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Primary election to narrow candidate fields
EPHRATA — Races for local, statewide and federal offices will be winnowed to two candidates in today’s primary ele…
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Mass. backs Markey; ranked voting backers concede defeat
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters easily handed Joe Biden and Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Markey a pair of victories Tuesday. Backers of a statewide referendum that would transform the way ballots are cast and tal…
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Democrat Maxine Waters wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 43rd Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Maxine Waters wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 43rd Congressional District.
US Rep. Langevin, 1st quadriplegic in Congress, is reelected
Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, the first quadriplegic lawmaker to serve in Congress, has won reelection in Rhode Island.
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Democrat Jim Himes wins reelection to U.S. House in Connecticut's 4th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Jim Himes wins reelection to U.S. House in Connecticut's 4th Congressional District.
U.S. Rep. Cicilline wins reelection; Biden wins state
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A statewide referendum that would shorten Rhode Island's official name and the Democratic House speaker's tight race for reelection are dominating Tuesday's election in the Ocean State.
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Democrat Webb concedes US House seat to Republican Good
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Cameron Webb conceded to Republican Bob Good early Wednesday in the competitive race for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, which Democrats had hoped to turn blue. The Associated P…
President Donald Trump takes bellwether Ohio again
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican President Donald Trump has again won Ohio, a traditional bellwether for the nation.
Democrat James Langevin wins reelection to U.S. House in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat James Langevin wins reelection to U.S. House in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District.
AP VoteCast: Hawaii voters sour on state of nation
Voters in Hawaii made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
Republican Tom Reed wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 23rd Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Tom Reed wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 23rd Congressional District.
Marine vet Jake Auchincloss wins open House seat in Mass.
BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Jake Auchincloss has won an open congressional seat in Massachusetts left vacant by U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, who came up short in his Senate bid.