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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…
Top Democrat says district will be redrawn after GOP win
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A day after Republicans won back New Mexico's only conservative-leaning congressional district, a top state Democrat said its boundaries will be redrawn in redistricting that will be guided…
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Kansas candidate behind revenge porn wins state House seat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Democratic candidate who admitted to circulating revenge porn and who was charged at the age of 14 with threatening to shoot a high school student has won a state House seat in Kansas.
Record 5.5M voted in Michigan; highest percentage in decades
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 5.5 million people voted in Michigan's presidential election — the most ever and the highest percentage of voting-age residents to cast a ballot in 60 years.
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.