The voter pool was 54% female and 45% male, preliminary results from the AP VoteCast survey show. That is an increase of 1 point for women and a decrease of 2 points among men. Some 1% in the new ...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) gathers with other female members of Congress. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) Lawmakers have been streaming into the House chamber, and the Democratic side is ...