The 2022 midterm elections shaped up to be some of the most consequential in the nation's recent history, with control of Congress at stake.
All 435 seats in the House and 35 of 100 seats in the Senate were on the ballot, as well as several influential gubernatorial elections in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Democrats were defending their narrow majorities in both chambers and retained control of the Senate, though control of the House isn't yet clear. But a Republican flip of the lower chamber would be enough to curtail most of President Joe Biden's legislative agenda and would likely result in investigations against his administration and even his family.
Here is how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Nov 10, 2022, 4:05 PM EST
50,000 ballots left to be counted in Clark County, Nevada
In Clark County, Nevada, 50,000 ballots still need to be counted, according to county registrar of voters Joe Gloria.
Workers sort through ballots in the delayed processing at the Clark County Election Department for the Nevada midterm elections in Las Vegas, Nov. 9, 2022.
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A worker sorts through ballots in the delayed processing at the Clark County Election Department for the Nevada midterm elections in Las Vegas, Nov. 9, 2022.
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“Over the course of the next three days we'll get them into the system,” he said.
“We will report again Friday night and then report again Saturday night. At that point we expect the majority of the ballots to be tabulated,” he said.
-ABC News’ Abby Cruz
Nov 10, 2022, 3:40 PM EST
VP Harris says midterms prove ‘democracy is intact’
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at a Democratic National Committee event on Thursday, thanked election workers and others as the party defied expectations in the midterms.
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Harris says midterms prove ‘democracy is intact’“When democracy is intact, this is what it looks like,” said Vice President Kamala Harris at a Democratic National Committee event on Thursday.
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“As we gather here, votes are still being counted. But it is clear your work sent a message to the entire world: Our democracy is intact,” Harris said.
“And when democracy is intact, this is what it looks like,” she continued. “Here's the thing: some Democrats won and some Republicans won. That is what happens when more than 100 million Americans participate and vote in free and fair and open elections.”
L-R, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive for an event hosted by the Democratic National Committee to thank campaign workers, at Howard Theatre in Washington, DC, Nov. 10, 2022.
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Harris, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff were all in attendance. The event took place at the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C.
“You did it, Joe,” Harris said, riffing off her viral video reacting to the 2020 election results.
Nov 10, 2022, 3:12 PM EST
Maricopa County expects to wrap vote count on Monday
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chair Bill Gates told ABC News he expects to wrap up vote counting in Arizona’s largest county by Monday.
“We have just a little over 400,000 votes left to be counted,” he said.
An election worker boxes tabulated ballots inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix. Nov. 9, 2022.
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Ballots for the U.S. midterm elections are counted with a machine at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Nov. 9, 2022.
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A record number of "late earlies" were dropped off on Election Day -- 290,000 ballots -- which is slowing the process, Gates added.
“This is not out of the ordinary -- it's fairly consistent with what we've done in the past,” he stressed. “Again, we want to be doing this accurately.”
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Arizona's Maricopa County to wrap vote count on Monday“We have just a little over 400,000 votes left to be counted,” said Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chair Bill Gates, adding he expects to wrap up vote counting by Monday.
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-ABC News’ Libby Cathey
Nov 10, 2022, 2:27 PM EST
Warnock centers runoff campaign around character
Standing in front of the John Lewis mural in Atlanta, an energetic and confident Sen. Raphael Warnock kicked off his runoff campaign, arguing that it’s about “competence” and “character.”
"This is not a race about Democrat and Republican. It’s not a race of the right versus the left. Fundamentally, this is a race about right and wrong. Who's right for Georgia and who's clearly wrong for Georgia,” he said
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during a news conference, on Nov. 10, 2022, in Atlanta.
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Warnock, the Democratic incumbent, argued that Republican challenger Herschel Walker “has shown us that he's not capable” and “has no vision for our state or for our country.”
“We've been running now for a little while, and he has yet to tell us what he actually wants to do,” Warnock said.
Warnock and Walker were tied each with 49% of the vote as of Thursday morning, with 99% of the expected vote reporting. Their runoff election will take place on Dec. 6.
Republican Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks next to his wife Julie during his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Atlanta, on Nov. 8, 2022.
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Reverend Raphael Warnock, Democratic Senator from Georgia, arrives to speak to students at Atlanta University during a midterm election campaign event, in Atlanta, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Warnock said, over the next four weeks, he will focus his attention on those who didn't vote for him.
"For those of you who made a different choice, this time, whether for Herschel Walker or someone else, I want to speak directly to you: Over the next four weeks, I hope you will give me the opportunity to earn your vote,” he said.
Warnock, who unseated Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a 2020 runoff, said, "We all knew this election would be close. But I've done this before -- we've done this before. We know how to win a runoff.”
