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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
Heavyweight battles for Senate and House seats in Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Republican Party's hold on the U.S. Senate could be decided by a tight race in Montana where Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock was trying to unseat first-term GOP Sen. Steve Daines.
Too early to call tight congressional race in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A hard-fought congressional race in South Carolina where Democrats are trying to hold on to a seat they had flipped is too early to call.
Democrat Williams to succeed Georgia’s John Lewis in House
ATLANTA (AP) — State Sen. Nikema Williams, the chair of the Georgia Democratic Party, has been elected to take over the congressional seat of the late Rep. John Lewis, a monumental civil rights icon who died in Jul…
The Latest: Texas sheriff beats Democrat to win House seat
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the general election in Texas (all times local):
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.