FYI Wednesday hosts Post Election Panel, recaps impact of election for students -

Campus News FYI Wednesday hosts Post Election Panel, recaps impact of election for students A flyer for the FYI Wednesday Post Election Panel is shown on the screen in Toney Auditorium on Nov. 11. Mercer University hosted an FYI Wednesday Post Election panel on November 11. It featured Benjamin Hoyt, professor of political science at Mercer, discussing the impacts of the recent midterm elections to the student body. The Midterm election recently had the biggest impact on the United States with young voters. Unexpected votes came from different parts of the country, with Democrats winning most of them. Professor Hoyt stated during the event that the analytics of the 2026 Midterm votes include 82% of young voters who voted for John Ossoff in the midterm election. 70% of people aged 18-29 voted for Democratic House candidates around the country. Hoyt explained that 2026 represented the second-highest rate of youth turnout in American midterm history.

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