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Control of Congress at stake in Washington CD3
(The Center Square) - One of the most hotly contested Congressional elections that could determine control of Cong…
Correction: Election 2020-Wisconsin story
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a story November 4, 2020, about the presidential result in Wisconsin, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Wisconsin Elections Commission, erroneously reported that Presiden…
NH House, Senate flip to GOP after 2 years in minority
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republicans have won majorities in both chambers of the New Hampshire Legislature, returning the state to same scenario it faced four years ago: GOP control at the Statehouse and Democratic dom…
US Postal Service found 815 ballots in Texas facility sweeps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 800 mail ballots were found in Texas mail processing facilities and delivered to county election officials between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
San Diego elects youngest House representative in California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego has elected the youngest U.S. House representative in California.
Mississippi governor says he'd veto mail-in or early voting
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two days after Mississippi voters stood in long lines at polling places, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that he would veto any efforts to broaden state laws to allow widespread mail…
San Diego elects California's youngest House representative
San Diego (AP) — San Diego has elected California’s youngest U.S. House representative.
EXPLAINER: States still in play and what makes them that way
WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of states remained in play Thursday in the tightly contested U.S. presidential race. The outcome of contests in Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Nevada will determine whether De…
Records were shattered for voter participation in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's top election official said voter participation records were shattered in the election.
NY Democrats' bid for a supermajority remains uncertain
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The fate of Democrats’ bid for a supermajority in New York’s Legislature remained uncertain Thursday as election officials prepared to start counting a mountain of absentee ballots.
GOP congressional winner says she hopes for cooperation
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Fresh off winning a
Record 4M voters cast ballots in election, Murphy says
More than 4 million ballots were cast in this week's presidential election in New Jersey, the most in state history, Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday.
Legislative leader selects 4th member of redistricting panel
PHOENIX (AP) — A Democratic legislative leader on Thursday announced his selection of an Apache County man as the fourth appointment to the Arizona panel that will draw new congressional and legislative districts f…
Pennsylvania: Still 100s of thousands of ballots to count
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania reported it still had hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count Thursday as Democrat Joe Biden and President Donald Trump fought to the end for the White House.
Georgia in the spotlight as vote count continues
ATLANTA (AP) — As the vote counting continued Wednesday, people across the nation watched to see whether Georgia would finally become the swing state that Democrats have long hoped for.
EXPLAINING RACE CALLS: Presidential race too early to call
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is not calling the presidential race yet because neither candidate has secured the 270 electoral college votes needed for victory.