This year’s mayoral race saw the highest early in-person turnout ever for a nonpresidential election in New York. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Midterm Elections (2022)”
Lawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2025
A suit filed by an election law firm contends that the state’s 11th Congressional District, represented by a Republican, is drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Latino voters. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Is More Foe Than Friend in the Suburbs, Even Among Democrats
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2025
Just outside New York City, Republicans are using Zohran Mamdani as an attack line for the 2026 midterms, much as they vilified the city in 2022. Source: New York Times
Hakeem Jeffries Elected Leader of House Democrats
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2022
A new trio, including Representatives Katherine Clark of Massachusetts as No. 2 and Pete Aguilar of California as No. 3, will take the reins in January, replacing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team. Source: New York Times
Meet the Voters Who Fueled New York’s Seismic Tilt Toward the G.O.P.
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2022
Republicans used doomsday-style ads to prey on suburban voters’ fear of crime in New York, helping to flip enough seats to capture the House. Source: New York Times
Why It Was Easier to Curb Monkeypox Than Covid
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2022
The city has pulled back its monkeypox vaccination vans as the number of cases dropped sharply. Source: New York Times
The City Charter Has a New Preamble to Promote Equity
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
A ballot measure that New Yorkers approved on Election Day allowed for the preamble, which is 11 times longer than the one to the U.S. Constitution. Source: New York Times
New York Democrats urge Hochul to push out the state party chair.
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
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Sean Patrick Maloney on His Loss, the Media and A.O.C.
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2022
Mr. Maloney said that he and other New York Democrats were unable to overcome suburban fears of crime. He also had some harsh words for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Source: New York Times
Swing Voters Rejected Far-Right Candidates. But Not So Much in New York.
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2022
In suburban and exurban areas that had favored President Biden, voters showed support for some Trump-aligned candidates. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Democrats Play the Blame Game Despite Hochul Victory
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2022
Congressional losses in New York could be the deciding factor on whether Democrats keep the House. Source: New York Times
If Democrats Lose the House, They May Have New York to Blame
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
Republicans flipped four congressional seats in New York, the most of any state in the country. How did this happen in one of the nation’s most liberal states? Source: New York Times
In New Jersey, Redistricting Helped Most Incumbents Win Big
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
Often a swing state, New Jersey is now divided into congressional districts that are even more purely red or blue than before. Source: New York Times
Republican Tom Kean Jr. defeats Rep. Malinowski in N.J.
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
The race, a rematch from 2020, had been considered the state’s most competitive congressional contest. Source: New York Times
How Republicans Flipped 4 Congressional Seats in New York
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
A chaotic redistricting process was intended to help Democrats. But Republicans made significant gains. Source: New York Times