Why did the Democrats lose? Forget the tactics. Forget the fund raising. Forget even the President’s popularity. This election was about Sept. 11. And just as no one saw 9/11 coming, no one saw the ...

It’s the kind of moment Democrats love. Carol Roberts is running for the U.S. House of Representatives against Republican Clay Shaw. She thinks she can win because a Democrat nearly beat Shaw last ...

Arizona headed into this year's mid-term elections uncertain of almost every issue from the neck-in-neck gubernatorial race to the plethora of propositions. While it was still too early to call at ...

The 2002 election was not a referendum on health care issues. A post-election survey by pollster Dr. Whit Ayres found only 9 percent said health care was the issue that had the most influence on their ...

This year's mid-term referendum is likely to give a boost to President George W. Bush and the GOP. By Barron's count, the GOP should pick up two seats in the House, boosting its majority to seven ...

On the Web More information on the 2002 election campaigns in Maryland is available on The Post's Web site, at www.washingtonpost.com/mdgovt. The site features ...