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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,…
News Guide: Voters weigh governor, House, ballot questions
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new governor and a hard-fought congressional race were at the top of the ticket Tuesday in Utah, where voters will also weigh other House races and several state ballot initiatives. Voters i…
GOP seeks to oust Oklahoma's lone congressional Democrat
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans have launched an all-out offensive in deep-red Oklahoma to win back the state's lone Democrat-held congressional seat, blitzing the airwaves with television and radio ads.
Republicans aim to maintain Arkansas dominance in election
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republicans hoped to maintain their dominance in
Presidential, US Senate contests top Oklahoma ballot
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump will look Tuesday for a repeat of his performance in 2016 in Oklahoma when he won each of the state’s 77 counties en route to a 36 percentage-point victory over Hillary C…
High stakes fuel turnout surge in suddenly competitive Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas was unusually shaky ground for Republicans on Tuesday as a record surge of voters in America’s biggest red state, typically among the worst for turnout in the U.S., lined up to decide the…
Races for Congress top Hawaii's ballot on Election Day
HONOLULU (AP) — Races for two U.S. House seats top the ballot on Tuesday in Hawaii.
The Latest: California finally reaches Election Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the California election (all times local):
Democrat hopes to flip Republican seat in solid red Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Democratic state senator hoped to flip a House seat in solidly red Arkansas on Tuesday and become the first Black member of Congress from the state.
Ideological battle in rural Colorado tops US House races
DENVER (AP) — Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush is a policy wonk who has conducted a virtual Zoom campaign focusing on water, energy, public lands, health care and rural broadband in a vast Colorado congressional district…
Over $200M later, SC voters choosing Graham or Harrison
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a monthslong deluge of advertising, attacks and animosity, voters are choosing between Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison in South Carolina's most ex…
Galvin, Young face off 2nd time for Alaska’s sole House seat
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Young is fending off a second challenge from Alyse Galvin for Alaska’s sole seat in the U.S. House after defeating her in 2018.
Election Day in NJ marks end — not start -- of voting
TRENTON, N.J (AP) — Election Day this year marks the end, not the start, of voting across New Jersey as voters decide on the president, Senate, House and whether to legalize recreational marijuana.
Incumbent Sullivan faces Gross in Alaska US Senate race
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Voting concludes Tuesday in Alaska's closely watched U.S. Senate race, with Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan seeking to fend off a challenge from independent Al Gross.
Montana voters pick president, Senate, House candidates
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana voters were deciding Tuesday if Republican Sen. Steve Daines will be replaced by two-term Gov. Steve Bullock in a contest that could determine if Democrats gain control of the U.S. Se…
Mainers using ranked voting for president for first time
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A