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Democrat Mark Warner projected to win Virginia Senate race over Bert Mizusawa

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (60%).

6 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner was projected the winner of Virginia’s Senate race on Tuesday night, defeating Republican Bert Mizusawa, a retired Army major general, according to Decision Desk HQ. The call came shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m. EST, before any votes were reported. Warner, first elected in 2008, sought a fourth term and said during the campaign that it would be his last. The candidates campaigned on healthcare costs, electricity bills, housing and federal spending, and Mizusawa’s campaign focused on federal spending, national security and lowering costs.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Warner was called the winner shortly after polls closed, before any votes were reported.

    Reported byCenter1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Center Square
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  2. Warner was reported as winning a fourth Senate term over Republican Bert Mizusawa, a retired Army major general.

    Reported byCenter1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times, The Center Square
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  3. The race call came with 0 percent of the vote reported.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Center Square

  4. Warner was first elected to the Senate in 2008 and said during this year’s campaign that a fourth term would be his last.

    One outletThe Center Square· Right

  5. The candidates campaigned on healthcare costs, rising electricity bills, housing and federal spending.

    One outletThe Center Square· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Democratic incumbent Mark Warner defeated Republican Bert Mizusawa in Virginia’s Senate race on Tuesday. The center outlet attributes the result to a Decision Desk HQ projection, while right-side outlets state the win as a settled result.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    2 outlets

    The Hill’s headlines present Warner as projected or set to win a fourth term, and attribute the call to Decision Desk HQ with no votes counted.

    Warner wins fourth term as Virginia’s senator
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    3 outlets

    Right-side headlines state Warner has won outright without a projection source, while The Washington Times runs an AP report under similarly flat wording.

    Warner wins fourth term in Virginia
    The Center SquareRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Decision Desk HQ projection
  • polls closing with no votes counted
  • Warner’s fourth term
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From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Warner’s fourth term
  • the call made as polls closed
  • Virginia’s two Senate seats staying Democratic
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Who reported it when

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    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    First to report

    The Hill, Nov 3, 12:00 PM EST

  • Right

    7 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 7:04 PM EST

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  1. The HillCenterNov 3, 12:00 PM EST
  2. The Center SquareRightNov 3, 7:04 PM EST
  3. The Washington TimesRightNov 3, 7:16 PM EST
  4. Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 3, 7:31 PM EST
  5. PBS NewsHourCenterNov 3, 8:33 PM EST

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