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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,…
AP News Guide: A look at Maine's general election
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The 2020 election in Maine on Tuesday will carry a footnote: It marked the first use of ranked choice voting in a presidential contest in the U.S.
Election 2020 Today: The path to 270 and a focus on Michigan
Here’s what’s happening Saturday in Election 2020, three days until Election Day:
Top of the Vermont ticket is governor, US representative
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The races for governor and the U.S. House top the ballot in Vermont, where voting concludes Tuesday on Election Day.
Rhode Islanders deciding speaker's fate, state name change
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — It's election time again in the
Massachusetts voters to decide ballot questions, Senate race
BOSTON (AP) — It's not just about the White House.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's voting wrongs; Biden's trade miss
WASHINGTON (AP) — The actual crisis of the coronavirus pandemic and a manufactured crisis over voting fraud featured heavily in President Donald Trump’s misstatements during the 2020 campaign’s final week. Democrat…
Pennsylvania's top House races come down to 2 GOP-held seats
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The premier congressional races in Pennsylvania feature two Republican House members from opposite sides of the party's ideological spectrum trying to hang on for another term after recording…
Expect a lot more of the same if Trump wins a second term
Expect to see a lot more of the same if there's a second Trump administration.
AP News Guide: Election Day 2020 in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — While many Maryland voters have already mailed in their ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic or voted in person at early voting centers, those who waited for Election Day will be voicing thei…
AP News Guide: Election Day 2020 in Delaware
DOVER, Del. (AP) — This year’s general election in Delaware is like none ever seen in the state before. Tens of thousands of Delawareans have taken advantage of a universal voting-by-mail law authorized under emerg…
Handful of races to set N. Carolina legislature rule, agenda
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Control of the North Carolina General Assembly — which carries with it the leverage to shape current policies and draw district boundaries for the next decade — likely will come down to outcome…
Races for president, Senate top Kentucky ballot
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Races featuring re-election bids by President Donald Trump and his top ally on Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, top the ballot in Kentucky. Other races to watch include al…
Vote will show Georgia as swing state or extend GOP control
ATLANTA (AP) — The most competitive election cycle in decades could confirm Georgia as a swing state or leave Republicans still in control. After weeks of early balloting, voters on Tuesday will finish deciding whe…
Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies
Stop and reverse. Restore and expand.
Staying power of Virginia's 'blue wave' at stake on Nov. 3
Virginia voters on Tuesday will determine the staying power of a “blue wave” that flipped two competitive congressional districts two years ago, while also casting ballots for a U.S. Senate seat and the presidency.