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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
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Judge to hear legal challenge of Louisiana virus regulations
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration Wednesday was defending Louisiana's statewide mask mandate and bar restrictions enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak, as a state district judge co…
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.
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Big Arizona voter turnout brings slow results, few surprises
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters turned out in near-record numbers to set the stage for a high stakes battle for the U.S. Senate, keep former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's comeback hopes alive and give a strong challenger to a…
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Kansas Rep. Watkins unseated after facing criminal charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins lost his Republican primary Tuesday after being charged with
Protest leader Bush ousts 20-year US Rep. Clay in Missouri
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…
McSally, Kelly move on to set up hot Arizona Senate race
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Sen. Martha McSally and Democratic astronaut Mark Kelly secured their parties' nominations Tuesday in the Arizona race to finish the late John McCain's U.S. Senate term.
St. Louis prosecutor chided by Trump wins primary race
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, whose job performance has been lauded by some civil rights activists and criticized by President Donald Trump and other leading Republicans, held off a chall…
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…