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Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune
Republicans lost ground in rural Texas, adding to historic wipeout
James Talarico ran up the score in the Panhandle, while rural Texans living along the Louisiana border stayed home.
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Here’s how Southern Southeast Alaskans voted in Tuesday’s election
Around 4,700 people in House District 1 cast their ballot this election, compared to nearly 8,700 in 2024.
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Photos: Scenes from Election Day in Minnesota
A look at scenes leading up to Minnesota’s 2026 midterm election, from candidate town halls to early voting.
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Rural Voters Helped Democrats Win South Carolina’s US Senate Seat
Democratic candidate Annie Andrews won by a slight margin in South Carolina, turning the reliably-red state blue for the first time in decades.
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Rachel Livinal for The Merced FOCUS
Young Brains, Huge Stakes: How transitional kindergarten is shaping San Joaquin Valley’s youth
As California expands transitional kindergarten statewide, this four-part series examines whether San Joaquin Valley schools can meet the needs of young learners.
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Lily Smith for Flatwater Free Press
Priced out of the Good Life
Nebraska paychecks are stagnant. Home prices continue to spiral. It’s pricing out a generation of buyers.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate
Cardinal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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Election results: Democrats double their seats in the Legislature, unlocking greater sway in the statehouse
November 04, 2026
Democrats will have more than 20 House seats, according to unofficial election results, giving them the numbers to get amendment votes on the record and stop lawmakers from fast-tracking legislation.
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Democrats Win Congress Control, Flipping 2 House Seats in Mid-Hudson Valley and Northeast PA
November 04, 2026
Democrats have won full control of Congress, flipping both NY-19 and PA-8, that sent a sharp rejection of President Donald Trump.
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Four things we learned from Tuesday’s Democratic tsunami in Wisconsin
November 04, 2026
The Walker Republican era is over; diversity won, but equity lost; the GOP gerrymander is exposed again; billionaires don’t control elections.
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Election 2026: See how New Jersey residents voted by county in congressional and U.S. Senate races
November 04, 2026
Explore interactive maps showing where candidates received the strongest support and how voting patterns varied county by county across the state.
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Vermont Democrats make major Statehouse gains amid nationwide ‘blue wave’
November 04, 2026
“We were confident we’d pick up seats,” said Vermont Democratic Party Chair Lachlan Francis. But “I certainly think it’s safe to say we are surprised.”
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Wyoming soda ash producer to cut 350 jobs amid market pressure from China
November 04, 2026
The layoffs will take place over the next two years, beginning in January, due to competition from China. ‘It breaks my heart,’ union representative says of impacts to southwestern Wyoming families.
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Scaled-back version of NC’s rural health pilot will return in January
November 04, 2026
After a long pause, the Medicaid initiative will resume with stricter eligibility requirements and a narrower focus on food assistance.
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Deb Haaland’s election is generations in the making
November 04, 2026
Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of Laguna Pueblo who describes herself as a 35th-generation New Mexican, made history Tuesday as the first Native American elected governor of New Mexico.
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Delaware Democrats secure statehouse supermajority with upset wins
November 04, 2026
The Delaware Democratic party ran away with many of their races Tuesday night, netting a coveted two-thirds supermajority in the state House of Representatives by flipping three seats previously held by Republicans.