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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…
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.
Missouri Legislature considers $1.2B for virus response
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers returned to work Thursday to debate spending more than $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus aid.
AP VoteCast: Alabama voters mixed on state of nation
Voters in Alabama made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: West Virginia voters mixed on state of nation
Voters in West Virginia made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: Ohio voters sour on state of nation
Voters in Ohio made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: Nevada voters sour on state of nation
Voters in Nevada made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: Oklahoma voters mixed on state of nation
Voters in Oklahoma made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
Perdue near runoff territory against Ossoff in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — As votes were still being counted Thursday in Georgia, results for Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue hovered near the threshold where a runoff against Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff would be requir…
AP VoteCast: Tennessee voters mixed on state of nation
Voters in Tennessee made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: South Carolina voters mixed on state of nation
Voters in South Carolina made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: Utah voters mixed on state of nation
Voters in Utah made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: New Jersey voters sour on state of nation
Voters in New Jersey made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.