Chris Coons and Jack Reed win US Senate seats

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Chris Coons and Jack Reed win US Senate seats?

Of the 26 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 58% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 4% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 28. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Chris Coons and Jack Reed win US Senate seats left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 26 rated outlets on this story, 58% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 4% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Chris Coons and Jack Reed win US Senate seats biased?

Chris Coons and Jack Reed win US Senate seats is one event reported by 28 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Chris Coons and Jack Reed win US Senate seats?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Chris Coons and Jack Reed win US Senate seats?

28 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who won the Senate race in Delaware?

Democratic incumbent Chris Coons won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Delaware, defeating Republican Mike Katz. Coons secured his fourth term in the Senate.

Who won the Senate race in Rhode Island?

Democratic incumbent Jack Reed won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island, defeating Republican Raymond McKay. Reed will return to the Senate for a sixth term.

When did Chris Coons first win his Senate seat?

Chris Coons first won his Senate seat in 2010. He secured his fourth term in the recent election.