Politics

Kentucky voters defeat a measure intended to allow tax dollar support for private school education

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that was intended to allow state lawmakers to allocate public tax dollars to support students attending private or charter schools.

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AP Race Call: Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Scanlon, 65, was running for a fourth term in her Democratic-leaning district based in Delaware County, just outside Philadelphia.

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AP Race Call: Republican Pat Fallon wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 4th Congressional District

Republican Rep. Pat Fallon won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday. Fallon, a businessman from Frisco, defeated Democrat Simon Cardell to secure a third term in office.

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AP Race Call: Democrat Rob Menendez wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 8th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Rob Menendez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Tuesday. The first-term congressman defeated Republican Anthony Valdes and three others. Menendez is the son of resigned Sen.

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AP Race Call: Republican Jim Jordan wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio's 4th Congressional District

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Tuesday. Jordan's victory was all but assured by the strong Republican bent of his west-central Ohio district, which he has represented since 2007.

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AP Race Call: Democrat Jared Moskowitz wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's 23rd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Most of the district is in Broward County, though it also overlaps with Palm Beach County.

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AP Race Call: Democrat Castro wins reelection to the US House in Texas' 20th Congressional District

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro won reelection Tuesday to the U.S. House in Texas' 20th Congressional District. The San Antonio congressman will serve his seventh term in Congress after first being elected in 2012.

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AP Race Call: Republican Riley Moore wins election to U.S. House in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

Republican Riley Moore won election to an open U.S. House seat representing West Virginia on Tuesday. Moore defeated Democrat Steven Wendelin. The congressional seat that covers the northern half of the state was vacated by Rep. Alex Mooney.

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AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins Illinois

Vice President Kamala Harris won Illinois on Tuesday, claiming the state's 19 electoral votes for Democrats. The reliably blue state, the home of former President Barack Obama, has supported Democratic presidential candidates since 1992.

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AP Race Call: Democrat LaMonica McIver wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 10th Congressional District

Democrat LaMonica McIver won election to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Tuesday. McIver defeated Republican Carmen Bucco and a handful of third-party candidates.

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