Donald Trump benefited from a rightward shift in Maricopa County, while Kamala Harris' and Democrats' ground game fell flat.

Election reform advocates had hoped for a big year at the ballot box. That's because a historic number of states were considering initiatives for ranked choice voting or to end partisan primaries.

Democrat Derek Tran leads Rep. Michelle Steel, a Seal Beach Republican, by 519 votes in the race to represent California’s 45th congressional district, according to the tally released Friday evening from the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers voted unanimously to certify the 2024 general election on Friday, following certifications in all 83 counties earlier this month. A little over 5.7 million Michiganders voted in this election—the highest state turnout in history.

Republicans put a lot of hope and campaign cash into his comeback attempt in the 40th Senate District, which has a Democratic registration advantage but was long held by a Republican before Harckham’s win in 2018. Astorino started the campaign with $814,000 in the bank from previous election races.

Despite all evidence, many still believe that the opposition Democrats secretly overwhelmed the power of the Trump administration in 2020 to steal an election by 7 million popular votes and 70 electoral votes.

Pop singer Billie Eilish criticized President-elect Donald Trump the day after he won the Nov. 5 election, but social media posts have added fiction to her comments by saying she’s leaving the United States. "Billie Eilish turns down Oscar nomination and leaves US after MASSIVE RED WAVE," a Nov. 19 Facebook post said.

American clients seeking secondary passports are voicing new concerns, but firms note a surge in interest around election time is typical.

State legislative and Supreme Court races were not terribly decisive, while we saw setbacks for ranked-choice voting and minimum-wage increases.