Voters in Colorado and Louisiana weighed in on two pro-life ballot initiatives with mixed results on Tuesday. In Colorado, a measure that would have protected unborn children after 22 weeks of gestation failed, earning only 41 percent of votes. But in Louisiana, 62 percent of voters approved an amendment that clarifies abortion is not a right under the state constitution.

As election results continued to trickle on Wednesday morning, Democrats were poised to maintain their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. But Republicans had crushed Democrats’ hopes of significantly expanding their ranks. Democratic lawmakers lost their seats in at least seven districts, while their party failed to defeat a single Republican incumbent.

Which of my columns this year led to the most reader response? Was it a column about (a) Donald Trump, (b) Black Lives Matter, (c) COVID-19, or (d) dog teeth? 

The sun rose on Wednesday morning to an unclear forecast for the final results of the 2020 presidential election. By daybreak, at least five crucial states still hadn’t been called: North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. 

President Donald Trump reprised his 2016 wins in three key battleground states early Wednesday. The president led by more than 8 percentage points in Ohio and Iowa, and he held a nearly 4 point edge in Florida. Republican candidates usually must win those states to have a chance at the presidency.

Democrats failed to wrest control of the U.S. Senate from Republicans as key incumbents held onto their seats on election night. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was projected to defeat Democrat Theresa Greenfield. In Georgia, with 88 percent of precincts reporting, Sen. David Perdue led Democrat Jon Ossoff by almost 8 points. In a special election in Georgia, Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock seemed headed for a runoff. Elsewhere, GOP senators maintained leads in Montana, Maine, and North Carolina with at least 70 percent of precincts reporting in each state.

Democrats’ hope of significantly expanding their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives had not materialized as of early Wednesday. Republicans flipped two seats in Florida’s 26th and 27th districts.