Category Archives: World
Trump-backed Republican Tony Wied wins a northeastern Wisconsin congressional district
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A first-term Wisconsin Republican who was in the nation's Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was vying for a second term Tuesday, while another candidate running with t...
Nov 05, 2024
Democratic Rep. Angie Craig wins 4th term in Minnesota swing district, beating Republican Joe Teirab
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig won a fourth term Tuesday in Minnesota's tightest congressional race, a faceoff against Republican challenger and former federal prosecutor Joe Teir...
Nov 05, 2024
North Dakota voters defeat ballot measure to largely axe property tax
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to outlaw most local property taxes, which critics said would have led to dramatic cuts in state services. The general el...
Nov 05, 2024
Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota wins 4th Senate term, defeating GOP ex-NBA player Royce White
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has won a fourth term, defeating anti-establishment Republican and former NBA player Royce White in Minnesota's top election matchup. Klobuchar we...
Nov 05, 2024
Texas border districts are again in the thick of the fight for House control
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas faced his first election Tuesday since his indictment on bribery charges, one of three closely watched races along the U.S.-Mexico border wh...
Nov 05, 2024
Democratic US Rep. Jeff Jackson is elected as North Carolina's attorney general
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina's next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican congressman Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign focused on wh...
Nov 05, 2024
Democratic US Rep. Chris Pappas wins fourth term in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas was reelected to a fourth term Tuesday in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, maintaining a firm Democratic grip on what once was a swing seat. Papp...
Nov 05, 2024
Trump-backed Republican Bernie Moreno defeats incumbent US Sen. Sherrod Brown in key Ohio race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republicans prevailed Tuesday in a must-win Senate race in Ohio, as Trump-backed Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown with control of t...
Nov 05, 2024
Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson wins governor’s race in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) - Longtime Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson was elected governor of Washington on Tuesday, defeating former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican, in a state that's considered a D...
Nov 05, 2024
Democrat John Mannion defeats GOP Rep. Williams for House seat in central New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Democrat John Mannion has defeated an incumbent Republican in a central New York congressional district that includes the city of Syracuse, delivering his party a long-coveted priz...
Nov 05, 2024
