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Dent leads Garcia in 13th District race
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, maintained a commanding lead in the race for Position 1 in Was…
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GOP leaders say they'll keep control of Arizona Legislature
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who were worried about Democrats taking control of one or both chambers of the Arizona Legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years on Election Day were increasingly confident Thursd…
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Support growing to mail all ballots in California elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Henry Brown got his ballot in the mail last month, the 74-year-old California musician didn't agonize over his decision. He filled it out and mailed it back on the same day.
Maryland governor warns of major surge in coronavirus cases
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan warned of a major surge in coronavirus cases and urged residents Thursday to wear masks to prevent the virus's spread.
Republican Scott Perry wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Scott Perry wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District.
'Hit' tweet against Kansas governor has Dems seeking ouster
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Democratic candidate who admitted to circulating revenge porn and was charged at the age of 14 with threatening to shoot a high school student has won a state House seat in Kansas, and party l…
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GOP US Rep. Perry wins reelection in Harrisburg-York area
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counting of Pennsylvania ballots continued Thursday, with results still unclear for the presidential contest as well as a host of downballot races, including for some congressional seats and …
Few mail ballots arriving in tight Iowa congressional race
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Only small numbers of mail ballots are arriving after the election in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, where the candidates in Tuesday’s election remain locked in a tight race.
US Rep. Jim Hagedorn beats Dan Feehan in southern Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn has defeated Democrat Dan Feehan in a hard-fought rematch of their 2018 race in a swing territory of southern Minnesota.
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Republican Jim Hagedorn wins reelection to U.S. House in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Jim Hagedorn wins reelection to U.S. House in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District.
GOP leaders think they keep control of Arizona Legislature
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who were worried about Democrats taking control of one or both chambers of the Arizona Legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years on Election Day were increasingly confident Thursd…
Small Michigan county goes back to the win column for Trump
BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump didn't win Michigan, but he can put a small county in the victory column after an unusual second look at the results.