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Melat Kiros makes history as first Gen Z woman elected to US Congress, wins Colorado House seat

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Melat Kiros’s congressional victory marks a win for a younger, progressive movement challenging established Democratic leadership. (Melat Kiros/X)

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has made political history after winning Colorado’s 1st Congressional District in the US House of Representatives, becoming the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress. Melat Kiros’s congressional victory marks a win for a younger, progressive movement challenging established Democratic leadership. (Melat Kiros/X) The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday, … Read more

Navy Veteran Nancy Lacore flips Nancy Maces South Carolina House seat one year after being fired by Pete Hegseth

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Former Navy Reserve chief, Nancy Lacore, wins traditionally Republican district after Pete Hegseth fired her from Pentagon in 2025. Photographer: Gavin McIntyre/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Democrat Nancy Lacore defeated Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt to flip a traditionally GOP-held South Carolina House seat. The retired Navy admiral was removed from her Pentagon role under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in 2025. Former Navy Reserve chief, Nancy Lacore, wins traditionally Republican district after Pete Hegseth fired her from Pentagon in 2025. Photographer: Gavin … Read more

Split verdict in Guam as Republicans win governor's race and Democrats take delegate seat

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Democratic challenger Alicia Limtiaco unseated Republican incumbent James Moylan in Guam. (Instagram L - @repjamesmoylan ; R - @aliciaforcongress)

Democrats have recorded their first seat flip of the 2026 midterm elections, winning the race in the US territory of Guam. Democratic challenger Alicia Limtiaco unseated Republican incumbent James Moylan in Guam. (Instagram L – @repjamesmoylan ; R – @aliciaforcongress) The Guam Election Commission’s final unofficial count shows that Democrats have wrested the island’s non-voting … Read more

Democrat Chris Pappas makes history in New Hampshire becoming the first openly gay man to win a Senate seat

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U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defeated former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu in New Hampshire on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defeated former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu in New Hampshire on Tuesday, keeping a critical open U.S. Senate seat under Democratic control. U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defeated former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu in New Hampshire on Tuesday. (REUTERS) The race to fill the seat being vacated by three-term Democratic Sen. … Read more

Roy Cooper flips key North Carolina seat beating Trump-backed Michael Whatley

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Democrats flip North Carolina Senate seat as battle for chamber takes shape. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Democrats won major Senate races in North Carolina and Georgia, but it remained unclear whether the party would succeed in wresting control of the chamber from President Donald Trump’s Republicans with millions of votes still uncounted in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Democrats flip North Carolina Senate seat as battle for chamber takes shape. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg … Read more

Kathy Hochul retains NY Governor seat in midterms; Democrats score key wins in Colorado, Connecticut

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Democrats win key governor races, with Kathy Hochul, Phil Weiser and Ned Lamont securing victories in New York, Colorado and Connecticut. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon (REUTERS)

Democrats have secured major victories in several gubernatorial contests across the United States, with Kathy Hochul retaining the New York governorship, Phil Weiser winning in Colorado and Ned Lamont securing another term in Connecticut, as the 2026 US midterm election results continue to emerge. Democrats win key governor races, with Kathy Hochul, Phil Weiser and … Read more

Annie Andrews wins late Lindsay Graham's South Carolina Senate seat, as Democrats taste victory after over two decades

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Annie Andrews wins late Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Senate seat for Democrats after two decades. (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

Democrat Annie Andrews won South Carolina’s US Senate seat on Tuesday, a stunning victory over President Donald Trump‘s hand-picked candidate Darline Graham in a state that he carried by nearly 18 percentage points just two years ago. Annie Andrews wins late Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Senate seat for Democrats after two decades. (Photo by WIN … Read more

Democrat James Talarico beats Ken Paxton, flips Texas Senate seat in shock to GOP

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James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton, flipping Texas’ Senate seat for Democrats for the first time in decades. (REUTERS)

Democrat James Talarico flipped a U.S. Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the first statewide victory in more than 30 years and sending a jolt through a longtime GOP stronghold that President Donald Trump carried by double digits just two years ago. James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton, flipping … Read more

Adam Hamilton beats Trump-backed Roger Marshall as Democrats win Kansas Senate seat after 94 years

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Democratic candidate for US Senate from Kansas Adam Hamilton watching election results. REUTERS (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)

Adam Hamilton becomes first Democrat elected to the US Senate from Kansas in 94 years Democratic candidate for US Senate from Kansas Adam Hamilton watching election results. REUTERS (REUTERS/Nathan Howard) Adam Hamilton won the US Senate race in Kansas on Tuesday, according to media projections, ousting Trump-backed Republican Roger Marshall to become the state’s first … Read more

Risk reduction doesnt lead to rate reduction: Democrat Jaron Brandon, running for California State Senate seat, on fire insurance crisis

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Jaron Brandon discusses California’s fire insurance crisis, rural healthcare gaps, immigration enforcement and his plans for communities across the state. (voteforjaron.com)

Democratic candidate Jaron Brandon is running for California State Senate District 4 against Republican Alexandra Duarte. Ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, he spoke exclusively with HT.com about rising fire insurance costs, rural healthcare, immigration enforcement and creating more jobs in rural communities. Jaron Brandon discusses California’s fire insurance crisis, rural healthcare gaps, immigration … Read more