This week: After two years of worries about whether the Trump administration would interfere with the midterm elections, nothing extraordinary happened on Election Day. The problems that surfaced across the country were largely sporadic and manageable, even typical.
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Everything you need to know about post-election audits, the process of checking election results
Post-election audits, including traditional audits and risk-limiting audits, involve double-checking ballots to guard against fraud or mistakes.
Despite fears, voting ran smoothly across the country
There were small glitches but few major issues as voters turned out on Election Day.
Could voter confusion affect the outcome of a key Senate race in Alaska? Probably not.
Alaska’s key U.S. Senate race has been roiled by last-minute fight over two Dans on the ballot, but voter confusion seems unlikely to impact the outcome.
Garlin Gilchrist wins Michigan secretary of state election
Democrat Garlin Gilchrist defeated Republican Anthony Forlini in the 2026 election for Michigan secretary of state, the state’s top election official.
Democrat Adrian Fontes wins second term as Arizona secretary of state
Adrian Fontes defeated Alex Kolodin for secretary of state. He will oversee the 2028 presidential election in Arizona.
Election Day live blog: How voting went across the country
Votebeat live-blogged the voting process in the 2026 midterm elections: problems at the polls, ballot counting, and threats of interference from Donald Trump’s administration.
