Sitemap - 2024 - The Downballot
How the man from Plains became governor: The early years of Jimmy Carter
Morning Digest: Thank you for everything this year. We'd be grateful for your support.
Morning Digest: The Pennsylvania House could again be on the line—for the sixth time in three years
The Second Annual Downballot Awards
Morning Digest: Can Colorado Republicans put up a fight in the race for governor?
Watch David Nir and Aaron Rupar's live chat and Q&A
Morning Digest: Kathy Hochul could face a challenge from her own lieutenant governor
Morning Digest: Longtime congressman won't rule out late bid for governor in Virginia
Morning Digest: Democratic heavyweight steps up to challenge Nevada's GOP governor
Morning Digest: This senator was just reelected, so why is she running ads now?
The NC GOP's rancid new power grab
Morning Digest: California's next race for governor is huge—and getting huger
Morning Digest: We preview three of next year's top races for mayor
Morning Digest: Two big Maryland counties will soon have new leaders
Morning Digest: Detroit's mayor quits Democratic Party to run for governor as an independent
How EMILYs List's candidates won in a tough year
Morning Digest: House Democrats end 2024 with a net gain after final race flips their way
Morning Digest: One of next year's top races for mayor is already a contentious affair
Morning Digest: The Downballot's early guide to the top races for governor this cycle
Morning Digest: Why this Democrat-turned-Republican is challenging a GOP incumbent
Morning Digest: This is the most important election between now and next November
Morning Digest: Senate Republican who voted to convict Trump faces major reelection test
Morning Digest: Georgia's titanic midterm elections get off to a very early start
A come-from-behind shocker in North Carolina
Morning Digest: Alaska's top-four primary and ranked-choice elections survive repeal attempt
Morning Digest: In stunning turnaround, Democrat takes lead in North Carolina Supreme Court race
Morning Digest: Two Democratic heavyweights are joining one of 2025's marquee contests
Morning Digest: It's game on for one of the biggest races of 2026
Morning Digest: Trump's strange nomination of Matt Gaetz got even stranger in a hurry
Trump makes the House even more ungovernable
Morning Digest: Virginia Democrats are hungry to flip the attorney general's post
Morning Digest: Upcoming specials put Democratic majorities on the line in two states
Morning Digest: State supreme court races were a mixed bag in 2024
Morning Digest: Democrats would have to run the table to win a House majority
Morning Digest: Why we should talk about 'fair elections' differently
How Democrats can still win the House
Morning Digest: The battle for the House is still up in the air
Open thread for the Nov. 5, 2024 general election #3
Open thread for the Nov. 5, 2024 general election #2
Open thread for the Nov. 5, 2024 general election
The Downballot's 2024 overtime results tracker
Morning Digest: Join us tonight for our complete election coverage, starting at 6 PM ET!
Morning Digest: Democrats are contesting a greater share of GOP legislative seats than vice-versa
Weekly open thread: Saturday night edition
Can American democracy survive a full-scale assault?
Morning Digest: Don't sleep on these two races for attorney general in key swing states
Our hour-by-hour guide to election night!
The Downballot's 2024 poll closing times map, sponsored by 314 Action
Morning Digest: How America could elect the president by popular vote—by 2028
Enter The Downballot's 2024 prediction contest, sponsored by GreensBabka.com!
Morning Digest: Wisconsin GOP tries to cling to power by banning something no one's doing
The Downballot's guide to the top elections for state legislature in 2024
Morning Digest: Democrats keep obliterating the GOP in fundraising and spending
The Downballot's guide to state supreme court elections in 2024
Morning Digest: Mississippi Republicans want to drag their Supreme Court even further to the right
Morning Digest: Three states could finally erase same-sex marriage bans from the books
Morning Digest: A scandal-plagued GOP prosecutor faces a tough challenge in a red county
TPM's Josh Marshall unravels the election's conflicting signals
Special elections have been strong for Democrats, but polls show a tossup. Which should you believe?
Morning Digest: A top PAC's ad cancellations bring both good news and bad news for House Democrats
Morning Digest: How a 92-year GOP streak might come to an end next month
Morning Digest: The Democrats' massive fundraising edge is bigger than ever
The Downballot's 3Q 2024 Senate fundraising reports roundup
The Downballot's 3Q 2024 House fundraising reports roundup
Morning Digest: A long-ago Republican president stars in a Democratic ad
Blockbuster Dem fundraising + Senate GOP anxiety
Morning Digest: How Democrats just got a false GOP ad taken off the air in a key Ohio race
Morning Digest: Democrats pour it on to oust a top election denier, but the GOP isn't sweating
Morning Digest: Wealthy independent pummels GOP congressman with massive ad blitz
Morning Digest: The GOP triages a top governor's race while Democrats bring one online
A big vote on Puerto Rico statehood is coming up
Morning Digest: Why conservatives want to push Oklahoma's Supreme Court further to the right
Morning Digest: Spending from top GOP House groups draws almost even with Democratic counterparts
David Nir on downballot races to watch
Morning Digest: Court greenlights amendment that would end Arizona's partisan primary system
Morning Digest: How Minnesota Democrats are fighting to preserve their hard-won trifecta
Morning Digest: A 'cash crunch' forces Senate Republicans to abandon traditional ads
Disastrous GOP ad signals a competitive race in ... Indiana
Morning Digest: New ad shows Nebraskans how to complete ballots to restore abortion rights
Morning Digest: Indiana Republican's ad puts fake signs into hands of Democrat's supporters
Morning Digest: How a massive racism scandal could lead to independent redistricting in L.A.
Morning Digest: Senate Democrats say they'll expand the battlefield to Texas and Florida
Morning Digest: Las Vegas could elect its first Democratic mayor in more than a decade
Will Mark Robinson's implosion engulf the GOP?
Morning Digest: Why Iowa is suddenly a key House battleground for Democrats
Morning Digest: Meet the most prominent Republican standing by Mark Robinson
Morning Digest: Why the House GOP is giving up on Nevada
Morning Digest: The North Carolina GOP is stuck with Mark Robinson
How the Nebraska GOP may be planning to trample an abortion rights amendment
Morning Digest: Why Democrats want to break up GOP supermajorities—and win one of their own
Podcast: The state legislatures that are primed to flip
Morning Digest: Democrats ignored this seat in '22. They aren't making the same mistake this time
All the estimates of Springfield's Haitian population are wrong
Morning Digest: Why the GOP has a big spending edge in Pennsylvania's race for attorney general
Morning Digest: What's on your ballot? Psychedelics, state flags, school funding—and much more
Morning Digest: Utah court strikes down GOP proposal to gut ballot initiatives
Morning Digest: Why Alaska is home to the nation's most complicated state legislature
Podcast: General election season starts *now*
Morning Digest: Why Democrats can win New Hampshire's governorship—and maybe a trifecta
Election night open thread: Delaware, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island primaries
Morning Digest: John Carney wants to be America's first sitting governor elected as mayor
The Downballot presents our guide to the final primaries of the year!
Morning Digest: Missouri judge says abortion rights amendment should not appear on ballot
The Downballot weekly open thread
Morning Digest: Prosecutor ousted by DeSantis suddenly faces tougher path to a comeback
Podcast: The last primaries of the year turn nasty
Morning Digest: As we launch our new House spending tracker, the GOP fears it's falling short
Morning Digest: Our complete guide to every abortion ballot measure in 2024
The Downballot weekly open thread
Morning Digest: New Jersey is poised to elect its first Latina member of Congress
Morning Digest: How Democrats flipped the Tulsa mayor's office—two months early
Podcast: What Split Ticket's models say about November
Morning Digest: DC Republicans are now spending to help protect Ted Cruz
Morning Digest: North Dakota GOP takes aim at progressive ballot measures with a unique rule
Morning Digest: Top GOP recruit bails on race for reddest Democratic House seat
The Downballot weekly open thread
Morning Digest: The Utah GOP wants the power to overturn citizens' ballot initiatives
Podcast: Great news for House Dems—from *Alaska*
Morning Digest: Republicans are starting to give up on Kari Lake
Morning Digest: Florida Democrats seek revenge on DeSantis for deposing local prosecutors
Primary preview: Get up to speed on all the races in Florida, Alaska, and Wyoming!
Welcome to the very first edition of The Downballot Morning Digest!
Morning Digest: Two candidates from opposite parties team up on Utah's GOP governor
Daily Kos Elections is becoming a new site: The Downballot
Podcast: Announcing the launch of our new site!
Morning Digest: Trump and DeSantis butt heads one more time in nasty and expensive legislative race
Morning Digest: Missouri Republicans tried to keep abortion off the ballot. They failed
The Downballot on social platforms
Morning Digest: Democrats to pick nominee for seat that got away in '22
Morning Digest: Would-be spoiler drops Nebraska Senate bid, buoying independent
Morning Digest: The GOP has a stealth plan to kneecap Wisconsin's governor
Morning Digest: A perennial GOP candidate in Alaska has new best friends—the Democrats
Tim Walz is the ultimate downballot guy
Morning Digest: What happens in Minnesota if Tim Walz is elected vice president
Morning Digest: Another top-two disaster could befall Washington Democrats in a statewide race
Morning Digest: Former GOP frontrunner hopes last-second bailout will save his bid for governor
The Downballot Ultimate Data Guide
Morning Digest: Recount confirms Freedom Caucus chair still a loser
Morning Digest: Will the GOP boot another member of its Con Artist Caucus?
Primary season roars back to life
Give up on 2024? Vote Save America says hell no!
Freedom Caucus chair loses in a squeaker
A crazy Dem special election overperformance
The biggest supreme court races of 2024
Missouri Dems filibuster GOP into submission
The GOP Chaos Caucus grows larger
A Howard Dean comeback? YEEAARRGGHH!!
The AZ GOP's plan to retroactively erase an election
Dems are crushing the GOP in fundraising—again
The craziest effing story of the year (so far)
The stakes for Florida's abortion amendment just got higher
The GOP should be terrified after Alabama's landslide
Why we need to elect more moms
After abortion, conservatives are coming for recreational sex
Far-right Republicans dominate Tuesday's primaries
Our big fat Super Tuesday primary preview
How Democrats can win on the economy
Dems dominate in huge special election flip
Fighting disinformation in Latino media
Why more women than ever are running for office
The inside story on winning the Wisconsin Supreme Court