midterm elections

March 18, 2026 - Mississippi State Rep. Zakiya Summers speaks with Facing South about the Robert G. Clark Jr. Voting Rights Act, efforts to protect voting rights ahead of this year’s midterm elections, and her hopes for the future of democracy.

February 13, 2026 - Eileen O'Connor of the Brennan Center for Justice speaks with Facing South about the erosion of the Voting Rights Act, ongoing federal attacks on voting rights, and what voters need to know to prepare for this year’s midterm elections.

July 21, 2022 - Unless the dynamics of this year's elections significantly change in the coming months, election analysts predict Democrats could lose more than 40 state house and senate seats across the South in 2022.

October 24, 2018 - Still contending with barriers put in place before the last midterm and presidential elections, voters in some states in the South face new restrictions on the franchise as they head to the polls this year.