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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
Andrea Campbell elected Massachusetts attorney general
BOSTON (AP) - Democrat Andrea Campbell has become the first Black woman in Massachusetts history to be elected attorney general. The former Boston city councilor, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor last...
Nov 08, 2022
California's Newsom wins 2nd term, is White House run next?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Democrat Gavin Newsom easily won a second term as California's governor on Tuesday, beating a little-known Republican state senator by mostly ignoring him while campaigning a...
Nov 08, 2022
Higgins reelected to US House in Louisiana race
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins won a fourth term Tuesday, fending off a challenge from prosecutor and fellow Republican Holden Hoggatt, who mounted a challenge focused in part on disco...
Nov 08, 2022
Idaho Republican U.S. Sen. Crapo wins fifth term
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo on Tuesday won a fifth term in the deeply conservative state that hasn't elected a Democratic senator since 1974. The 71-year-old had a huge fun...
Nov 08, 2022
Democrat Seth Magaziner wins US House seat in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State Treasurer Seth Magaziner has won the congressional seat in Rhode Island being vacated by longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, keeping it in Democratic control. Magaziner defe...
Nov 08, 2022
Noem wins reelection in South Dakota amid 2024 buzz
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defeated a Democratic state lawmaker on Tuesday to win reelection, leaning heavily on her handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a first term ma...
Nov 08, 2022
Republican Kennedy reelected to US Senate in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy won a second term Tuesday, fending off challenges from Louisiana Democrats. Kennedy's reelection was expected in the reliably red state of Lou...
Nov 08, 2022
GOP’s Abbott wins 3rd term as Texas governor, beats O’Rourke
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won a third term Tuesday, defeating Democrat Beto O'Rourke in a race that tested the direction of America's supersized red state following the Uv...
Nov 08, 2022
Kane cut on wrist by skate blade in Oilers' win vs Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Edmonton forward Evander Kane left early in the second period of the Oilers' 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning after being cut on the left wrist by a skate blade Tuesday night. T...
Nov 08, 2022