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Fenit Nirappil

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Deputy national politics editor @WashingtonPost focused on campaigns. Fenitn.33 on Signal / fenit.nirappil@washpost.com
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Turnout in the midterms reached the second highest peak in more than a century (just behind 2018).

Maine, Minnesota and Michigan had the highest turnout at more than 60%.

More data here: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
www.washingtonpost.com Historic voter turnout powered Democrats’ blue wave Voter turnout reached its second-highest peak in more than a century, driving surprise victories for Democrats.
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Doug Wilder, the first Black governor since reconstruction, spoke to @SchneiderG about the significance of the U.S. simultaneously electing five Black governors and a Black man on the verge of becoming a Mississippi senator washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
www.washingtonpost.com A history-making Black governor can’t believe Mississippi’s Senate election L. Douglas Wilder, the first African American elected governor of any state since Reconstruction, is shocked to see Mississippi on the verge of electing a Black senator.
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I doubt many of you would guess who was the first Democratic senator that Scott Colom credited for believing that he could pull off a miracle in Mississippi washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
www.washingtonpost.com Colom could make history in Mississippi. These Democrats were early believers. Democrat Scott Colom is on the verge of a historic upset in the Mississippi Senate race. Some other Democrats saw his potential early on.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen told @ErinatThePost that he will not run for majority leader like many progressives had hoped. But he's "very actively kicking the tires on 2028" washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
www.washingtonpost.com Election 2026 live updates: Democrats take Congress as Trump distances himself from historic losses Democrats have taken control of the House and Senate and are poised to launch a wave of investigations into President Donald Trump's administration.