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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…
News Guide: Voters weigh governor, House, ballot questions
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new governor and a hard-fought Congressional race are at the top of the ticket on Tuesday’s Election Day in Utah, where voters will also weigh other House races and several state ballot init…
Fight for US House includes GOP comeback hopes in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Republican Party is trying to reclaim some of its old turf in California on Tuesday, after losing a string of U.S. House seats in 2018 that helped Democrats reclaim control of the chamber.
A Wyoming first: 4 women compete for US House, Senate
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Voters for the first time will decide between four women as the major party candidates for U.S. House and Senate in Wyoming: Two Republicans with previous experience in Congress and two lesser…
Voters decide employment fate of state's app-based drivers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters are behind the wheel as they navigate the employment future for Uber, Lyft and other app-based delivery drivers in the most expensive ballot measure in state history.
Huge turnout as California finally reaches Election Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Election Day was arriving Tuesday in California as most of the votes have already been cast.
Affirmative action effort in California faces uphill battle
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A national awakening on race has driven a well-funded campaign in California to reinstate affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions, with voters deciding Tuesday w…
News Guide: Senate race, presidency top Colorado election
DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters are deciding if Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a close supporter of President Donald Trump, gets a second term in Tuesday’s general election. Gardner’s race against former Gov. Joh…
Montana voters pick president, Senate, House candidates
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana voters are deciding 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. Senate.
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 air waves with television and radio ads.
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…
Numerous competitive races fuel expected record Iowa turnout
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voters are expected to cast ballots in record numbers for an election that will determine competitive races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state Legislature.
Marijuana proposals offer South Dakota intrigue
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Like the rest of the nation, voters in South Dakota are deciding whom to back for president. And they've got a U.S. Senate race to decide. But with Republicans long dominating the state's e…
Democrats aiming to grab Indiana attorney general's office
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The race for the Indiana attorney general’s office was
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.
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 …