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Houston mayor's race heads to runoff between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire

HOUSTON (AP) - The race for Houston mayor headed to a runoff Tuesday night between U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire, two Democrats who breezed past a wide field of candidates ...

Nov 07, 2023

Virginia Democrats hold Senate majority, ending GOP hopes to win full control of state government

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Democrats held their majority in the state Senate on Tuesday, but control of the House of Delegates remained unsettled late into the evening, with vote counting still und...

Nov 07, 2023

Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Dan McCaffery won an open seat on Pennsylvania's Supreme Court in Tuesday's general election, preserving a strong Democratic majority on a panel that has produced sever...

Nov 07, 2023

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a stunning rebuke

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - the only Palestinian American in Congress - an extraordinary rebuke of her rhetoric about the Isra...

Nov 07, 2023

Uvalde mother whose daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting loses bid for mayor

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - In Uvalde's first mayoral race since the Robb Elementary School shooting, former mayor Cody Smith won back the job Tuesday over Kimberly Mata-Rubio, a mother who has led calls for...

Nov 07, 2023

Colorado voters reject easing sting of higher property tax bills by eating into their tax refunds

DENVER (AP) - Despite seeing assessed home values soar by double digits, Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have lowered property tax bills for homeowners in return for decreasin...

Nov 07, 2023

Democratic incumbent Vin Gopal holds on to Senate seat in competitive New Jersey coastal district

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Incumbent state Sen. Vin Gopal won reelection on Tuesday in his closely contested coastal New Jersey district, keeping a key swing seat under Democratic control. Gopal defeated Re...

Nov 07, 2023

Maine decides on foreign influence ballot question; other results still yet to be determined

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election dominated by a decision over whether to replace the state's two much-criticized private electric utilities. V...

Nov 07, 2023

Ohio voters approve ballot proposal legalizing recreational marijuana use, as GOP weighs rewrite

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio voters approved a ballot proposal legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Is...

Nov 07, 2023

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reelected to second term in Kentucky, overcoming state's GOP dominance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection to a second term Tuesday, notching another significant statewide victory in an increasingly red state that could serve as a model for o...

Nov 07, 2023