This page was last updated on Jan. 29, 2021, at 2 a.m. ET.
Due to the overwhelming amount of information and posts pertaining to the 2020 election on Nov. 3, 2020, all relevant Newshacker Blog posts covering the election have been compiled and sorted by category on this page.
As of the latest update, with the swearing-in of President Joe Biden, Newshacker Blog coverage of the 2020 election has ended.
Our final recap of the 2020 presidential election is also live.
Georgia Senate Runoff News and Analysis
This section lists all the posts pertaining to the Georgia Senate runoff elections held on Jan. 5, 2021.
- Democrats poised to win Georgia runoffs and Senate majority
- Final pre-election update and analysis on the Georgia runoff elections
- The Georgia Senate runoffs, six days away
- Senate control to be determined by Jan. runoffs in Georgia
Post-2020 Election News and Analysis
This section lists all the posts pertaining to the 2020 election that were posted after Election Day. All posts are organized from newest to oldest.
- Final 2020 presidential election recap
- Biden officially sworn in as the 46th President of the United States
- Biden prepares to be sworn in as the 46th President
- After the Capitol insurgency, Trump faces the prospect of being impeached again
- Violent insurgents riot into U.S. Capitol Building; Congress confirms Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election
- Democrats poised to win Georgia runoffs and Senate majority
- Final pre-election update and analysis on the Georgia runoff elections
- Trump demanded Georgia officials to “find” votes so he wins the state
- Sen. Hawley’s plan to object to electoral vote certification will fail
- The Georgia Senate runoffs, six days away
- The states that swung the most in the 2020 presidential election
- Electoral College finally votes, affirming a Biden victory
- U.S. Supreme Court denies Texas’ lawsuit to subvert election in four states
- Texas’ lawsuit to overturn the election is ludicrous
- U.S. Supreme Court denies Pennsylvania GOP’s lawsuit to overturn the election
- Colo., N.M., and Va. are new Democratic strongholds
- The 2020 election shows that Texas is a swing state
- Trump’s alleged pardon scandal causing concern
- Attorney General William Barr breaks with Trump’s election fraud claims
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses another GOP lawsuit
- Trump’s “rigged election” narrative causing concern
- Transition to a Biden admin formally begins after GSA recognition
- Trump makes a last-ditch effort to overturn the election results
- Biden is affirmed as the winner after Georgia recount
- Were polls wrong in the 2020 presidential election?
- President Trump continues to refuse to concede
- Final presidential results: Biden wins 306 electoral votes, Trump wins 232
- Arizona is finally called
- Key ballot measures voters voted on in the November elections
- Senate control to be determined by Jan. runoffs in Georgia
- Post-election analysis: why the Democrats performed poorer than expected
- The race is called (at long last)
- (11:25 a.m., Nov. 7) The race is called for Joe Biden
- (Nov. 6) First media organization calls the presidential race for Joe Biden
- Biden leads in Georgia; Senate control expected to be down to Ga. Jan. runoffs; no presidential winner called.
- Georgia, Pennsylvania very close, presidential, Senate races still uncalled
- Where the race stands one day after Election Day: presidential, Senate races uncalled
General Information
The post below gives an overview of how the U.S. presidential election process works, from the primaries all the way through to Election Day.
Final Predictions
Here are the final Newshacker Blog projections for the various federal and statewide elections this November.
- Presidential (Electoral College) prediction (Pre-Election: Nov. 2)
- U.S. Senate prediction (Pre-Election: Nov. 1)
- Governorship predictions (Pre-Election: Oct. 31)
- U.S. House (Oct. 12)
Pre-Election News
These are all the posts, organized from latest to oldest, pertaining to various newsworthy events about the 2020 elections, such as revelations, analyses, and general topics about the election.
- Final election update and states to watch on election night
- Expected race call times and key races
- Final Presidential Debate coverage
- Mid-October Electoral College map based on polling
- 2020 shatters early voting records
- Vice Presidential Debate coverage
- President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
- First Presidential Debate coverage
- President Trump’s tax revelations
- GOP voter suppression
- Race to fill up Supreme Court seat opening
- General election moving in Joe Biden’s favor
- Mid-September Electoral College pundit forecasts
- Mid-September polling map
- Bob Woodward interviews with Trump
- Trump calls military servicemen “losers”
- Kenosha, Wisconsin protests
- Demographic changes and the effect on the presidential race
- Republican National Convention (night one) coverage
- Washington Post releases recordings of Trump’s sister blasting him
- Democratic National Convention wrap-up analysis
- Democratic National Convention (night one) coverage
- Trump administration sabotaging the U.S. Postal Service
- Kamala Harris becomes Joe Biden’s official running mate
- Trump goes on offense against mail-in voting
- Supreme Court rules on Trump’s tax return subpoena
State Analysis
These posts focus on one specific swing state and analyze state politics of a chosen state. The states that are covered are highlighted in purple on the map below.
- General swing state analysis (Presidential)
- Arizona (Presidential and Senate)
- Montana (Senate)
- Florida (Presidential)
- Iowa (Presidential and Senate)
- Ohio (Presidential)
- North Carolina (Presidential)
- Georgia (Presidential and Senate)
- Texas (Presidential and Senate)
- Pennsylvania (Presidential)
- Kansas (Senate)
- Nebraska’s Second District and Maine’s Second District (Presidential)
- Colorado, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Virginia (Presidential)
- Alabama, Alaska, and Maine (Senate)
- Michigan (Presidential and Senate)
- Wisconsin (Presidential)
Past Predictions
Here are all previous predictions for the presidency and Senate, for reference purposes. (Posts become way more high-quality in August)
Presidential (Electoral College) Predictions:
U.S. Senate Predictions:
Governorship predictions:
U.S. House: