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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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Reps. Amodei, Titus win; GOP bids for 2 swing Dem-held seats
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pair of well-financed Republican challengers were trying to unseat Democrats in key swing congressional districts in southern Nevada on Tuesday, while veteran incumbents from each party were ree…
Democrat Mark Takano wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 41st Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mark Takano wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 41st Congressional District.
NH backs Biden, Democrats in Congress, GOP governor
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrats dominated nearly all the top races Tuesday in New Hampshire, where voters reelected a U.S. senator and both House members and backed Joe Biden for president.
Republican US Sen. Daines wins reelection in Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican Steve Daines has been reelected to the Montana Senate seat he wrested from Democrats six years ago.
California leaning to keep app-based drivers contractors
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California ballot measure that would exempt Uber, Lyft and other app-based delivery drivers from being classified as company employees eligible for benefits and job protections had a strong lea…
Bob Good wins, keeping US House seat in Virginia Republican
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservative candidate Bob Good has won a Virginia congressional race, keeping a longtime GOP seat in Republican hands. Good defeated Democratic opponent and political newcomer Dr. Cameron Webb…
Battle for US House seat in rural Colorado too early to call
DENVER (AP) — A hard-fought Colorado U.S. House race pitting first-time candidate and outspoken Republican Lauren Boebert against Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush was too early to call Tuesday n…
GOP Rep. Don Bacon reelected in Nebraska's 2nd District
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican Rep. Don Bacon scored a third term in Congress on Tuesday despite a tough challenge from a progressive Democrat in Nebraska’s competitive 2nd Congressional District.
McBath defeats GOP’s Handel in rematch in Atlanta suburbs
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats will hold the seat they gained in Atlanta's northern suburbs two years ago, while results remain too soon to call in a second seat where they hope to make further inroads into what was once…
Bice declares win in race for US House seat in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice declared victory Tuesday in a tight race for the lone Democrat-held U.S. House seat in Oklahoma.
Trump wins Texas again; state House hopes fade for Democrats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Closer races produced the same results Tuesday in Texas as President Donald Trump and Sen. John Cornyn both won their races in America's biggest red state and Democrats who had hoped to finally…
Republican Robert Good wins election to U.S. House in Virginia's 5th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Robert Good wins election to U.S. House in Virginia's 5th Congressional District.
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The Latest: Californians reject rent control expansion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the California election (all times local):