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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 08:10 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgia voters are once again expected to play a pivotal role in the presidential election on Nov. 5, even as many are focusing on recovering and rebuilding from the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene. Both Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Texas will once again wait on Election Day to find out whether this is the year they can win a statewide race after three decades of losing to Republicans. They're pinning their hopes on the U.S. Senate, where Republican incumbent Ted Cruz faces a...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for the White House tops the list of contests that Virginia voters will decide on Election Day. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and four third-party candidates will compete for the state’s 13 electoral...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:13 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraska votes solidly Republican in statewide elections, but will nonetheless be closely watched in the presidential race on Election Day. The reason? It's one of two states — Maine is the other — that doesn’t award all of its Electoral College votes to the winner of the...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:13 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada is once again home to competitive races that could determine control of the White House and the U.S. Senate. It is also one of 10 states where voters will decide a high-profile ballot measure on abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:13 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Once considered a pivotal swing state in presidential elections, Florida has proved reliably Republican in recent years. A Democrat hasn’t won the state’s Electoral College votes since 2012, when former President Barack Obama succeeded with a margin of less than one...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:13 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Arizona have no shortage of competitive races to decide in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House, the U.S. Senate and House and both chambers of the state Legislature in the balance. Arizona remains a major electoral battleground...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:13 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania voters are almost sure to play a pivotal role in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress and the state Legislature in the balance. With its 19 electoral votes, the commonwealth is the largest prize...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:08 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina voters will cast ballots for president and governor in the Nov. 5 general election while many in the state are still dealing with the aftermath and massive destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. The Tarheel State is one of a handful of competitive...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Washington, DC, on Election Day

Oct. 22, 2024 07:08 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the District of Columbia don’t have a say in which party wins control of Congress. But the District's voters do get to decide which presidential candidate wins its three Electoral College votes. There's not likely to be much drama in that choice: The...