Welcome to Election Night 2024! I’m your host Jared Martin. Let’s take a look at what is happening around the country. With polls closing nationwide, our newly elected government is beginning to take shape.
In the presidential race, incumbent President John Kasich and Vice President John Hickenlooper, Independents, have taken an early lead over Green Party nominee Bernie Sanders, Republican Ivanka Trump, Libertarian Rand Paul, and Democrat Cory Booker.
In the Senate, Sen. Gary Johnson (L-NM) is well on his way to reelection, while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (G-NY) will be taking over for the late Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a special election.
Meanwhile, Rep. Evan McMullin (I-UT), Rep. Justin Amash (L-MI), and Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) all are cruising towards easy victories in their Congressional races.
As seen by these results, the tides have turned in America. Since the election of President Donald Trump (R-NY) in 2016, there has been a tremendous shift in sentiment among voters. Several ballot initiatives and pieces of legislation have leveled the political playing field in our now multi-party system. One such endeavor was the adoption of ranked choice voting (RCV) by a vast majority of states between 2020 and 2022. Combining this with the Supreme Court striking down the Commission on Presidential Debates in 2023, and the United States has reopened its public sector to new blood and new ideas for the first time since the Civil War. The movement has proven the country did not need to shift to a parliamentary system to include multiple parties and independents. Instead, with a few adjustments, more voices have been brought to the table at public demand.
And with that, our final results have arrived. President Kasich has secured reelection after forming a tremendous multipartisan administration during his first term. The Senate and House of Representatives are more diverse in thought then ever, as shown below.
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
Overall, the people are to thank for this new challenge to extreme partisanship. And the people are the ones who will benefit. We look forward on these new officials with optimism for America’s tomorrow. Godspeed to each and every one of them.