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2022 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

The 2022 New Hampshire U.S. Senate election: incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan defeated Republican Don Bolduc 53.6% to 44.4%, a 9.1-point margin exceeding most polls, after Bolduc won a contested GOP primary over Chuck Morse.

2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina

The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was won by Republican Ted Budd, who defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley for the open seat of retiring Senator Richard Burr.

2022 United States Senate election in Ohio

2022 Ohio U.S. Senate election: Republican J.D. Vance defeated Democrat Tim Ryan on November 8, 2022, winning 53.03% (2,192,114 votes) for Rob Portman's open seat; term began January 3, 2023.

2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

2022 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election: Democrat John Fetterman defeated Republican Mehmet Oz, 51.17% to 46.27%, flipping Pat Toomey's open seat, the only Senate seat to change parties in 2022.

2022 United States Senate election in Washington

2022 Washington U.S. Senate election: incumbent Democrat Patty Murray won a sixth term, defeating Republican Tiffany Smiley 57.15% to 42.63% (margin 442,505 votes) on November 8, 2022, with 63.82% turnout.

2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

2022 Wisconsin U.S. Senate election: incumbent Republican Ron Johnson (50.41%) narrowly re-elected over Democrat Mandela Barnes (49.41%) by 26,718 votes on November 8, 2022.

2022 United States Senate elections

2022 United States Senate elections, held November 8, 2022, decided 35 seats (34 Class III plus one special). Democrats held the Senate; every incumbent won re-election, a first, and Pennsylvania was the only party flip.

2024 Democratic Party presidential candidates

2024 Democratic presidential candidates: incumbent Joe Biden, challenged by Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson, faced an uncommitted protest vote, then withdrew July 21, 2024; Kamala Harris became the nominee with Tim Walz.

2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

2024 Democratic vice presidential selection: Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on August 6, 2024, after a two-week vetting led by Eric Holder, over finalists Josh Shapiro and Mark Kelly; ticket later lost to Trump-Vance.

2024 Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden

Donald Trump's October 27, 2024 presidential campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, New York City, nine days before the election; marked by Tony Hinchcliffe's 'floating island of garbage' Puerto Rico joke and comparisons to the 1939 German-American Bund Nazi rally at the same venue.

2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses

2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, held January 15, 2024: first 2024 GOP nominating contest. Donald Trump won 51.0% (56,243 of 110,272 votes), a record 30-point margin over Ron DeSantis (21.3%), with Nikki Haley third at 19.1%; Trump took 20 of 40 delegates.

2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate

The 2024 Biden–Trump debate (June 27, 2024, CNN, Atlanta) was the earliest general-election presidential debate ever and the first between a sitting and a former president; Biden's weak performance preceded his withdrawal.

2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election

The 2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election was a February 13, 2024 contest to replace the expelled George Santos, won by Democrat Tom Suozzi over Republican Mazi Pilip.

2024 Republican National Convention

The 2024 Republican National Convention, the 43rd, was held July 15-18, 2024, in Milwaukee at Fiserv Forum and the Wisconsin Center District; it formally nominated Donald Trump and generated an estimated $321.5 million in economic impact.

2024 Republican Party presidential candidates

2024 Republican Party presidential candidates: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and others seeking the GOP nomination; Trump dominated polling and debates, Haley exited March 6, 2024, and Trump won the November 5, 2024 election.

2024 Republican Party presidential debates and forums

2024 Republican presidential primary debates and forums: RNC-sanctioned debates (Milwaukee Aug 23, 2023; Reagan Library Sept 27; later rounds), loyalty pledge, escalating donor and polling thresholds, CNN town halls, and Trump's absence from the stage.

2024 Republican Party presidential primaries

2024 Republican presidential primaries: Donald Trump won the GOP nomination, clinching 1,215 delegates on March 12, 2024, after Nikki Haley suspended her campaign post-Super Tuesday; first debate Milwaukee, August 23, 2023.

2024 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection

The 2024 Republican vice presidential selection: Donald Trump vetted eight contenders, narrowed to Doug Burgum, Marco Rubio, and JD Vance, and announced Ohio Senator Vance, 39, as running mate on July 15, 2024.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections

The 2024 U.S. House elections (November 5, 2024) kept Republican control with Democrats gaining seats; the majority was decided by 7,309 votes across three districts amid record presidential-House alignment.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

Kentucky's 2024 U.S. House elections, held November 5, 2024, elected six representatives; all incumbents (5 Republicans, 1 Democrat) won, including Comer, Guthrie, McGarvey, Massie, Rogers, and Barr.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

2024 U.S. House elections in New York: 26 districts contested November 5, 2024. Democrats flipped three Republican-held seats (including Laura Gillen in NY-4 and Josh Riley in NY-19), taking a 19-7 delegation under the February 2024 Hochul-signed map.

2024 United States presidential debates

The 2024 US presidential debates: CNN's June 27 Biden-Trump debate in Atlanta and ABC's September 10 Harris-Trump debate in Philadelphia, plus RFK Jr.'s parallel X livestream and the CBS vice-presidential debate fact-check dispute.

2024 United States presidential election

2024 United States presidential election, held November 5, 2024: Trump/Vance (R) beat Harris/Walz (D) 312-226 electoral votes after Biden withdrew in July 2024; more than 153 million ballots cast.

2024 United States Senate election in Arizona

2024 Arizona U.S. Senate election: Democrat Ruben Gallego defeated Republican Kari Lake on November 5, 2024, for Kyrsten Sinema's open seat, becoming Arizona's first Latino senator while Trump carried the state.

2024 United States Senate election in Florida

Rick Scott (Republican) won the November 5, 2024 U.S. Senate election in Florida, a Class 1 six-year term, defeating Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 5,977,706 votes (55.57%) to 4,603,077 (42.79%), a 1,374,629-vote margin, versus his 10,033-vote 2018 win.

2024 United States Senate election in Maryland

2024 Maryland U.S. Senate election (November 5, 2024): Democrat Angela Alsobrooks defeated former Governor Larry Hogan 54.64% to 42.84% for the open seat of retiring Senator Ben Cardin, becoming Maryland's first Black U.S. senator.

2024 United States Senate election in Michigan

The 2024 Michigan U.S. Senate election (open seat after Debbie Stabenow's retirement) saw Democrat Elissa Slotkin defeat Republican Mike Rogers 48.64% to 48.30%, a 19,006-vote margin, in a Trump-won state, certified November 22, 2024.

2024 United States Senate election in Montana

2024 Montana U.S. Senate election: Republican Tim Sheehy, also called Timothy Sheehy, defeated three-term Democratic incumbent Jon Tester on November 5, 2024, 52.64% to 45.5%, flipping the seat and giving Republicans both Montana Senate seats.

2024 United States Senate election in Ohio

The 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio saw Republican Bernie Moreno, backed by Donald Trump, unseat three-term Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and flip a key Senate seat.

2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 2024. Republican Dave McCormick defeated three-term Democratic incumbent Bob Casey Jr., gaining a seat for the Republican Party. The.