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Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little easily wins second term
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Gov. Brad Little won a second term on Tuesday. The 68-year-old Republican governor who shepherded the state through the COVID-19 pandemic easily turned aside challenges from ...
Nov 08, 2022
Democrat Murray wins sixth term to US Senate
Sen. Patty Murray won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic stalwart prevailed in a campaign in which she repeatedly said her Republican challenger was too extreme for Washington state. Murray bested d...
Nov 08, 2022
Republican hog farmer Jim Pillen elected Nebraska governor
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Republican Jim Pillen was elected Nebraska governor on Tuesday, beating Democratic state Sen. Carol Blood and continuing the GOP's 24-year string of success in the conservative stat...
Nov 08, 2022
Republican Ted Budd wins North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd won North Carolina's open Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Cheri Beasley while extending a losing streak for state Democrats seeking a spot in that ...
Nov 08, 2022
Stacey Abrams concedes to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in rematch
ATLANTA (AP) - Stacey Abrams has called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to concede in their rematch, according to his campaign. Minutes later, Abrams went on stage and congratulated the governor. The Associat...
Nov 08, 2022
New Hampshire Democrat Maggie Hassan wins 2nd Senate term
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan won a second term representing New Hampshire on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Don Bolduc to keep a seat once viewed as ripe for a GOP...
Nov 08, 2022
Missouri's Alford, Burlison elected to Congress
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Former Kansas City morning news anchor Mark Alford and state Sen. Eric Burlison have been elected to Congress as Republicans, replacing incumbents who chose to run for the U...
Nov 08, 2022
Golden vying for his Maine House seat; Pingree keeps hers
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Democrats look to hold on to a key swing district in Maine as two-term incumbent Rep. Jared Golden faces a challenge from a former congressman. Golden, a moderate Democrat who t...
Nov 08, 2022
Trump-backed JD Vance retains GOP US Senate seat in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - "Hillbilly Elegy" author JD Vance defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for an open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio on Tuesday in a blow to Democrats who viewed it as one of their best...
Nov 08, 2022
Democratic Rep. Davids reelected in redrawn Kansas district
MISSION, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids held on to her Kansas City-area congressional seat in Tuesday's election, overcoming Republican attacks over crime and the economy and new GOP-drawn...
Nov 08, 2022