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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of
The Latest: Veteran congressman ousted in Missouri primary
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the Missouri primary election (all times local):
Most incumbents comfortably lead in Tuesday primary
EPHRATA — A number of important primary elections took place in Grant County and its legislative districts Tuesday, with incumbents comfortably leading in all …
Democrats lead in most statewide races Tuesday
OLYMPIA — Some statewide races, including a gubernatorial race with 36 candidates, will be narrowed down to two candidates each following Tuesday’s primary election, with Democrats leading every race but that of Se…
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The Latest: Longtime eastern Arizona lawmaker Allen defeated
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on Arizona's primary election (all times local):
Judge to hear legal challenge of Louisiana virus regulations
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration Wednesday was readying to defend Louisiana's statewide mask mandate and bar restrictions enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak, as a state district…
Incumbents leading in Tuesday primary, except in county commission race
Incumbents comfortably led in all but one race for a seat on the Grant County Commission in primary elections that took place in Grant County and its legislative districts Tuesday.
Clay ousted in Missouri primary after 20 years in Congress
Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer's fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay Tuesday in Missouri's Democratic pri…
The Latest: Lawmaker accused of harassment wins GOP primary
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on Arizona's primary election (all times local):
The Latest: Veteran congressman ousted in Missouri primary
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the Missouri primary election (all times local):
Jury trials have resumed at Maricopa County Superior Court
PHOENIX (AP) — Jury trials have resumed in Maricopa County Superior Court after weeks of being put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rep. Fred Upton wins primary; 2 Dems vying to face him
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — Longtime Republican Rep. Fred Upton on Tuesday defeated a primary challenger in his congressional district in southwestern Michigan.