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Bottoms becomes first Black female governor in U.S. as Democrats flip Georgia's executive mansion

Democrats flipped a critical governorship in Georgia Tuesday as former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won a closely watched contest to break Republicans' 24-year-old hold on the Peach States' governor's mansion.

Kentucky voters approve limits on lame-duck governor's pardoning authority

Kentucky residents voted Tuesday overwhelmingly to limit the governor's pardon power.

Buttigieg tells El-Sayed supporters: 'I'd rather be us right now'

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg struck an optimistic tone Tuesday night as election results rolled in across the country, fueling hopes among Democrats that they were headed for a strong night.

Republican Byron Donalds wins Florida's governor's race to succeed DeSantis

Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican, defeated Democrat David Jolly in the Florida gubernatorial race Tuesday night.

Democrat Jamie Ager flips outgoing Rep. Chuck Edwards' N.C. seat

Democratic candidate Jamie Ager prevailed over Republican candidate Jennifer Balkcom in the race to replace outgoing Republican incumbent Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina.

Democrat Foulkes wins Rhode Island gubernatorial election

Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes won Rhode Island's gubernatorial election on Tuesday, defeating Republican Aaron Guckian and three independent candidates to keep the governor's mansion in Democratic hands.

Exit poll: Just 37% of voters 'very confident' that ineligible voters are being blocked

Americans expressed skepticism Tuesday that ineligible voters are being blocked from casting ballots, according to early exit poll returns.

North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward the sea, South Korea says

North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, adding to a recent series of provocative weapons demonstrations by Pyongyang.

Democrat Roy Cooper flips open North Carolina Senate seat

Former Gov. Roy Cooper has flipped an open North Carolina Senate seat for Democrats.

Democrats rattle off easy gubernatorial wins in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Illinois

Democratic governors in four states easily won another term on Tuesday, fending off Republican challengers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Massachusetts as voters opted to keep their incumbent leaders in office.

Florida redraw fails to unseat Democratic Reps. Moskowitz, Castor

Florida Republicans' redistricting gambit yielded disappointing results for the GOP on Tuesday.

'It's them, not me': Trump lashes out at Fox after channel flashes grim poll numbers

President Trump lashed out at Fox News on Tuesday after the channel flashed bad polling numbers for him.