midterm elections

Shantel Destra, of WMHT and NYPNN, leads an Election Day Reporter’s Roundtable on statewide election results with Jimmy Vielkind, of the Times Union, and Bill Mahoney, of POLITICO.

Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes joined Sam Dingman on Northeast Notebook to discuss how the highly consequential ballot questions played out in Massachusetts.

Democratic candidates surged at the ballot box to retake the House and Senate under Republican President Donald Trump. It was a midterm pendulum swing that has often been seen after a single party assumes control of both the White House and Congress. The convincing results came amid months of false claims by President Donald Trump of rigged elections and rampant voter fraud – as well as attempts by the Department of Justice to seize states’ voter rolls.

Republican Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino declared victory in New York’s 21st Congressional District, holding a more than 2-point lead.

Democrat Cait Conley has flipped New York's 17th Congressional District, defeating incumbent Republican Mike Lawler in one of the mostly closely watched races in the country.

In an already “blue” state like Massachusetts, last night’s results translated to decisive wins for statewide candidates – though as WAMC reports, that didn’t mean a total wipeout in some local races.

Massachusetts voters made decisions on nine ballot questions Tuesday.

The Democrat declared victory Tuesday night, with more than half of the districts reporting results in New York, defeating Republican opponent Joe Hernandez.

For a final look at some of the most high profile races in New York on this Election Day, Jimmy Vielkind, deputy managing editor of the Times Union's Capital Bureau, joined WAMC's Sam Dingman and Molly Anderson on Northeast Notebook.

Control of both chambers of Congress is on the line as Americans head to the polls today. Among the key House races in the headlines is New York's 17th congressional district in the Lower Hudson Valley.