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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,…
2 of Arizona's 9 House races could turn into nailbiters
PHOENIX (AP) — All nine members of Arizona's U.S. House delegation are up for reelection on Tuesday's ballot and most are virtually assured of returning to Washington for two more years, although at least two races…
Voters asked to approve $5.5 billion for stem cell research
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The future of California's first-of-its-kind stem cell research program is in the hands of voters, who will decide whether it deserves a $5.5 billion infusion of borrowed bond money to keep funct…
Early voting shattered, Wisconsin polls open amid pandemic
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After shattering early voting records, Wisconsin voters had a final chance Tuesday to cast ballots in schools, libraries, churches and community buildings, even as coronavirus cases surged and …
Trump, Biden fight hard for Arizona's 11 electoral votes
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's electoral college votes have been a safe bet for Republicans for most presidential elections over the past seven decades. But not in 2020.
Long lines form as Pennsylvania voters make their choice
Voters appeared to be turning out in force Tuesday in the key presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania as Donald Trump and Joe Biden headlined a statewide election in which millions of ballots have already b…
Trump seeks Minnesota breakthrough; Smith eyes Senate return
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Voters in Minnesota are deciding whether to make President Donald Trump the first Republican to carry the state since Richard Nixon in 1972 — or to hold to their usual line and back former Democr…
Parson, Galloway bring competing visions to governor's race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Voters on Tuesday will choose to give Republican Gov. Mike Parson a full four years in charge of Missouri or to give the job to Democrat Nicole Galloway, in a race that shaped up as a referendu…
Trump-Biden showdown, Senate race top Michigan's ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden is seeking to reclaim the once-reliably blue Michigan for Democrats, while President Donald Trump is trying to again seize the key battleground state.
Senate race hot in Kansas; GOP expects to keep 2 House seats
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has had its most competitive U.S. Senate race in decades, though President Donald Trump is expected to carry the state again and voters appear likely to elect two new Republican congressm…
AP News Guide: A look at Maine's general election
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The
The Latest: Polls open for general election in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the general election in Texas (all times local):
Governor, congressional seat are among key Missouri races
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Four years after Republicans turned in a dominant performance in Missouri, the Republican governor and a veteran GOP congresswoman are facing strong challenges from Democrats on Tuesday.
Voters get final say on costly US Senate campaign in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The most expensive political race in Maine history
AP News Guide: A look at New Hampshire's election races
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s governor, a U.S. senator, and its two House members sought another term during the general election Tuesday. Here is a summary of those races on the ballot:
Massachusetts voters to decide ballot questions, Senate race
BOSTON (AP) — A statewide referendum that would transform the way ballots are cast and tallied in Massachusetts, and a bid by incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Markey for another six-year term, are dominating T…