In 2024, voters in Missouri approved a different Amendment 3, which ended the state’s near-total abortion ban. Two years later, voters reiterated their support by rejecting Amendment 3 and keeping abortion access legal.
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Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, is set to be the state's first Democratic governor since 1995 and will be the state's first Latina governor.
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Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand stressed affordability and often talked about how his Christian faith guides him.
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Missouri voters have denied a Republican-backed congressional map that wound its way through the courts before ultimately ending up on the state's ballot.
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Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has won back a seat on Capitol Hill, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted after a close and expensive battle, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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Democrat James Talarico has won the Senate seat in Texas, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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Democrat Amy Acton beat biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican backed by President Trump, in a race marked in the final weeks by a Ramaswamy attack ad that drew national criticism.
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The candidates tapped into voter frustration with the political status quo and will now look to translate their success into policy wins that push Democrats further to the left.
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Andrews, a pediatrician, defeated GOP Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed to the seat after the death of her brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham.
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Cleaver, a Kansas City Democrat, was the target of a Republican-led redistricting effort aimed at booting him from office. After a legal back-and-forth, residents voted using the 2022 congressional map that kept the Kansas City area intact.
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Alford easily won reelection in the district that includes portions of the southern and eastern Kansas City metro. Voters used a different map for the general than the primary, after the Missouri and U.S. Supreme Courts ruled Missourians must use the 2022 maps.
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Across the country, tens of millions of voters made their voices heard at the ballot box with no major disruptions from interference by the Trump administration.
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The 29-year-old Ethiopian immigrant was one of several candidates to win with backing from the Democratic Socialists of America or its local chapters.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms' win marks the first time Georgia has elected a Democratic governor in more than 20 years.
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Donalds, who was backed early by President Trump, will become the state's first Black governor.