2022 election

Democratic State Sen. John Mannion holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Rebecca Shiroff following a hand recount.

Overall, the electorate delivered a warning against going too far, against extremes, but we're likely headed for a messy, partisan two years. Here, five lessons learned from last week's midterms.

Secretary of state candidates who deny the 2020 election results generally underperformed fellow Republicans on the ballot in a handful of competitive states.

U.S. Representative Karen Bass faced off with billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso. Homelessness and the recent City Hall racism scandal dominated the campaign.

Focusing on the rising costs of groceries and gas, and promising new investigations of President Biden's administration, Republicans won a slim majority in the House in the midterm elections.

Young voters made their voices heard in the midterm vote.

It was an incredibly tight race between Hobbs, the current secretary of state in Arizona, and Lake, who spent 22 years at a local Fox affiliate and was backed by former President Donald Trump.

So far, false claims of voting malfeasance have not incited the chaos that many had feared would ensue, stoked by a mythos of election fraud that's become a core belief for many on the right.

Even after vote counting ends, the midterms are not officially over until the results are certified. Election deniers who don't like the results may try to slow down or stop this step.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s five percentage point win over Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Long Island) should point out lessons both Republicans and Democrats should heed.