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Alaska is on course to elect its first Democratic U.S. senator since 2008 in a closely watched race that will help determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the U.S. Senate. With 45 of 401 precincts reporting results Tuesday night, Peltola had 54.1% of voters’ first-choice votes. Republican incumbent Sen. Dan...

Michigan voters approved a ballot measure banning campaign spending by “regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to those utilities or contractors.”

Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis is headed back to Washington after defeating Republican challenger Laurie Buckhout in the most expensive U.S. House race in general election history.

While Democrats across the country cheered their wins, Nevada voters have yet to see any results. According to media reports and election observers, dozens of polling places across the state had lines at 7 p.m. when polls were set to close. Voters who are in line by 7 p.m. are...