Politico: “Powered by a multimillion-dollar get-out-the-vote program, turnout among Asian Americans nearly doubled in Georgia from 2016 to 2020, according to the Democratic firm TargetSmart — a major boon for Democrats, who they backed overwhelmingly.”

“The same analysis found that the number of ballots cast by Asian Americans in the state increased by upwards of 60,000 votes in 2020, more than the amount by which President Joe Biden carried Georgia. Now Asian American and Pacific Islander elected officials, donors and activists who support Warnock are trying to prove that those voters can be the margin of victory in this year’s runoff — and grow their clout in the process.”

Politico: “The dichotomy in some of the nation’s wealthiest and largest counties serves as a stark reminder that not all suburbs are the same: New York’s Westchester County has become a Democratic firewall in recent years, boosting candidates running for state office and Congress and making it one of the most influential blue suburbs in the country.”

A reader notes: With Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) confirmed the winner of Alaska’s sole House seat, Democrats now control every House seat touched by the Pacific Ocean.

Jonathan Allen: “It’s worth pausing to note that the 2008 vice presidential nominee of a major party — Sarah Palin — just lost a House election. And that she did so in a state, Alaska, that her ticket won with 60 percent of the vote 14 years ago and where she was once elected governor.”

Karl Rove: “The principal reason Republicans came up short was that just when Americans were ready to vote for them to check Democratic excesses, the GOP nominated too many radicals and weirdos.”

Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) became the first Alaska Native to win a full term in Congress, securing reelection along with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who both defeated challengers endorsed by former president Donald Trump after state officials finished a final round of vote-counting, the Washington Post reports.

“Peltola, who made history with her August special election win, and Murkowski, a senator for two decades, led after earlier vote counts. But the centrist lawmakers’ victories were not clinched until Wednesday, when the Alaska Division of Elections redistributed votes under the state’s new ranked-choice voting system.”

“Doug Mastriano lost by a lot,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

“But some of his supporters wrongly believe the results are inaccurate, and they think they’ve found a way to do something about it. So now election denial groups are flooding Pennsylvania courts with petitions seeking to force hand recounts under a little-known provision of state election law.”

“Abe Hamadeh, the Republican candidate for attorney general in Arizona, on Tuesday sued his Democratic opponent and a wide range of state and county officials in a bid to block certification of his loss and force them to declare him the winner in the Nov. 8 contest,” the Washington Post reports.

“Young people turned out in droves during the 2022 midterm elections — but not for Republicans,” USA Today reports.

“Young voters had the second-highest level of youth participation in at least 30 years… Some 63% of young voters cast ballots for Democrats in House races, with young voters of color voting blue at even greater rates.”

“And in key Senate races like Nevada and Georgia, youth voters narrowed margins and decided outcomes, dramatically swinging in favor of Democratic candidates.”

Associated Press: “Voters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the midterm elections.”

“AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of this year’s electorate, underscores how voters were selective in their choices in spite of today’s starkly polarized political climate, often rewarding candidates seen as mainstream while rejecting those viewed as too extreme.”