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Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe defeats Democratic challenger to win Missouri governorship
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe won the Missouri governor's race Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Crystal Quade to maintain the GOP's grip on the state's government. ...
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New York voters pass constitution change that supporters say will protect abortion and trans rights
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York voters have approved an amendment to the state's constitution barring discrimination based on things including "gender identity" and "pregnancy outcomes," changes supporte...
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Qataris votes to end limited polls for legislative seats in shadow of US election
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar voted Tuesday to end its limited elections for legislative seats, passing a measure to end the country's short-lived experiment in electing members of the advi...
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Justices who split on an abortion measure ruling vie to lead Arkansas Supreme Court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Two justices who split on whether Arkansas voters should have the chance to scale back the state's abortion ban are both vying to lead the state Supreme Court, though the elec...
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Democrat Angela Alsobrooks wins a US Senate seat in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Angela Alsobrooks won a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday to become the first Black candidate to be elected senator in Maryland, as the Democrat prevailed in a blue state against popul...
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Democrat Gabe Amo, Rhode Island’s first Black representative in Congress, wins reelection
U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative in Congress from Rhode Island, won reelection on Tuesday. Amo easily beat his Republican challenger Allen Waters and has promised to work on issues s...
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GOP Rep. Andy Ogles wins Tennessee reelection while under FBI probe of campaign finances
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has won reelection in Tennessee while facing an FBI investigation into his campaign finances. Ogles, a member of the conservative House Freedom ...
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North Dakota's lone congressman, Republican Kelly Armstrong, to be state's next governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won election as North Dakota's next governor on Tuesday, continuing the GOP's three-decade grip on the highest job in the conservative state....
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Fani Willis, Georgia prosecutor pursuing election case against Donald Trump, is reelected
ATLANTA (AP) - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, ha...
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North Dakota's lone congressman, Republican Kelly Armstrong, to be state's next governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won election as North Dakota's next governor. The state's lone congressman beat Democratic state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn and independent ca...
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