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Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans will hold all three of Pennsylvania’s statewide row offices in January, with York County District Attorney Dave Sunday taking over as attorney general. Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Auditor General Tim DeFoor were reelected Tuesday as well. It was a good day for incumbents in the Legislature, as most

Democratic Rep. Linda Sánchez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Sánchez defeated Republican Eric Ching, a councilman for the city of Walnut. Sánchez, a long-time incumbent, has served in Congress for more than two decades and sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means. The 38th Congressional District covers

WASHINGTON (AP) — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution received its first nod of approval from voters. Voters must also approve the ballot question in 2026 in order to amend the state constitution. The political action committee Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom organized the ballot initiative and gathered enough signatures

Democratic Rep. Salud Carbajal won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Carabajal, who previously served on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, was first elected to the House in 2017. His district covers parts of California’s central coast, including the cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump reclaimed Pennsylvania by improving his margins across the state, shaving Democratic President Joe Biden’s 2020 win in Philadelphia, expanding his own dominance in rural parts of the state and flipping key suburban counties to the GOP column. Trump led the state by some 175,000 votes at the time

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota voters rejected a proposal to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution. The outcome preserves a state law that makes it a felony to perform an abortion except to save the life of the mother. The ban took effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

Democrat Lou Correa won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Correa defeated Republican David Pan, who is a professor of German at the University of California, Irvine. Correa is a long-time incumbent who was elected to Congress in 2016 and sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on

Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has won reelection, beating a Democratic state lawmaker to secure his second term in office despite recent confusion about the governor’s political leanings. Cox, long seen as a moderate Republican, was heavily favored to win in deep red Utah. But his unexpected choice

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a critical election year, Democrats are looking to flip a once reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat. Its political boundaries were recently redrawn to form the state’s second mostly Black congressional district. Five people are on the ballot for Louisiana’s Sixth Congressional District. Democrats have thrown their support

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A series of volcanic eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Indonesia’s remote island of Flores killed nine people and injured dozens with searing lava and ash, as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives in darkness. The eruptions on Monday affected more than 10,000 people in

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide. And then there’s Nebraska and Maine. Both states split their electoral votes between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election using rules that set them apart from

Voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, the more conservative of the state’s two congressional districts, delivered an electoral vote to Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday. Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one vote apiece to the winner of reach congressional district.

Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Huizenga was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010. He defeated Democrat Jessica Swartz to represent the safely Republican district in southwest Michigan, which includes the city of Kalamazoo. He chairs the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the House

Republican Tom McClintock won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Democratic challenger Michael Barkley. His district stretches southeast from the Sacramento suburbs and includes Yosemite National Park. Elected to the House in 2008, McClintock is currently one of 12 Republican representatives from California. He has frequently voted against Republican

Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Justices who split on whether to allow voters to consider scaling back Arkansas’ abortion ban are vying to lead the state Supreme Court. The race between Justices Rhonda Wood and Karen Baker is one of the most closely watched in Tuesday’s election. Wood wrote the court’s majority opinion

Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Fitzpatrick, a four-term congressman and former FBI agent, represents a district based in Bucks County that Democrat Joe Biden carried in the 2020 presidential election. He defeated Democrat Ashley Ehasz, a retired Army helicopter pilot who lost to Fitzpatrick by

Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Indiana on Wednesday. The second-term congressman represents a district in the northwest corner of the state near Chicago and Lake Michigan. Republicans had also targeted this district in 2022, but Mrvan won that election by about 6 percentage points. The Associated Press declared

Democrat Josh Riley won election to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro. Riley, an attorney, first faced Molinaro in the 2022 midterm election and narrowly lost to him. Molinaro was one of several first-term Republicans in New York running for reelection in a district that Democrat Joe

Democratic Rep. Judy Chu won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Chu defeated Republican lawyer April Verlato, who is a city council member and former mayor in Arcadia. Chu was first elected to Congress in 2009. She serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and chairs the Congressional Asian Pacific

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Garcia defeated John Briscoe, a Republican and former school board trustee. It will be Garcia’s second term in Congress after he previously served as mayor of the city of Long Beach. The 42nd Congressional District is reliably Democratic and includes

AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff has won the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The Los Angeles-area congressman defeated Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey after a low-key campaign. Control of the Senate is in play this year. But Democrats were favored

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Khanna easily defeated Republican Anita Chen in a solidly blue district. Khanna was first elected to the U.S. House in 2016 after unseating incumbent Rep. Mike Honda, another Democrat. Khanna serves on the House Armed Services Committee and on the

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An attorney for Karen Read argued in front of the state’s highest court that several charges related to the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend should be dropped. Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm in January

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Shomari Figures won election to a U.S. House seat representing Alabama on Thursday. Republican Rep. Barry Moore, who currently represents the district, is running in the neighboring 1st District after a federal court ordered Alabama to draw a new congressional district that ensured Black residents’ voting power. That decision also brought

Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Wednesday. A former Navy officer, Deluzio has held the seat since 2023. This year, he defeated Republican Rob Mercuri, an Army veteran who represents part of Allegheny County in the state House of Representatives. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden carried this

Democratic Rep. Richard Neal won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Wednesday. Neal, who was first elected to Congress in 1988, defeated independent candidate Nadia Donya Milleron. Neal’s 1st Congressional District is geographically the largest in the state, encompassing more than 80 cities and towns. He serves as the top Democrat of

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has won reelection in Missouri. Voters gave Hawley a second term Tuesday. He fended off a challenge from Democratic candidate Lucas Kunce. Hawley was elected to the Senate in 2018. He ousted two-term Sen. Claire McCaskill, one of the last Democrats to hold

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Minnesota on Tuesday. Craig, a former journalist and communications professional, will serve a fourth term representing suburban and rural areas south of Minneapolis and St. Paul. She defeated Republican Joe Teirab, a Marine Corps veteran, former federal prosecutor and son of a Sudanese

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time ever, two Black women have been elected to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate. Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks, former executive of Prince George’s County, Maryland, prevailed in their races to double the number of Black women ever elected to the Senate –

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine won reelection in Virginia for his third term Tuesday, beating Republican challenger Hung Cao. Kaine was widely expected to keep his role as the Commonwealth’s junior senator. Political scientists said there was only a narrow path to victory for Cao given Virginia’s moderate electorate, aversion to Trump in 2020 and

Democratic Rep. Sylvia Garcia won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. Garcia won her fourth term in the Houston district. One of the first two Latinas to serve in Congress from Texas, the attorney was selected as one of the House impeachment managers in the first attempt to remove Donald Trump

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert won election to a U.S. House seat representing Colorado on Tuesday. Boebert, a polarizing figure known for her combative style, has represented the state’s 3rd District since 2021. But after a narrow victory in 2022, she opted to run in the neighboring 4th District, where incumbent Ken Buck decided not to

Former President Donald Trump won the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday. Trump receives the state’s 16 electoral votes after defeating Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Trump also won the state in 2016 and 2020, but Democrats had been optimistic they could reverse previous outcomes with campaign spending, canvassing and Harris rallies. They also tried

Republican Rep. Adrian Smith won reelection to the U.S. House seat representing Nebraska’s vast rural 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday. The win gives Smith a 10th term. Smith faced little challenge from Democrat Daniel Ebers, a political newcomer and farmer from Overton. That’s in keeping with Smith’s wins over the last several cycles; he ran

Republican John McGuire won election to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Tuesday, holding the seat for his party. McGuire, a state senator and former Navy SEAL, defeated Democrat Gloria Witt, a political newcomer and the owner of an executive coaching business. McGuire became the Republican nominee for the 5th District after narrowly ousting

Republican Rep. Michael Cloud won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. Cloud won his fourth term representing a district that stretches from Corpus Christi on the Gulf Coast inland toward Austin. He serves on the Appropriations and Oversight and Accountability committees. He also is a member of the House Freedom Caucus.

Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman was reelected to a U.S. House seat on Tuesday, holding on to a southwest Ohio district that Republicans had hoped to reclaim. It marked just the third time a Democrat has won the 1st Congressional District in the Cincinnati area since 1994. Landsman first won the seat from 13-term Republican Rep.

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Tuesday. Stefanik has built up a national profile as an unwavering ally of former President Donald Trump and as a sharp-tongued partisan critic. First elected to Congress in 2014 at age 30, she eventually shed her early reputation as a

Republican Rep. David Rouzer won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Rouzer was elected to his sixth term, defeating Democratic challenger Marlando Pridgen in the GOP-leaning 7th Congressional District covering several southeastern counties and the coastal city of Wilmington. Rouzer is a former aide to then-Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Jesse

Republican Rep. Jason Smith won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Missouri on Tuesday. Smith, an attorney, has represented the reliably Republican district in southeast Missouri since winning a special election in 2013. Before his election to the House seat, he served four full terms in the Missouri House and held leadership positions in

Republican Tim Moore won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday, flipping a Democratic-held district. Moore, who is speaker of the state House, ran in one of three North Carolina districts that was widely expected to flip after the Republican-dominated General Assembly redrew congressional maps in 2023. Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson

Republican Rep. Morgan Luttrell won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday, defeating Laura Jones, a repeat opponent. It will be Luttrell’s second term after a successful congressional bid in 2022 following a 14-year career in the military. A former Navy SEAL, Luttrell supported bipartisan legislation on psychedelic treatment for active-duty members

Vice President Kamala Harris won the District of Columbia on Tuesday, securing the capital’s three electoral votes. Harris’ win in D.C. is no surprise – the District is a longtime Democratic stronghold whose government repeatedly feuded with Republican Donald Trump when he was the president. Trump has described modern-day Washington as a crime-ridden dystopia, and

Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Tuesday. He defeated Democrat Joseph Salerno in southern New Jersey’s 2nd District, which includes Atlantic City. Van Drew first won election to the House in 2018 as a Democrat but left the party during Donald Trump’s first impeachment, saying

Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Pocan’s heavily Democratic district includes the liberal capital city of Madison. Pocan faced only nominal Republican opposition, which allowed him to campaign heavily across Wisconsin for Democrats in more competitive races. He previously served four years as co-chair of the

Republican Rep. Chip Roy won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kristin Hook. Roy has caught ire from the mainstream Republican Party for his public opposition to former President Donald Trump. The congressman, who was first elected in 2018, will be starting his fourth term. Roy worked for Attorney

Democratic Rep. Bill Foster won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Foster, a physicist and businessman, defeated Republican Jerry Evans. Foster was first elected to Congress in 2008 in a special election to replace former U.S. House Speaker Denny Hastert, a Republican who held the seat for two decades. He lost

Republican Rep. Scott Fitzgerald won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Fitzgerald won a third term in the heavily Republican district in east-central Wisconsin, an area that has not been represented by a Democrat in more than 20 years. Fitzgerald is a former state lawmaker who has been a vocal supporter

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won the race to be North Dakota’s next governor. The state’s lone congressman has served three terms in the U.S. House and on Tuesday beat Democratic state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn and independent candidate Michael Coachman. Before his House tenure, Armstrong was a state

Republican Rep. John Carter won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. The 83-year-old former judge has served his Central Texas district since 2003. The district includes the sprawling U.S. Army post Fort Cavazos. Carter serves on the House Appropriations Committee, and he is the chair of the subcommittee on military construction

Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Moore’s district includes the city of Milwaukee and is one of the most reliably Democratic in Wisconsin. She has served in Congress since 2005. No Republican has held the seat since the 1940s. Moore faced only nominal opposition in the

Republican Donald Trump won the reliably conservative state of Missouri on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris. Missouri voters overwhelmingly favored Trump over Democrats in the 2016 and 2020 elections, and he was favored to win again this year. In the past decade, the GOP has become increasingly dominant in Missouri, and Republicans now hold all

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Mike Kehoe has won the Missouri governor’s race, edging out Democrat Crystal Quade. Voters on Tuesday promoted the lieutenant governor to be the state’s next chief executive. He will succeed GOP Gov. Mike Parson, who chose Kehoe to be his second-in-command in 2018. Parson is barred by

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota has won a second term. The veteran Republican politician on Tuesday beat Democrat Katrina Christiansen, an assistant engineering professor at the University of Jamestown who was making her second bid for a Senate seat. Cramer is a former U.S. House member who

Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Tuesday. Scott won the state’s 3rd District, defeating Republican challenger John Sitka. Scott became Virginia’s first Black congressman since Reconstruction when he was first elected in 1992. Before that, he served in the state’s House of Delegates and worked as an

Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Loudermilk, 60, won a sixth term in Congress, representing a district that stretches from the Atlanta suburbs of Cobb County into northwest Georgia. Katy Stamper was Loudermilk’s Democratic opponent, but many in the party disowned her as a conservative who

Republican Rep. Jodey Arrington won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. Arrington was first elected in 2017. He serves parts of the state’s oil-rich Permian Basin. A Texas native, the congressman worked for former President George W. Bush and was vice chancellor at Texas Tech University before his election. Arrington is

Republican Rep. Rick Allen won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Allen defeated Democrat Liz Johnson for the third consecutive time that Johnson has unsuccessfully tried to unseat Allen. He won a sixth term in Georgia’s 12th District, which includes the Augusta area and counties running south to Vidalia. The founder

Republican Rep. Mike Bost won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Bost, a former Illinois state legislator, won a sixth term. He survived a spirited primary in March with a challenge from former state Sen. Darren Bailey, the 2022 GOP nominee for Illinois governor. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Bost over

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Carolina on Tuesday. The second-term congresswoman has been controversial, particularly for her vacillations between supporting and criticizing former President Donald Trump. After calling her “terrible” during her first term, Trump has since endorsed her. Mace and seven other House Republicans ousted former

Republican Rep. Russell Fry won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Carolina on Tuesday. Fry was first elected in 2022 to serve the 7th District, which stretches from Myrtle Beach to Florence. A former member of the state House, Fry defeated then-Rep. Tom Rice after the incumbent voted to impeach Donald Trump over

Republican Rep. Tom Cole won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Oklahoma on Tuesday. He defeated Democrat Mary Brannon and an independent. This will be Cole’s 12th term in the U.S. House representing the 4th Congressional District, which includes 13 counties in south-central and southwest Oklahoma and the state’s two largest military installations: Fort

Republican Rep. John Rose won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Rose will serve a fourth term in Congress after his victory in the 6th District, one of the three seats that divide up Democratic-leaning Nashville and extend into rural and suburban Republican strongholds. Rose defeated Democrat Lore Bergman to clinch

Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Johnson, 70, was reelected to a 10th term in Congress, where he serves on the House Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. His 4th District seat covers suburban Rockdale County as well as portions of DeKalb and Newton counties east

Republican Rep. David Kustoff won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Kustoff clinched a fifth term in Congress for the 8th District in western Tennessee, which stretches into a sliver of Memphis and its suburbs. The Germantown incumbent defeated Democrat Sarah Freeman. Kustoff served as U.S. attorney for west Tennessee from

Republican Rep. Greg Murphy won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Murphy faced only a Libertarian candidate in his bid for another term representing the 3rd Congressional District, which stretches from south-central rural counties to the Outer Banks and includes the Marine Corps installation Camp Lejeune. Murphy is a urologist

Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein won North Carolina’s election for governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Stein succeeds term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. He previously served in the state Senate and earlier as head of Cooper’s consumer protection division when Cooper was attorney general. Stein’s campaign flooded the airwaves with anti-Robinson ads

Republican Rep. Troy Balderson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Tuesday. He has represented Ohio’s 12th Congressional District since 2018. He defeated Democrat Jarrad Christian, a software engineer and former meteorologist for the U.S. Navy who made climate change a key campaign issue. The 62-year-old Balderson is a former state lawmaker

Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Foushee was elected to a second term, defeating Republican Eric Blankenburg and a Libertarian candidate in the 4th Congressional District, which includes the overwhelmingly Democratic communities of Chapel Hill and Durham. In 2023, she succeeded veteran Rep. David Price,

BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Rep. Jake Auchincloss won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Tuesday. The incumbent ran unopposed for the state’s 4th Congressional District, consisting of 35 cities and towns. Auchincloss serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and China.

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a Colorado law raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21 can take effect while the legal battle over it continues. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday that lawyers for one of the teens who challenged the law

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Tuesday. Trahan was running unopposed for the state’s 3rd Congressional District, made up of 35 cities and towns including her hometown of Lowell. Trahan was first elected to the seat in 2018, coming out ahead after a crowded

Republican Rep. Andy Barr won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Kentucky on Tuesday. Barr defeated Democrat Randy Cravens. Barr has represented the 6th District that covers portions of central and east-central Kentucky since 2013. Barr recently has dominated in what was once a swing district. He is a senior member of the House

Republican Rep. Aaron Bean won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Bean won a second term representing the 4th District in northeastern Florida, which includes Nassau and Clay counties as well as downtown Jacksonville. Prior to his election to Congress, Bean served in both chambers of the state Legislature. He defeated

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Luna, a first-term congresswoman and Freedom Caucus member, has been a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, who carried this Gulf Coast district in 2020. She defeated Democrat Whitney Fox, who formerly worked in marketing and communications at

Republican Rep. Scott Franklin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Andrea Kale. The inland 18th District covers much of the Florida heartland, including the city of Lakeland. Franklin was first elected to Congress in 2020. Prior to that, he spent more than a decade in the U.S. Navy.

Republican Rep. Kat Cammack won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. She has represented the 3rd District, which includes north-central Florida and University of Florida’s home Gainesville, since 2021. Prior to her election, she served as deputy chief of staff to her predecessor, former Rep. Ted Yoho, who held the seat

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Salazar represents a Miami-Dade district that has swung toward Republicans in recent years. While Democrat Hillary Clinton carried the district in 2016 by double digits, former President Donald Trump narrowly carried it in 2020. Salazar defeated Lucia Baez-Geller, who

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. She ran uncontested in the 20th District, which includes Fort Lauderdale and western Broward County in southeast Florida. It’s among the state’s most Democratic districts, as Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly 5-1 ratio. Cherfilus-McCormick initially

Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Buchanan, who has served in the House since 2007, represents a Republican-leaning district. It falls southeast of Tampa, including Bradenton and Brandon. In this most recent Congress, Buchanan served as the vice-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, whose

Republican Rep. John Rutherford won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 5th District includes most of Jacksonville and its western and southern suburbs, including the historic St. Augustine. Rutherford was first elected to Congress in 2016, after the Republican who held the seat retired. Prior to that, he spent more

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 26th District stretches across southern Florida from Hialeah and the northwestern suburbs of Miami to just west of Naples on the Gulf Coast. It is majority Hispanic. Diaz-Balart is the longest-serving member of the Florida congressional delegation, first elected

Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 14th District is centered around Tampa Bay, including the city of Tampa and the eastern part of St. Petersburg. Of the districts along Florida’s Gulf Coast, it’s the only one that consistently sends Democrats to Congress. It is part

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has declared winners in some states where polls had just closed, and in some cases before any votes had been released. How is that possible? While hotly contested races that take hours or days to count may attract the most attention, the AP for decades has called

Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Frost, the youngest member of the House, first won his seat in 2022 at the age of 25, becoming the first member of Generation Z to win a seat in Congress. The gun reform and social justice activist handily won

AP Media Writer After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual results. But it turned out to be relatively traditional experience — from the first report of exit poll results, the night moved inexorably in Donald Trump’s direction and away

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters said the economy and immigration are the top issues facing the country, but the future of democracy was also a leading motivator for many Americans casting a ballot in Tuesday’s presidential election. AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more than 110,000 voters nationwide, found a country mired in negativity

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A jury has found an Alabama man not guilty of killing an 11-year New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago. The case came down to whether the jury believed DNA found under Melissa Ann Tremblay’s fingernails was from Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr.. After telling a judge they were deadlocked,

Associated Press Voters in South Dakota have rejected a proposal to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution, preserving a near-total ban there. The abortion measure was in a crowded field of ballot initiatives for Tuesday’s general election that also included a proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use. After most votes were

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A voter filed a lawsuit against a county in ruby-red West Virginia calling for a special election after just under 700 people cast erroneous ballots that omitted the name of a Democratic state senate candidate. Mingo County voter James Williamson and the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia