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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…
The Latest: California digital privacy law measure leads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the California election (all times local):
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GOP’s Marshall wins Kansas Senate seat as Trump wins state
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Roger Marshall won the most competitive U.S. Senate race in Kansas in decades, while President Donald Trump carried the state again in the presidential race and voters elected two new…
Republican Spencer Cox handily wins Utah governor race
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox has handily won the race for Utah governor, replacing the leader who endorsed him in a campaign that played out during the coronavirus pandemic. He is the state…
Republican Jim Justice reelected as West Virginia governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won reelection in Tuesday’s contest, fending off a Democratic challenger by positioning himself as an ally of President Donald Trump with the exper…
Democrat Mike Thompson wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 5th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mike Thompson wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 5th Congressional District.
The Latest: California stem cell research bond measure leads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the California election (all times local):
Texas GOP confident about state House; Cornyn wins new term
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans were holding their own Tuesday night in Texas, where Sen. John Cornyn easily won another term and his party grew more confident about keeping control of the state House in America’s…
All 8 of Maryland’s US House incumbents win reelection
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — U.S. Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Steny Hoyer won reelection on Tuesday in Maryland, along with the state's six other U.S. House incumbents.
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Virginians wait to see winners of tight congressional races
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians were waiting to see who won three competitive U.S. House races after Democrats won statewide races.
Measure to give $5.5 billion for stem cell research leading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposition that would keep alive California's first-of-its-kind stem cell research program with a $5.5 billion infusion of borrowed money was leading Tuesday night.