‘Don’t ever give up’: Read Kamala Harris’ full concession speech
“While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” Harris said, speaking at Howard University.
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Election results
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Mississippi is now the only state to have never sent a woman to the U.S. House
North Dakotans elected Republican Julie Fedorchak on Tuesday.
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Control of the House is up for grabs in Election 2024
A few candidates also have a chance to make history this year.
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Republicans win control of the Senate
Democrats will be sending a history-making two Black women to the upper chamber but their party will be in the minority.
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Sarah McBride makes history as first transgender member of Congress
She won Delaware’s at-large House seat on Tuesday, beating her Republican opponent John Whalen.
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For the first time, the U.S. Senate will have two Black women
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware will join the small but growing sisterhood of Black women who have served in the upper chamber of Congress.
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Democrat Josh Stein wins pivotal North Carolina governor’s race
The state attorney general beat Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who had staked his campaign on promises to ban abortion in the state and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, Decision Desk HQ projects.
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Pamela Goodwine makes history again as first Black woman on Kentucky Supreme Court
She’s no stranger to firsts as the first Black woman in Lexington to be district judge and, later, the first to be circuit judge. Now, she’s made history again.
Abortion ballot measures
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Arizonans approve measure to expand abortion access
They voted for a measure that would guarantee the right to an abortion up until the point of fetal viability, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ.
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Maryland approves measure to enshrine abortion, reproductive rights
Abortion is already legal up to the point of fetal viability in the state.
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Florida abortion rights measure is the first to fail since the end of Roe
The measure, Amendment 4, would have guaranteed the right to an abortion up until fetal viability.
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Coloradans approve measure to repeal ban on public funding for abortions
The procedure is already protected with no gestational limits in the state.
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Nevadans approve measure to codify abortion rights
It still needs to pass in another election before going into effect.
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Missouri measure to restore abortion rights passes
The decision could reverse the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.
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South Dakota ballot measure would guarantee right to abortion in first trimester
Major reproductive rights groups have not backed it, saying it doesn’t go far enough.
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New York passes equal rights amendment with abortion protections
The measure protects against discrimination based on “ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy.”
More Election 2024 coverage
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A second Trump term will require next-level accountability. Our newsroom is ready.
A note to our community from The 19th’s co-founder and CEO Emily Ramshaw.
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Here’s what we know about how Trump will tackle these major issues
Much is still unknown about how Trump will carry out some of his big promises on issues like the economy and immigration, or how he may curb abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights. Project 2025 and what he’s said so far offer some clues.
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America, again, chooses Trump over a woman
Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidency to former President Donald Trump.
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Trump wins a second term in a sharply divided nation
Trump’s victory nods to an intensely polarized nation, where a fractured electorate chose competing visions for the future of the country.
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Pamela Goodwine makes history again as first Black woman on Kentucky Supreme Court
She’s no stranger to firsts as the first Black woman in Lexington to be district judge and, later, the first to be circuit judge. Now, she’s made history again.
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For the first time, the U.S. Senate will have two Black women
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware will join the small but growing sisterhood of Black women who have served in the upper chamber of Congress.
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Sarah McBride makes history as first transgender member of Congress
She won Delaware’s at-large House seat on Tuesday, beating her Republican opponent John Whalen.
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Anxiety, joy and then quiet at Harris’ election night party
As results came in, the mood at Howard University changed.
Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota are weighing in on abortion.
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