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GOP tries to break Connecticut Democrats' winning streak in US House races
It has been 18 years since Connecticut voted to send a Republican to Washington. Republican George Logan will try to end the party's long losing streak Tuesday in a rematch with U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes...
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Former Donald Trump aide Brian Jack wins Georgia congressional seat, defeating Democrat Maura Keller
ATLANTA (AP) - Former Donald Trump aide Brian Jack won election to Congress from Georgia on Tuesday, leaving no distance between himself and Trump in winning his first term. Jack's victory came as lon...
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Republican Sen. Wicker wins reelection in Mississippi, defeating Democrat Ty Pinkins
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has defeated Democrat Ty Pinkins, a challenger who received little financial support from his own party in a heavily Republican state....
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Blunt Rochester to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in US Senate
DOVER, Del. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester defeated Republican Eric Hansen in Delaware's U.S. Senate race on Tuesday. Blunt Rochester will become the first woman and first Black person to repre...
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott wins a fifth term in heavily Democratic Vermont
Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday won reelection to a fifth term leading the heavily Democratic state of Vermont. The popular governor beat political newcomer Esther Charlestin, a Democrat-Progres...
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Alberta adding two electoral districts
EDMONTON - Alberta's surging population has the provincial government planning to add more seats to the legislature. Justice Minister Mickey Amery has introduced a bill that calls for the creation of ...
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Alberta government recruiting specialists in transgender care
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says her department is actively trying to recruit physicians who specialize in transgender health care. Earlier this year, Premier Danielle Smith sa...
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Republican Morrisey wins West Virginia governor's race
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey easily won the West Virginia governor's race Tuesday, using an endorsement from former U.S. President Donald Trump to catapult him...
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Republican Mark Messmer wins open seat in Indiana’s 8th Congressional District, beating Erik Hurt
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Mark Messmer, the former Indiana state Senate majority leader, won a seat in Congress Tuesday, defeating Democrat Erik Hurt for the 8th District post left by retiring Rep. Lar...
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Republican Jim Justices flips US Senate seat from West Virginia after Manchin retirement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Jim Justice won a U.S. Senate race from West Virginia on Tuesday, flipping a seat to the Republican Party after Joe Manchin decided not to seek reelection. Justice, who boldly...
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