| | | | The 2018 election isn't over yet! |  | | Just because Election Day has come and gone doesn't mean this is over.
The 2018 election season is still alive and well in states like Florida, Arizona and Georgia, thanks to nail-bitingly close contests featuring thin margins of victory. Some races are so close that recounts have been kicked off -- or are about to be.
So, ladies and gentlemen, get ready for more math! Here's where things stand:
Florida Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner: Arizona Senate: Maine's 2nd District: Georgia governor: - Democrat Stacey Abrams has not conceded in the contest between her and Republican Brian Kemp. CNN has yet to call the race -- Kemp currently has 1,974,061 votes to Abrams' 1,910,923, but votes continue to trickle in.
- Kemp, who was also Georgia's secretary of state, resigned from his post this week, saying the election shows he is the "clear and convincing" winner.
- While Abrams urges supporters to prepare for a December 4 runoff, that will only happen if neither candidate has more than 50% of the vote. Kemp currently has 50.3%.
- Trump, in a tweet, said Kemp won and urged Georgians to "move on."
California House: - There are still five unresolved House races throughout California, including one that could elect the first Korean American woman to the House.
- CA-10: Republican Rep. Jeff Denham leads Democrat Josh Harder
- CA-39: Republican Young Kim leads Democrat Gil Cisneros
- CA-45: Republican Rep. Mimi Walters leads Democrat Katie Porter
- CA-48: Democrat Harley Rouda leads Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
- CA-49: Democrat Mike Levin leads Republican Diane Harkey
- According to the LA Times, thousands of votes left to be counted mean the results could be days or even weeks away.
The Point: Midterm season isn't completely over. It'll be days at least before we know the FULL outcome of a few crucial races ... and then on to 2020!
-- Lauren | | Programming note: This is a special campaign edition of The Point newsletter, wrapping up the midterms. Do you have election fatigue, or are you ready for 2020?
Drop us a line at cillizza@cnn.com and dezenski@cnn.com. Thanks for reading! | | |
📚 READS: MIDTERMS TAKEAWAYS EDITION 📖 | | 30 In the House: Democrats needed to flip 23 seats to win back the House. They won more than that (as of Friday it's 30) – and now have the majority with 225 seats to Republicans' 200.
51 In the Senate: Republicans needed to hold control of the Senate with 50 seats. They won more than that – currently with 51 seats to the 46 held by Democrats. Even if the two unresolved Senate races in Arizona and Florida are Dem pickups, Republicans will still maintain their majority.
26, 23 Among the Governors: Republicans held onto their majority of governorships (26 total) in places like Ohio, Iowa and South Dakota (and even flipped Alaska from blue to red) but Democrats ran up greater margins across the country (bringing their count to 23). They secured blue governorships in once-red states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, New Mexico and Illinois. | |  | The election results are in. Now what? | | | Chris breaks down what the House, Senate and gubernatorial results mean for the country over the next two years. | |
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT 2020 | | Kirsten Gillibrand: "And so I believe right now that every one of us should figure out how we can do whatever we can with our time, with our talents to restore that moral decency, that moral compass, that truth of who we are as Americans, so I will promise you I will give it a long, hard thought of consideration. I will do that."
Jeff Flake: "I've not ruled it out. I've not ruled it in. Just, somebody needs to run on the Republican side."
Eric Swalwell: A source told Politico: "He's definitely running."
BONUS BUZZ, SENATE EDITION:
Luther Strange: "Jeff Sessions for Senate in 2020!" | | | | | | |
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