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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…
Republican US Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith wins in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has been reelected in Mississippi, defeating Democrat Mike Espy in a repeat of a 2018 special election.
Trump, Rounds, Johnson win in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson won in South Dakota on Tuesday. But with Republicans long dominating the state's elections, the most interesting qu…
Republican Tom Tiffany wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Tom Tiffany wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District.
NH returns Shaheen, Kuster to Washington, Sununu to Concord
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Annie Kuster were reelected Tuesday, bolstering efforts by Democrats to maintain their dominance of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation.
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Andy Kim beats GOP rival to win 2nd term in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, and Democrats Joe Biden and Cory Booker won at the top of the ticket in New Jersey's first mostly mail-in election.
Democrat Lizzie Fletcher wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 7th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Lizzie Fletcher wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 7th Congressional District.
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Democrat David Cicilline wins reelection to U.S. House in Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat David Cicilline wins reelection to U.S. House in Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District.
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Vote tight on California property tax revamp
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Voters were nearly evenly split on a California ballot measure to partially dismantle the state’s 42-year-old system of tying property taxes to the last sales price, early ballot tabulations Tuesda…