Off Campus
Local and Statewide Elections Bring Sweeping Victories for Democrats
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Here are the results, prior to the mail-in ballot count, of the 2022 midterm elections at the local and state level.
News
Seven Cornellians Set to Serve in 118th Congress
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Following the results of yesterday’s midterm elections, seven Cornellians — mostly incumbents — will serve in the 118th Congress, with one remaining race being too close to call at the time of publication. In addition, one candidate lost the general election.
The seven congress members-elect as well as Jamie McLeod-Skinner, M.R.P. ’95, whose race is too close to call, represent several parts of Cornell: Reps. Katherine Clark J.D. ’89 (D-Mass.) and Sharice Davids J.D. ’10 (D-Kan.) are graduates from Cornell Law School, Rep. Elissa Slotkin ’98 (D-Mich.) majored in rural sociology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, while Rep. Dan Heuser ’88 (R.-Pa.) was a government major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Katherine Clark J.D. ’89 (D-Mass.) won re-election handily over Republican challenger Caroline Colarusso (R-Mass.) with nearly 75 percent of the vote. This is Clark’s fifth full term since entering office in a 2013 special election to replace then-Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) following his successful election to the Senate. She also serves as Assistant Speaker of the House.
Clark’s policy priorities include focuses on families, such as paid family leave initiatives, improvement of child care access and closing the gender pay gap.
In an interview with the Sun in 2019, Clark emphasized family issues as her reasons for running for office.
Midterms 2022
LIVE UPDATES: Midterm Election Results 2022
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Follow The Sun for live updates on congressional races involving alums, and states where most students are from.
Midterms 2022
Cornellians Vote in Battleground Elections — Part 3: Issues and Voter Decision-Making
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In part three of the series covering Cornellians’ opinions on battleground elections, students and alumni consider the larger issues associated with midterm elections, such as protecting democracy, abortion rights, climate change and gun control.
Editorials
EDITORIAL: The 2018 Midterms Are the First Step Toward a More Accountable America
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Tuesday’s election results were a mixed bag — that much is sure. But anyone who reads the 2018 midterms as anything other than a repudiation of President Trump’s tenure is mistaken.
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Dems Win House, Republicans Hold Senate Majority
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Democrats were projected to seize the majority in the House with 33 new seats, while the Republicans were predicted to pick up three more seats to fortify their Senate majority according to polling site FiveThirtyEight.
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Alumni Examine Evolving Media Coverage of Elections
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Following the shocking election of Donald Trump in 2016, Hilary Krieger ’98, former editor at FiveThirtyEight and CNNPolitics.com, told The Sun that the the “script” for media outlets has “been thrown out.”
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Cornell Professors Ponder Over 2018 Elections
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In anticipation of the highly contested midterm elections, The Sun reached out to professors to get their opinions on a variety of topics, including why people should vote in the first place, the impact the Brett Kavanaugh hearings might have had on this election and the significance of a blue wave/red control..
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99.5% Cornell Faculty, Academics’ Donations Given to Left-Leaning Groups
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Over the last year, professors, researchers and lecturers collectively donated approximately $289,975.05 to election campaigns. Almost all donations were to left-leaning candidates for Congressional, gubernatorial and other races. There was only one donation to Republican candidates.
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Reed vs. Mitrano: Gun Control, Immigration, Health Care and Environment
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On November 6, voters across New York’s 23rd congressional district will decide whether longtime representative Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) or Democratic challenger Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 will represent them in Congress.