Elections
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California voters reject voter ID measure that Democratic leaders campaigned against
Democratic leaders had rallied against the measure, arguing it would amount to voter suppression, whereas the GOP characterized it as a common-sense requirement that's been adopted in more than two dozen states.
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Outcome of California billionaire tax measure remains undecided
On Wednesday morning, 55% of the 7.7 million votes counted were opposed to the measure, but it was too early to determine a final outcome.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna holds lead over Democrat in Florida's redrawn 13th District
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is running for a third term against Democrat Leela Gray, a retired Army brigadier general.
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Democrat challenging Lauren Boebert in Colorado U.S. House race holds slight lead, too close to call
The district is considered a Republican stronghold in the state, and the last time a Democrat was elected to represent the district was in 2008.
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Democrats now have majority of governor seats, first time in 16 years
Democrats flipped governorships in Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada and Texas.
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Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska remain too close to call
In Alaska's race, incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan held a narrow lead over Democratic challenger Mary Peltola, and in the Mississippi Senate race, Democrat Scott Colm and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith were running neck-in-neck Wednesday morning.
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Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins bid for mayor of Washington, DC
She joins New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, who identifies as a democratic socialist but is not a member of the DSA.
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El-Sayed wins fiercely contested Michigan race to become nation’s first Muslim senator
El-Sayed was winning by a margin of about 52-46 over Republican Mike Rogers.
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Maine GOP Sen Susan Collins loses bid for sixth term
Collins was a top target for Democrats, as the only Republican representing a state that President Donald Trump has never won.
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Marsha Blackburn wins Tennessee governor's race
Blackburn said she would begin assembling a team on Wednesday.
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2026 ballot measure results: Voters decide on abortion, voter ID and tax questions across states
A mixed bag: Missouri voters rejected a bid to reinstate an abortion ban, Ohio and North Carolina locked voter ID into their constitutions, and voting on California's billionaire tax remains uncalled.
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Republican bloodbath a reminder elections still are about the economy, first and foremost
“I don't think we should over analyze it," conservative pollster Rich Baris says. "Republicans were the party that promised to fix the economy and inflation, put America first, ahead of the war lobby and the Washington grifters, and we didn't do it. And they punished us for it. And we deserved it."
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Midterm elections appear to run smoothly as parties' legal armies, DOJ monitors see little action
Amid record federal monitoring and armies of party lawyers, Election Day produced only scattered machine glitches, a handful of extended polling hours and a brief dust-up over DOJ monitors in Michigan.