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Black voter turnout helped contribute to major Democratic wins

NPR | By Marc Rivers,
Ailsa Chang, Tinbete Ermyas
Published November 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM MST

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with political scientist Andra Gillespie about Black voter turnout during the 2026 midterm election.

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Marc Rivers
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Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
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Tinbete Ermyas

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