October 24, 2018
ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES “YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE” SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTION ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 BEGINNING AT 8:00 P.M. ET ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
George Stephanopoulos Will Lead Coverage with David Muir, Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Cecilia Vega, Mary Bruce, Tom Llamas and More from Election Headquarters in New York and Across the Country
ABC News Live Streaming Coverage Begins at 4:30 p.m. ET
FiveThirtyEight Will Provide Up-to-the-Minute Forecasts of the Balance of Power in Congress Throughout the Night
ABC News today announced special coverage of the 2018 midterm election airing Tuesday, November 6 beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on the ABC Television Network. Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos will lead coverage from ABC News Election Headquarters in New York. He will be joined by ABC News’ powerhouse political team including “World News Tonight” Anchor David Muir, “This Week” Co-Anchor and Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, Senior White House Correspondent Cecilia Vega, Senior Congressional Correspondent Mary Bruce and “World News Tonight” Weekend Anchor and Chief National Affairs Correspondent Tom Llamas reporting up-to-the-minute results of congressional and gubernatorial elections, the balance of power in the Senate and House of Representatives, and reactions from the White House, politicians, candidates, American citizens and officials from around the world.
ABC News primetime coverage will include FiveThirtyEight Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver offering in depth analysis throughout the night of how the vote is affecting each party’s chances in both chambers of Congress and Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas covering ballot watch – reporting the latest on security, voting irregularity and potential meddling and fraud. “Nightline” Co-anchor Byron Pitts, Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran, Political Analyst Cokie Roberts, Special Correspondent Matthew Dowd, “The View” Co-hosts and ABC News Contributors Meghan McCain and Abby Huntsman, and Contributors Chris Christie, Ana Marie Cox, Stephanie Cutter and Alex Castellanos will provide context, reporting and analysis from New York headquarters.
ABC News will have reporters positioned in states across the country covering the most crucial elections that may determine the balance of power in Congress. “20/20” Co-anchor Amy Robach, “Nightline” Co-Anchor Juju Chang, Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, “Good Morning America” Weekend Co-anchors Eva Pilgrim and Whit Johnson, White House Correspondent Tara Palmeri, Correspondents Paula Faris, Deborah Roberts, Steve Osunsami, David Wright, Linsey Davis and Kayna Whitworth will be interviewing people from across the political spectrum on the issues and ballot initiatives that are most important to them, checking in on polling stations and reporting the latest updates on the candidates.
ABC News Live — the network’s 24/7 breaking news and live events streaming channel —will offer continuous and commercial free coverage on Election Day starting at 4:30 p.m. ET on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube, Apple News, Facebook, Twitter and the ABC News site and mobile phone apps. “Nightline” Co-anchor Dan Harris, Bruce, and Senior Washington Reporter Devin Dwyer will host. ABC News will also provide comprehensive coverage, analysis and race updates on ABCNews.com, FiveThirtyEight.com and GoodMorningAmerica.com. Daily newscast “On Location” will feature segments on the midterms before, during and after Election Day — exclusively on Facebook Watch.
FiveThirtyEight will have the latest news and analysis throughout Election Day, including a live blog of election results as they come in and the latest forecasts of Democratic and Republican chances of winning the House and Senate throughout the night.
ABC News Radio will provide live coverage on Election Night from 7:00 p.m. ET through at least 1:00 a.m. ET anchored by Correspondent Aaron Katersky from New York with Correspondents Karen Travers, Alex Stone, Jim Ryan, Pete Combs and Mark Remillard reporting from various races across the country. Correspondent Lana Zak will monitor the House and Senate races from Washington, Correspondent Scott Goldberg will report from the ABC News Decision Desk, and Contributor Steve Roberts will provide political analysis. ABC News Radio will also provide one-minute updates on ‘Your Vote 2018’ four times an hour, from 5:00 a.m. ET on November 6 through midnight on November 7. ABC News’ podcast “Start Here,” hosted by Correspondent Brad Mielke, will provide extensive coverage in the lead up, day of and the days following the 2018 midterm election.
ABC NewsOne, the affiliate news service of ABC News, will provide full coverage with Correspondents Stephanie Ramos and Kenneth Moton reporting from Capitol Hill, Travers reporting from the White House, Correspondents Marci Gonzalez and Maggie Rulli reporting on key races across the country, and Political Director Rick Klein providing analysis. NewsOne provides news content and services for more than 200 ABC affiliates and international news partners.
In February, ABC News launched ‘18 for 18,’ comprehensive coverage of a rolling list of the 18 most compelling House, Senate and gubernatorial races in the country, touching on the storylines that defined the most competitive midterm in years. ABC News digital journalists who have been traveling for the past nine months will continue to be on the ground reporting the latest news on these races and candidates.
Marc Burstein is senior executive producer of ABC News Special Events.
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