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  Democrat incumbent Governor Josh Green has emerged victorious over Republican challenger Gary Cordery in the gubernatorial race for the Aloha State. On Tuesday, Green (D-Hawaii.) secured Hawaii’s governor’s seat, receiving 237,747 votes or 74%, while Cordery (R-Hawaii.) earned 81,947 votes or 25%, according to the Associated Press when 79% of the total votes were counted. Green is a physician who took office as the Governor of Hawaii in December 2022. Prior to his governorship, the Democrat served as Hawaii’s lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022 and represented districts in both the state House and Senate. As Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, he authored “Luke’s Law” to secure coverage for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and spearheaded legislation raising the legal age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21. Beyond healthcare reform, he remains dedicated to expanding affordable housing, according to his campaign site.   Cordery is a busin...

  Katie Hobbs has won the Arizona gubernatorial race, defeating Republican Andy Biggs. On Tuesday, Hobbs was re-elected to Arizona’s gubernatorial seat, receiving 1,193,939 votes or 55%, while Biggs garnered 916,236 votes or 42%, according to the Associated Press when 82% of the total votes were counted. Hobbs, the Democrat candidate, currently serves as the 24 th Governor of Arizona. Previously serving as Arizona Secretary of State from 2019 to 2023, she also served in the Arizona Senate and Arizona House of Representatives. Raised in Tempe, Hobbs began her career as a social worker focused on youth homelessness and domestic violence prevention.  During her time in public office, Hobbs has focused on reproductive rights, public education funding and economic development across Arizona. She advanced to the general election as the Democrat nominee running for her second term alongside running mate John Giles. Conservatives oppose Hobbs due to her record-setting reliance on th...

  Republican Tommy Tuberville has won the Alabama gubernatorial race, defeating Democrat opponent Doug Jones. Tuberville (R-Ala.) secured the Alabama’s governor’s seat on Tuesday, receiving 872,445 votes or 52%, while Jones (D-Ala.) garnered 803,468 votes or 47%, according to the Associated Press when 98% of the total votes were counted. Tuberville is a former collegiate football head coach, educator and sports analyst serving as a United States Senator representing Alabama. Across a 40-year career in college athletics, he led major programs at the University of Mississippi, Texas Tech University, the University of Cincinnati, and most notably Auburn University — where he guided the 2004 Tigers to an undefeated 13–0 season and earned national Coach of the Year honors — before transitioning to sports broadcasting with ESPN. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 2020 after defeating Democrat incumbent Jones, Tuberville’s legislative platform focuses on stronger border security and imm...

  Senator John Peter “Pete” Ricketts has won reelection to serve his first full term in the upper chamber of Congress representing the Cornhusker State. With 91% of the total votes counted, the Associated Press called the race for Ricketts (R-Neb.), who received 50.3% of the vote (370,411 votes), while independent challenger Dan Osborn trailed behind, receiving 43.7% (321,218 votes). All other candidates fell below 10% of the vote. There were no Democrats competing in the general election, though the Nebraska Working People Party, Legal Marijuana Now Party and the America First Party were represented on the ballot. Ricketts is an American businessman and politician serving as a United States Senator from Nebraska. Born in Nebraska City and raised in Omaha, Ricketts attended the University of Chicago, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and an MBA in marketing and finance.  Before entering full-time politics, he built a career in the private sector, notably holding ...

  President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Kurt Alme has won the Senate seat for Montana, defeating Democrat candidate Alani Bankhead. On Tuesday, Alme won the race, earning 48.2% of the vote. Independent challenger Seth Bodnar ended with 38.1%, while Bankhead received only 11.9%, according to the Associated Press. The race was called when 83% of the total votes were counted. “I’m running to protect our Montana way of life with common-sense policies. That means taking care of our veterans, defending the Second Amendment, keeping boys out of girls’ sports, supporting farmers and ranchers, protecting public lands, and securing our election,” Alme stated. A Montana native, Alme centered his campaign on affordability, community safety and protecting Montanans’ way of life, according to his campaign site.  In July, President Trump expressed his “complete and total endorsement” for Alme, referring to him as one of the “strongest and most conservative Republican candidates in the ...

  Incumbent Senator Jim Risch, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, has won re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate, defeating two independent candidates and one Libertarian following the withdrawal of the Democrat nominee. On Tuesday, with 97% of the total votes counted, Risch (R-Idaho) secured 391,395 votes, or 56.5% of the vote, according to the Associated Press . Meanwhile, Independent candidate Todd Achilles earned 33.6% of the vote, Independent candidate Natalie Fleming gained 7% of the vote and Libertarian candidate Matt Loesby received 2.9% of the vote. President Trump has supported Risch throughout his re-election campaign, writing on Truth Social that the senator “is doing a tremendous job.” Trump Truth Social Post Risch, 83, has served in the upper chamber since 2009. His tenure in Idaho has focused heavily on natural resource management, forestry policy, and water infrastructure development.  As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commi...

The U.S. Capitol is seen on the 40th day of a government shutdown on November 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) Democrats have gained control over the United States Senate, drastically shifting power in Washington. Since 2024, Republicans have held the Senate majority with 53 seats to the Democrats’ 47 seats. After Tuesday’s election, six Senate seats have flipped toward Democrats after deep red states such as Texas, Kansas and South Carolina elected Democrat senators for the first time in decades. Iowa, Ohio, Georgia, New Hampshire and North Carolina also flipped blue. Thirty-three Senate seats were up for regular election, along with two special elections. One of those special elections was for Ohio’s seat, which JD Vance vacated when he resigned to join President Donald Trump’s Cabinet as vice president, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).  Florida’s special election seat will now be permanently filled by Senator Ashley Moody (R-F...