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Republican Kevin Cramer wins 2nd term in US Senate representing North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota won a second term on Tuesday. The veteran Republican politician beat Democrat Katrina Christiansen, an assistant professor of engineering a...
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is elected as the state's governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executiv...
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Democrat Matt Meyer defeats Republican Michael Ramone in Delaware governor’s race
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Democratic county executive Matt Meyer has defeated Republican lawmaker Michael Ramone in the race for Delaware governor. With Tuesday's victory, Democrats extended their decades-lo...
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Kentucky voters defeat a measure intended to allow tax dollar support for private school education
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that was intended to allow state lawmakers to allocate public tax dollars to support students attending private or charter s...
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Florida voters reject a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida voters rejected a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults at least 21 years old and allowed them to possess up to 3 ounces of ma...
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Nancy Mace tries to cement her hold on her US House seat in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is trying to cement her hold on her seat in a state that doesn't mind sending people back to Congress for decades. There have been ...
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Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren wins third term in US Senate
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren won a third term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Warren fended off a challenge from Republican John Deaton, an attorney who moved to the state from...
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Tropical Storm Rafael strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past the Cayman Islands and chugged toward western Cuba. It was another stroke of b...
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Florida Republican Rick Scott wins a second term in the U.S. Senate
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott defeated former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to win a second term Tuesday, and he will now look toward running for Senate leadership....
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Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn wins reelection in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won her reelection bid Tuesday, securing a victory in GOP-dominant Tennessee after largely avoiding her Democratic opponent. Blackburn def...
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