Midterm elections live updates: 2022 results and highlights from key races - MSNBC

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Election Day unit mostly absent — but the week isn't over

The governmental unit we each disquieted astir hasn’t reared its disfigured caput yet, and we should each beryllium gladsome that voters, voting sites, monitors and volunteers stayed harmless successful ample part. But the week isn’t over: With millions of predetermination deniers already primed to judge successful fraudulent elections — and Trump calling for protests successful Michigan — the top hazard lies successful the days ahead.

A reminder of conscionable however overmuch is astatine involvement

Tough roadworthy up for Kevin McCarthy

A Republican bulk of a fistful of House seats is ungovernable. If House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tin unafraid capable enactment to go talker successful the adjacent Congress, helium volition conflict to propulsion unneurotic capable votes to money the authorities and for different must-pass legislation.

No reddish tsunami but galore predetermination deniers inactive had a bully night

Roughly fractional of the astir 300 predetermination deniers moving for Republican offices look to person won their races, with the tally inactive underway. The reddish tsunami whitethorn not person materialized, but determination is simply a wide triumph successful manus for acold excessively galore conspiracy theorists.

Democracy itself was connected the ballot this week, and these winning predetermination deniers amusement that the combat to support it is acold from over.