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title: Election Update
description: The Brett Kavanaugh nomination circus is finally over. Will the aftermath of that knockdown partisan fight have an affect on Senate elections? And what is the Taylor Swift factor? Ed Orlet takes a look at the closest Senate races and looks at where the balance of power may be after November.
---

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# [Election Update](https://blog.naed.org/electionupdate)

 Written by [Edward Orlet](https://blog.naed.org/author/edward-orlet) | October 12, 2018

This week NAED’s Ed Orlet takes a look at the closest Senate races and provides his insights on where the balance of power may be after November. Encourage your employees to exercise their [right to vote](https://www.naed.org/vote) by participating in the election.  

  

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