The 2022 midterms have come and gone and with the dust settled. The Democrats will maintain control of the Senate, while the Republicans have flipped the House and a few Governor seats have flipped parties as well. Let’s look at how each Governor and Senate race played out.
(Please bear in mind that not every vote has been counted, but all races have been called. Furthermore, these results are rounded numbers, as the exact numbers may be subject to change.)
Governor Races:
Alabama:
Kay Ivey (R)*: 67%
Yolanda Flowers (D): 29%
Alaska:
Mike Dunleavy (R)*: 50%
Les Gara (D): 24%
Bill Walker (I): 20%
Charlie Pierce (R): 4%
Arizona:
Katie Hobbs (D): 50%
Kari Lake (R): 49%
Katie Hobbs has shocked Kari Lake and has flipped the Arizona governor seat, it was a close call, but Arizona has elected a Democratic Governor for the first time since 2006.
Arkansas:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R): 63%
Chris Jones: (D): 35%
California:
Gavin Newsom (D)*: 59%
Brian Dahle (R): 41%
Colorado:
Jared Polis (D)*: 58%
Heidi Ganahl: (R): 39%
Connecticut:
Ned Lamont (D)*: 56%
Bob Stefanowski (R): 43%
Florida:
Ron DeSantis (R)*: 59%
Charlie Crist (D): 40%
Ron DeSantis has been reelected by the largest margin in a Florida Governor race in the 21st century, defeating Charlie Crist by over nineteen points. Now many believe that DeSantis is eyeing a 2024 Presidential run.
Georgia:
Brian Kemp (R)*: 53%
Stacey Abrams (D): 46%
In a rematch of the 2018 race, Brian Kemp widened his margin of victory over Stacey Abrams, once a rising star among Democrats, Abrams’ political future is uncertain.
Hawaii:
Josh Green (D): 63%
Duke Aiona (R): 37%
Idaho:
Brad Little (R)*: 60%
Stephen Heidt (D): 20%
Illinois:
J.B. Pritzker (D)*: 54%
Darren Bailey (R): 42%
Iowa:
Kim Reynolds (R)*: 58%
Deidre DeJear (D): 39%
Kansas:
Laura Kelly (D)*: 49%
Derek Schmidt (R): 47%
Maine:
Janet Mills (D)*: 55%
Paul LePage (R): 42%
Maryland:
Wes Moore (D): 64%
Dan Cox (R): 32%
Maryland has flipped back to the Democrats after Wes Moore’s landslide victory to succeed the term-limited Larry Hogan.
Massachusetts:
Maura Healey (D): 63%
Geoff Diehl (R): 35%
Massachusetts, much like Maryland, is a blue state that will have a Democrat Governor again after incumbent Charlie Baker decided not to seek a third term.
Michigan:
Gretchen Whitmer (D)*: 54%
Tudor Dixon (R): 44%
Minnesota:
Tim Walz (D)*: 52%
Scott Jensen (R): 44%
Nebraska:
Jim Pillen (R): 60%
Carol Blood (D): 35%
Nevada:
Joe Lombardo (R): 49%
Steve Sisolak (D)*: 47%
Steve Sisolak has the unfortunate distinction of being the only incumbent Governor to lose reelection. Former Clark County Sherriff Joe Lombardo will be Nevada’s next Governor.
New Hampshire:
Chris Sununu (R)*: 57%
Tom Sherman (D): 41%
New Mexico:
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)*: 52%
Mark Ronchetti (R): 45%
New York:
Kathy Hochul (D)*: 53%
Lee Zeldin (R): 47%
New York’s Governor race was a little too close for comfort for the Democrat’s liking, but Kathy Hochul did secure her first full term.
Ohio:
Mike DeWine (R)*: 63%
Nan Whaley (D): 37%
Oklahoma:
Kevin Stitt (R)*: 55%
Joy Hofmeister (D): 42%
Oregon:
Tina Kotek (D): 47%
Christine Drazan (R): 43%
Betsy Johnson: (I): 8%
Pennsylvania:
Josh Shapiro (D): 56%
Doug Mastriano (R): 42%
Rhode Island:
Dan McKee (D)*: 58%
Ashley Kalus (R): 38%
South Carolina:
Henry McMaster (R)*: 58%
Joe Cunningham (D): 41%
South Dakota:
Kristi Noem (R)*: 62%
Jamie Smith (D): 35%
Tennessee:
Bill Lee (R)*: 65%
Jason Martin (D): 33%
Texas:
Greg Abbott (R)*: 55%
Beto O’Rourke (D): 44%
Vermont:
Phil Scott (R)*: 71%
Brenda Siegel (D): 24%
Wisconsin:
Tony Evers (D)*: 51%
Tim Michels (R): 48%
Tony Evers was considered to be the most vulnerable Democrat up for reelection, but he silenced his doubters by securing a second term against Republican rival Tim Michels.
Wyoming:
Mark Gordon (R)*: 78%
Theresa Livingston (D): 17%
Senate Races:
Alabama:
Katie Britt (R): 67%
Will Boyd (D): 31%
Alaska:
Lisa Murkowski (R)*: 54%
Kelly Tshibaka (R): 46%
Lisa Murkowski faced quite a challenge from fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka, but she prevailed in the end, holding on for a fourth term.
Arizona:
Mark Kelly (D)*: 51%
Blake Masters (R): 46%
Arkansas:
John Boozman (R)*: 66%
Natalie James (D): 31%
California:
Alex Padilla (D)*: 60%
Mark Meuser (R): 39%
Colorado:
Michael Bennet (D)*: 56%
Joe O’Dea (R): 41%
Connecticut:
Richard Blumenthal (D)*: 57%
Leora Levy (R): 42%
Florida:
Marco Rubio (R)*: 58%
Val Demings (D): 41%
Georgia:
Raphael Warnock (D)*: 49% (Headed to runoff)
Herschel Walker (R): 48% (Headed to runoff)
No candidate in this race crossed the needed 50% threshold to be declared the winner, so this race will head to a runoff on December 6th.
Hawaii:
Brian Schatz (D)*: 71%
Bob McDermott (R): 26%
Idaho:
Mike Crapo (R)*: 61%
David Roth (D): 29%
Illinois:
Tammy Duckworth (D)*: 56%
Kathy Salvi (R): 42%
Indiana:
Todd Young (R)*: 59%
Thomas McDermott (D): 38%
Iowa:
Chuck Grassley (R)*: 56%
Michael Franken (D): 44%
Kansas:
Jerry Moran (R)*: 60%
Mark Holland (D): 36%
Kentucky:
Rand Paul (R)*: 62%
Charles Booker (D): 38%
Louisiana:
John Kennedy (R)*: 61%
Gary Chambers (D): 18%
Luke Mixon (D): 13%
Maryland:
Chris Van Hollen (D)*: 62%
Chris Chaffee (R): 38%
Missouri:
Eric Schmitt (R): 55%
Trudy Busch Valentine (D): 42%
Nevada:
Catherine Cortez Masto (D)*: 49%
Adam Laxalt (R): 48%
Catherine Cortez Masto narrowly won reelection over Adam Laxalt. Laxalt led for most of the time, but the counting of mail-in ballots boosted Cortez Masto to victory.
New Hampshire:
Maggie Hassan (D)*: 53%
Don Bolduc (R): 44%
New York:
Chuck Schumer (D)*: 56%
Joe Pinion (R): 43%
North Carolina:
Ted Budd (R): 51%
Cheri Beasley (D): 47%
North Dakota:
John Hoeven (R)*: 56%
Katrina Christiansen (D): 25%
Ohio:
J.D. Vance (R): 53%
Tim Ryan (D): 47%
This race was unusually tight, but J.D. Vance was able to use Ohio’s partisan lean to his advantage, defeating former Representative Tim Ryan.
Oklahoma:
James Lankford (R)*: 64%
Madison Horn (D): 32%
Oklahoma (special election):
Markwayne Mullin (R): 62%
Kendra Horn (D): 35%
This race decides who would fill the remainder of retiring senator Jim Inhofe’s term. The winner, Markwayne Mullin, will be eligible to run for his first full term in 2026.
Oregon:
Ron Wyden (D)*: 56%
Jo Rae Perkins (R): 41%
Pennsylvania:
John Fetterman (D): 51%
Mehmet Oz (R): 46%
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman pulls out the victory in the most vicious senate race of the cycle, overcoming a stroke to defeat TV personality and heart surgeon Mehmet Oz.
South Carolina:
Tim Scott (R)*: 63%
Krystle Matthews (D): 37%
South Dakota:
John Thune (R)*: 69%
Brian Bengs (D): 26%
Utah:
Mike Lee (R)*: 53%
Evan McMullin (I): 43%
Vermont:
Peter Welch (D): 68%
Washington:
Patty Murray (D)*: 56%
Tiffany Smiley (R): 44%
Wisconsin:
Ron Johnson (R)*: 50%
Mandela Barnes (D): 49%
In the closest senate race of this election cycle, Ron Johnson secured his third term against Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor, Mandela Barnes.