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Texas border districts are again in the thick of the fight for House control
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas faced his first election Tuesday since his indictment on bribery charges, one of three closely watched races along the U.S.-Mexico border wh...
Nov 05, 2024
Democratic US Rep. Jeff Jackson is elected as North Carolina's attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina's next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican congressman Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign focused on wh...
Nov 05, 2024
NHL roundup: Hurricanes beat Flyers 6-4 for seventh straight win
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Martin Necas scored a go-ahead goal with 29 seconds left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night. It was the seventh straight win for the Hur...
Nov 05, 2024
Democratic US Rep. Chris Pappas wins fourth term in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas was reelected to a fourth term Tuesday in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, maintaining a firm Democratic grip on what once was a swing seat. Papp...
Nov 05, 2024
Trump-backed Republican Bernie Moreno defeats incumbent US Sen. Sherrod Brown in key Ohio race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republicans prevailed Tuesday in a must-win Senate race in Ohio, as Trump-backed Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown with control of t...
Nov 05, 2024
Democrat John Mannion defeats GOP Rep. Williams for House seat in central New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Democrat John Mannion has defeated an incumbent Republican in a central New York congressional district that includes the city of Syracuse, delivering his party a long-coveted priz...
Nov 05, 2024
Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson wins governor’s race in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) - Longtime Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson was elected governor of Washington on Tuesday, defeating former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican, in a state that's considered a D...
Nov 05, 2024
Republican US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins after switching districts in Colorado
WINDSOR, Colo. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won a House seat Tuesday in a Colorado district where she moved midway through her term to avoid what would have been a tough reelection bid i...
Nov 05, 2024
Ohio voters reject replacing troubled mapmaking system with citizen-led redistricting commission
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio voters rejected a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have established a citizen-led redistricting commission to replace an existing mapmaking system that repeatedly...
Nov 05, 2024
4 Democratic US House members faced challengers in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) - Four incumbent Democrats faced challengers in U.S. House districts in Massachusetts. Five other Democrats were unopposed in Tuesday's election. Republicans and independents have had a to...
Nov 05, 2024