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Idaho Republican U.S. Sen. Crapo wins fifth term
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo on Tuesday won a fifth term in the deeply conservative state that hasn't elected a Democratic senator since 1974. The 71-year-old had a huge fun...
Nov 08, 2022

Democrat Seth Magaziner wins US House seat in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State Treasurer Seth Magaziner has won the congressional seat in Rhode Island being vacated by longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, keeping it in Democratic control. Magaziner defe...
Nov 08, 2022

Noem wins reelection in South Dakota amid 2024 buzz
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defeated a Democratic state lawmaker on Tuesday to win reelection, leaning heavily on her handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a first term ma...
Nov 08, 2022

Republican Kennedy reelected to US Senate in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy won a second term Tuesday, fending off challenges from Louisiana Democrats. Kennedy's reelection was expected in the reliably red state of Lou...
Nov 08, 2022

GOP’s Abbott wins 3rd term as Texas governor, beats O’Rourke
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won a third term Tuesday, defeating Democrat Beto O'Rourke in a race that tested the direction of America's supersized red state following the Uv...
Nov 08, 2022

Kane cut on wrist by skate blade in Oilers' win vs Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Edmonton forward Evander Kane left early in the second period of the Oilers' 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning after being cut on the left wrist by a skate blade Tuesday night. T...
Nov 08, 2022

Democrat Spanberger wins reelection to US House in Virginia
DUMFRIES, Va. (AP) - Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won reelection over Republican Yesli Vega in a Virginian congressional seat the GOP had aggressively fought to flip. Spanberger became one of the G...
Nov 08, 2022

Jets soar past Stars 5-1 to keep point streak intact
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele scored two of the Winnipeg Jets' four unanswered second-period goals in a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Three Winnipeg goals were scored in a span of 2:45 in ...
Nov 08, 2022

Democrat Balint will be Vermont’s 1st woman in Congress
Democrat Becca Balint has won the race for Vermont's lone seat in the U.S. House, becoming the first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress. Balint, the president of the ...
Nov 08, 2022

Bacon, Vargas locked in tight Nebraska congressional race
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Republican Rep. Don Bacon is again in a tight race to try to hold onto the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District, which is typically Nebraska's only competitive U.S. House district...
Nov 08, 2022