The U.S. House could have a record number of Latino members after next week's election.
A ballot drop box outside a polling place during early voting for the midterm elections in Silver Spring, Md., on Oct. 28.The U.S. House could have a record number of Latino members after next week's election, with one Latino group projecting they will grab as many as 45 seats."We think we'll have a very robust new class of Latinos overall," said Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund.
Hispanics are the largest racial and ethnic minority group in the country. They numbered 62.1 million in the 2020 Census, or about 19% of the U.S. population. The states of Arizona, Colorado and Nevada have competitive Senate races and races for state level offices. Latino turnout in California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina should be about the same as in 2018. NALEO's modeling showed Latino turnout is likely to be lower in Texas, down 6.4% and New Mexico, down 9.8%
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