How Election Week 2022 Went Down

The New York Times is projecting Republicans to win both seats that were up for election on the North Carolina state Supreme Court. That gives them a solid majority on the court — five of seven seats. They not only won the open seat but also managed to unseat Democratic incumbent justice Sam Ervin. Voter rights issues and abortion cases will most likely come before the North Carolina Supreme Court in the next few years, so the makeup of this court will have a big impact on laws in North Carolina.

Democrats and Republicans are still at 46 seats each in the Senate, with some races still too close to call.

ABC News projects wins for three Democratic candidates in Illinois: Reps. Sean Casten in the 6th District and Lauren Underwood in the 14th, plus Nikki Budzinski in the 13th. All three had odds north of 67 percent to win.