Crystal Ball Live

Real-time coverage of the 2018 midterm elections from the UVA Center for Politics

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Good night!

It’s been a jam-packed evening here at the Center and we’ve witnessed a number of historic outcomes. Thank you for following along with us here on Crystal Ball Live. For a complete recap and analysis of tonight’s midterm elections, be sure to check out our special edition of the Crystal Ball (to be published tomorrow around mid-day).

We’ll see you back here for the 2020 elections with a bigger, better and more robust version of Crystal Ball Live!

Don’t forget: politics is a good thing!

From Charlottesville, VA— over and out.

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#MI update: Dem challenger Elissa Slotkin up about 1k votes over incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Bishop with a handful of precincts left to report in Livingston (traditionally GOP territory) and Ingham (traditionally Dem territory) pic.twitter.com/9jPK859enV

— Jonathan Oosting (@jonathanoosting) November 7, 2018

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Nancy Pelosi poised to take back the Speakership

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi exudes confidence for winning House in closing argument to be its next speaker https://t.co/YMdAGG1wfY pic.twitter.com/4GnA1ZSO5H

— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2018

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NBC News: Midterm election results - Top 10 highlights

As the 2018 U.S. midterms come to a close, explore some of tonight's highlights.

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NBC projection: DeWine - R to win Ohio gubernatorial race

NBC News projects Mike DeWine (R) wins Ohio, where D"s had big hopes. Sherrod Brown, who's winning easily, has built some personal brand there.

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) November 7, 2018

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Perry - R re-elected in PA-10

NBC News: Rep. Scott Perry (R) reelected in PA-10. GOP hold in toss-up race

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) November 7, 2018

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Finkenauer - D wins IA-1

NBC News: Abby Finkenauer (D) wins IA-01. Dem pickup

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) November 7, 2018

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Ron DeSantis - R wins Florida gubernatorial race

I'm calling Florida Governor for DeSantis. The latest Broward dump means there should be less than 100,000 votes total left and DeSantis' lead should withstand that surge. It, too, will be very close, 50,000 votes either way.

— Henry Olsen (@henryolsenEPPC)

November 7, 2018

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Delgado - D wins in NY-19

NBC News: Antonio Delgado (D) defeats Rep. Faso (R) in NY-19. Dem gain

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) November 7, 2018

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CNN projects Londrigan - D to win in IL-13

IL 13th Congress- Betsy Londrigan (D) leads Rodney Davis (R) 52-48 with 65% vote in

— NPR Illinois (@nprillinois)

November 7, 2018

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NYTimes: The Midterm Elections in Pictures

Photographers from the New York Times captured the final days of the campaign across the country, from Florida to California, Arizona to Pennsylvania.

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POLITICO: GOP holds Senate, Democrats on track to take House

The party lost a competitive Senate race in Indiana, and a battleground House contest in Kentucky.

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NBC News: Ann Kirkpatrick wins AZ-02. Democratic pickup

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) November 7, 2018

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typo -- I meant FL-26. We picked Ds in FL-27 https://t.co/sOKwqM2ZKh

— Kyle Kondik (@kkondik) November 7, 2018

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Fox News: Georgia gubernatorial race too close to call

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Chabot - R wins re-election in OH-1

BREAKING: Republican Steve Chabot wins re-election to U.S. House in Ohio's 1st congressional district. #APracecall at 10:30 p.m. EST. @AP election coverage: https://t.co/miEWlbTVZW #Election2018 #OHelection

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 7, 2018

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Democrat Sean Casten wins election in #IL06, AP says. Another Dem flip

— Sarah D. Wire (@sarahdwire) November 7, 2018