Politics

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 to help shift control of the chamber to the GOP.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has been elected to the U.S. House and will become the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress.

HOUSTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won reelection Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep.

Democratic Rep. Bill Keating won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Wednesday. Keating, first elected to the House in 2010, pushed back a challenge from Republican Dan Sullivan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz successfully defended his seat against Democratic Rep.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraska voters approved a ballot measure to write the state’s current 12-week abortion ban into the state constitution. It also allows for a stricter ban to be imposed.

Democrat Maggie Goodlander won election to a U.S. House seat representing New Hampshire on Wednesday, holding the seat for her party. She will succeed Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster, who is retiring after six terms in Congress.

Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday. Suozzi, who had represented this Long Island district for three terms before stepping down to challenge Gov.

Republican Donald Trump won North Carolina, capturing one of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds while votes in six other swing states are still being counted.

Republican Troy Downing won election to a U.S. House seat representing Montana on Wednesday.