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A former Trump aide and a longtime congressman are likely to win in high-profile Georgia races

Nov. 05, 2024 04:32 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — A one-time aide to former President Donald Trump will likely win election to Congress from Georgia on Tuesday, while a longtime representative will likely clinch his 17th term in the U.S. House against a former Trump administration official. Those will be the two...

Democrat Ruben Gallego faces Republican Kari Lake in US Senate race in Arizona

Nov. 05, 2024 04:32 AM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego, an Iraq War veteran, faces well-known former television news anchor and staunch Donald Trump ally Kari Lake in Tuesday's election for U.S. Senate in a state with a recent history of extremely close elections. The race is one of...

West Virginians' governor choices stand on opposite sides of the abortion debate

Nov. 05, 2024 04:26 AM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginians on Tuesday will choose between a Republican candidate for governor endorsed by former President Donald Trump who has defended abortion restrictions in court and a Democratic mayor who has fought to put the issue on the ballot for voters to decide. ...

Georgia Democratic prosecutor pursuing election case against Trump faces Republican challenger

Nov. 05, 2024 04:18 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican lawyer who interned in the White House under Donald Trump is challenging Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against the former president over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. ...

Democrats hope to keep winning streak alive in Washington governor’s race

Nov. 05, 2024 04:18 AM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — Longtime Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is hoping to keep the governor’s mansion in Democratic hands, while former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert is trying to become the state’s first GOP governor in 40 years. The two are seeking to replace three-term Gov. Jay...

US Rep. John Curtis is favored to win Mitt Romney's open Senate seat in Utah

Nov. 05, 2024 04:16 AM EST

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah voters are poised to decide whether a Republican representative or his lesser-known Democratic opponent will succeed Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Rep. John Curtis, the longest-serving member of Utah’s House delegation, is highly favored to win in a...

GOP Gov. Jim Justice battles Democrat Glenn Elliott for US Senate seat from West Virginia

Nov. 05, 2024 04:12 AM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Voters in ruby red West Virginia will decide Tuesday whether a U.S. Senate seat will flip to Republican. Two-term GOP Gov. Jim Justice faced Democratic former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott for the right to succeed Sen. Joe Manchin. Manchin decided not to...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is expected to win reelection after his surprising endorsement of Trump

Nov. 05, 2024 04:08 AM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is expected to easily win reelection in the deeply red state, but his surprising choice to back Donald Trump this year has voters wondering what they should expect over the next four years from a leader they long thought to be a moderate Republican. ...

GOP tries to break Connecticut Democrats' winning streak in US House races

Nov. 05, 2024 04:04 AM EST

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, the three-term Democrat who defeated him two years ago by a margin of less than 1% of the vote. ...

First-term Democrat tries to hold on in Washington state district won by Trump in 2020

Nov. 05, 2024 04:04 AM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — Among the nation’s most closely watched races is a rematch in southwestern Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, where first-term Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is defending her seat against Republican Joe Kent, a former Green Beret who has called for the...