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Find the latest results, news and debate on the 2014 midterm elections covering the Senate, House and Governors' races.

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, following his meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. Seeking to head off a growing furor over veterans' health care, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that allegations of misconduct at Veterans Affairs hospitals are "dishonorable" and will be not be tolerated by his administration.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Demonstrators rally against Colorado Senate Bill 175, in a protest led by Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila, on the steps of the state capitol in Denver, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. The bill up for debate Tuesday is described as a guarantee that state or local policies won't interfere with reproductive decisions such as abortion and contraception. Democratic sponsors say the measure is needed to protect women's rights. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado Republicans claim biggest legislative win

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Karl Rove was deputy chief of staff in George W. Bush's White House. (Associated Press/File)

GOP spends smarter in midterms, sees higher return on campaign investments

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times
President Obama raises his glass to toast during a luncheon hosted by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sept. 24, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama trumpets the 'good news' Senate and House are controlled by GOP

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington. Obama is holding an afternoon news conference Wednesday to share his take on the midterm election results after his party lost control of the Senate, and lost more turf in the GOP-controlled House, while putting a series of Democratic-leaning states under control of new Republican governors. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Humbled Obama tells voters: 'I hear you'

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Everytown for Gun Safety is a gun control group co-founded earlier this year by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Pool, File)

Bloomberg wins...1; gun control group hails Wash. background check initiative

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper hugs one of his supporters at an election night gathering in Union Station in downtown Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Hickenlooper, the Democratic incumbent seeking his second, four-year term, told supporters to head home since the race against Republican banker Bob Beauprez was still undecided. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

John Hickenlooper wins re-election in Colorado over Bob Beauprez

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pro-life amendments fail in North Dakota and Colorado, pass in Tennessee

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
A chastened White House announced late Tuesday evening that President Obama had invited congressional leaders to the White House on Friday to try to chart a path forward, hoping to find at least some issues where the two parties could cooperate. (Associated Press)

Obama to address Democrats' election losses in press conference

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner casts his vote at VOA Park in West Chester, Ohio, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cara Owsley)

House Republicans expand majority to near-historic size

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times
Republican Mia Love celebrates after winning the race for Utah's 4th Congressional District during a GOP election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Mia Love makes history by winning House seat in Utah

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Sen. Jeff Sessions, an Alabama Republican who has led opposition to Mr. Obama's immigration plans, said the results of the midterm elections show voters gave a clear mandate to the president. (Associated Press)

Oregon voters reject licenses for illegals; immigration a losing issue for Dems in 2014 elections

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Larry Hogan, Republican candidate for Maryland governor, speaks during a debate with Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, at Maryland Public Television's studios in Owings Mills, Md., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Larry Hogan pulls off Election Night shocker, will be new governor of Maryland

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, has won his bed for re-election against Democratic challenger Paul Davis. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Kansas GOP Gov. Brownback defeats Democratic challenger Davis

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times
Virginia Republican Congressional candidate Barbara Comstock, right, celebrates with her husband Chip Comstock, at her election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 in Ashburn, Va. Comstock ran against democrat John Foust for the 10th Congressional District of Virginia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘War on Women’ a loser this time around

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
U.S. Sen.-elect Joni Ernst speaks to supporters during an election night rally, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Ernst defeated U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Joni Ernst wins in Iowa, piling on Senate wins for the GOP

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
North Carolina Republican Senate candidate, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis, center, and his wife Susan, left, greet a voter at a polling place in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Tillis is running against democratic Sen. Kay Hagan. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Thom Tillis win over Kay Hagan in North Carolina secures GOP Senate majority

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
File photo of President Barack Obama (AP Photo).

America faces most dangerous two years in 150 years

By Charles Hurt
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., walks to his office after arriving on Capitol Hill on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 in Washington. The federal government remains partially shut down and faces a first-ever default between Oct. 17 and the end of the month. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Election beating yet to turn Senate Democrats against Harry Reid

By S.A. Miller and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Joni Ernst (Associated Press

Joni Ernst defeats Bruce Braley to win Iowa Senate seat for GOP

By Washington Times Staff - The Washington Times
Sen.-elect Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, speaks to supporters during an election night rally in West Des Moines, Iowa. Ms. Ernst defeated Democrat Bruce Braley in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Harkin. (Associated Press)

Landslide! Republicans capture Senate and prized governorships

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Congressman Michael Grimm smiles after voting in the borough of Staten Island in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. The republican incumbent, who is under indictment on criminal charges, is in a close race with his democratic challenger, Domenic Recchia. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Rep. Michael Grimm wins in N.Y., despite indictment and 'like a boy' comments

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Republican Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan speaks to supporters after beating Democrat Anthony Brown in the state's gubernatorial race Wednesday in Annapolis. (Associated Press)

Hogan wins shocker in Maryland, Walker captures Wisconsin on big night for GOP governors

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Republican Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts talks to supporters at the Johnson County Republican headquarters, Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in Overland Park, Kan. Incumbent Roberts is locked in a tough contest with independent candidate Greg Orman in Tuesday's midterm election. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas' Pat Roberts wins fourth term in Senate

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker makes a campaign stop at Kroll's West in Ashwaubenon, Wis., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/The Green Bay Press-Gazette, H. Marc Larson) NO SALES

Scott Walker wins re-election in Wisconsin

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (Associated Press) **FILE**

EXCLUSIVE: RNC had $2M, army of lawyers ready for election challenges

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times
FILE - In this May 6, 2014 file photo, Clay Aiken speaks to supporters during an election night watch party in Holly Springs, N.C. Eleven years after becoming a national TV sensation, Clay Aiken still attracts a crowd in central North Carolina. Finishing second for Congress won’t cut it for the runner-up on the Fox show in 2003 that vaulted him to a singing career and another second-place finish on NBC’s "Celebrity Apprentice." Rather, he’ll just be another Democratic candidate who failed to beat the odds on North Carolina’s congressional map since Republicans redrew it and shifted the delegation’s makeup to the right. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

No Idol: Clay Aiken finishes second again

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Cory Gardner, center, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Colorado, joins supporters in waving placards on the corner of a major intersection in south Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo., early on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Gardner is facing Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Udall in a pitched battle for the seat. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Cory Gardner defeats Mark Udall in hard-fought Colorado Senate race

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Paul Ryan debates with Rob Zerban at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/The Kenosha News, Sean Krajacic)

Paul Ryan: Voters reject ‘incompetence of big government’

By John Solomon - The Washington Times
Republican Senate candidate Ben Sasse and his children from left: Elizabeth, Alexandra and Breck arrive to Sasse's campaign headquarters in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Sasse is running against Democrat Dave Domina for the Senate Seat of Mike Johanns, R-Neb., who is not seeking re-election. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Ben Sasse cruises to victory in Nebraska Senate race

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
This Oct. 14, 2014, file photo shows George P. Bush reacting as his dad, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, left, gives a fist pump during an interview in Abilene, Texas. The younger Bush said in an interview with ABC's "This Week" Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, that his dad is "moving forward" on a potential 2016 White House run and it appears more likely he'll join the Republican presidential field. The former Florida governor declined to run for president in 2012 despite encouragement from Republicans. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) ** FILE **

George P. Bush becomes first in family to win first election; wins race for Texas land commissioner

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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President Barack Obama speaks at Central High School in Bridgeport, Conn. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. President Obama visited Bridgeport to rally the heavily Democratic city in an effort to re-elect Democrat Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in Tuesday's midterm election where he will rematch with GOP candidate Tom Foley. (AP Photo/The News-Times, Tyler Sizemore, Pool)

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