drug policy.
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Shannon Stapleton/Reuters The Republican Wave Sweeps the Midterm Elections
As in 2010, the GOP overshot its targets in this year's midterm elections, taking the Senate and winning House and statehouse races across the board. Now what will they do?
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Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images America Votes: An Image Gallery
Photos from the polls and the stump as the midterm winds down
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Theresa Thompson/Flickr A Missed Opportunity to Teach Kids About Midterm Elections
Schools across the country are being used as polling stations, but the students who attend them may not understand why these elections matter.
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Republican Party of West Virginia, via James Fallows Vote Early and Often!
"Don't vote—it just encourages them," the old saw used to go. Au contraire. Even-lower turnout is about the only thing that could make our terrible election system worse.
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Dado Ruvic/Reuters How Facebook Could Skew an Election
It all has to do with those chipper “I’m a Voter!” buttons.
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Adam Baker/Flickr A Respite From Election-Day Tribalism
Amid a nationwide orgy of partisanship, a short, eclectic reading list to help red, blue, and purple Americans keep things in perspective.
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Lauren Giordano/The Atlantic The Midterm Elections: A User's Guide
Republicans are expected to take control of the Senate and gain seats in the House.
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J. Scott Applewhite/AP Mitch McConnell, on the Brink
The Kentucky Republican is poised to take control of a new Senate majority Tuesday, but he remains remote and inscrutable.
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J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Republicans on the Cusp
The GOP is poised to win control of the Senate. But will the results be known on Wednesday morning?
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Ross D. Franklin/AP Latino Voters' Wrenching Choice
Abandoned by Democrats and shunned by Republicans, many Hispanics don't see why they should vote this year. In Colorado, they could decide the election.
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Larry Downing/Reuters President Obama Has Earned Our Disapproval
On the eve of the midterm elections, 42 percent of Americans endorse his performance—and that's alarmingly high given his administration's ethical and legal lapses.
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Larry Downing/Reuters Trashing the Party? Rand Paul Laments the GOP's 'Broken' Brand
The Republican senator appeared on three Sunday talk shows to explain—and double down on—his recent anti-party positions.
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Darhil Crooks/The Atlantic Postcard From New Hampshire: A State Senator's Election Homestretch
Riding around Manchester with Lou D'Allesandro as he rounds up votes and frets over Senator Jeanne Shaheen's chances against Scott Brown
