The midterm elections put data centers on the ballot across the nation, and Americans had a resounding answer: Not in my community.
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In a day of historic firsts, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms of Georgia will become the nation's first Black woman governor, and Hakeem Jeffries is in line to be the first Black Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, due to Democrats' dramatic wave of victories Nov. 3.
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Exit polls show half of voters viewed the midterms as a presidential rebuke, while three-quarters expressed dissatisfaction with the country's direction.
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A record number of Americans have already voted before Election Day, offering a glimpse into a forecasted wave election that many experts believe could sweep Democrats into power.
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President Donald Trump sought to distance himself from Republicans' mounting midterm losses Tuesday, declaring in his first remarks on the election results that his party would have been victorious
Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in a bitter contest, publicly backed Republican Mike Rogers and appeared with him at a Detroit church.
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Early voting is surging ahead of this year’s midterm elections on Nov. 3, with more than 54 million Americans – 8 million more than in 2022 – having cast ballots before Election Day, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
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Even before the votes are counted, the 2026 campaign has focused grievances against Trump, fueled opposition to data centers and demonstrated the record-setting reach of billionaires.
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Neither man is on the ballot, but Trump and Obama took prominent roles on the campaign trail Wednesday.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 3, voters across the country will head to the polls to decide federal, state and local races. Here's what you need to know before Election Day.
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Frustrated with diminishing opportunity and changing mores, they are abandoning the Republican coalition — or politics completely.
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Democrats sought to tie data centers to rising energy costs and the larger issue of affordability; polling data appears to support that choice.
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During the 2026 election, voters in McDowell County soundly rejected an increase in the sales tax. But a data center could bring additional revenue to the county.
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It was a striking outcome for a state that has been consistently ranked as one of the most gerrymandered in the country — under both Democratic and Republican control.
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“But let me be clear: the Board of Commissioners here in McDowell County has never spoken to any such company about a data center here in McDowell County, nor has endorsed the idea of one coming to McDowell County."
During the 2026 elections for McDowell County, Republicans again won in all of the local races for the County Commission, the Board of Education as well as the state House and Senate races.