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Bridgeport mayor claims win, but do-over looms in election upended by video of ballot box stuffing

The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, declared himself the winner early Wednesday of a disputed election thrown into uncertainty by allegations of voting irregularities in a now-voided primary.

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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.

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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his party dominates.

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Voters elect Democrat Cherelle Parker as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor - and the 1st woman

Voters elected two women for the first time to lead Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s second-largest county, installing Democrat Cherelle Parker as the 100th mayor of the state’s largest city and Democrat Sara Innamorato as executive of the county that

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Democrats fight off Senate challenges, pick up Assembly seats in New Jersey

TRENTON, N.J.

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Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights swept Tuesday’s legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power.

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Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court

HARRISBURG, Pa.

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov.

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Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat

Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, completing a stunning reversal of fortune decades after he was wrongly imprisoned in an infamous rape case.

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Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island's first Black candidate elected to Congress

Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state’s first Black candidate elected to Congress.

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