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Grant County Sheriff’s race close in unofficial primary results Tuesday
EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s race was neck-and-neck with a 0.2 percent gap when voting closed yesterday, a…
AP News Guide: What's at stake for Pennsylvania in election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The presidential campaign has gotten most of the attention, but other high-profile races to be decided by Pennsylvania voters Tuesday include all the state's 18 congressional seats, most of t…
Over $200M later, Graham & Harrison finally face off in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a monthslong deluge of advertising, attacks and animosity, Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison are finally facing off in South Carolina's most ex…
The Latest: Polls open in New York on Election Day
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest developments in New York's general election:
Tennessee U.S. attorneys appoint officials to oversee vote
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's three U.S. attorneys have each appointed officials to lead the Justice Department's handling of election fraud and voting rights concerns on Election Day.
W.Va. town hit hard by 2016 flood gets $500,000 grant
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia town devastated by a freak flood four years ago will get $500,000 to continue its rebuilding, Gov. Jim Justice announced on Monday.
Trump 'army' of poll watchers led by veteran of fraud claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran Republican operative who got his start in politics by helping to persuade a judge to throw out hundreds of mail-in ballots is organizing an “army” of volunteers for President Donald Trum…
Florida voters decide whether to raise minimum wage to $15
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters on Tuesday were deciding whether to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next six years, which advocates say will lift the pay for hundreds of thousands of work…
AP News Guide: A look at Tennessee’s election
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With all eyes on
Democrats, GOP duel in suburban Atlanta congressional seats
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats are seeking further inroads into what were once Republican strongholds in two suburban Atlanta congressional seats, while Republicans seek to prove their brand still has life in those distr…
SC's US House races draw attention in expensive campaign
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s $175 million U.S.
Mississippi deciding US Senate race that's rematch of 2018
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democrat Mike Espy is trying unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi by labeling her "Confederate Cindy” and saying she's out of touch with voters in a diverse state that h…
Abortion amendment, Abraham's successor on Louisiana ballot
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Five incumbents in Louisiana's House delegation face no well-known opposition in Tuesday's
Tight congressional races draw voters’ attention in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Voting proceeded smoothly Tuesday across Virginia, where three competitive U.S. House races and a Senate seat vied with the presidential race for attention.
Open Senate race on tap for Election Day in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters will decide an open race for U.S. Senate on
GOP Sen. Cassidy trying to win outright in Louisiana primary
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy was trying to reach a high hurdle Tuesday as polls had closed in Louisiana's