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Rebecca Cooke unseats incumbent Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
Rebecca Cooke has defeated Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District race.
Amy Klobuchar wins Minnesota gubernatorial election, set to become state’s first woman governor
Amy Klobuchar has won Minnesota’s gubernatorial race, defeating Republican state House Speaker Lisa Demuth , keeping DFL control of the governor’s office.
Peggy Flanagan projected to win election for Minnesota U.S. Senate seat
Democrat Peggy Flanagan is projected to win Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican Michele Tafoya. A White Earth Band of Ojibwe citizen, Flanagan will become the first Native American woman in the Senate.
Josh Turek flips Iowa Senate seat, ending more than a decade of Republican control
Democrat Josh Turek defeated Republican Ashley Hinson in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race, flipping a seat held by the GOP since 2015.
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GOP Wisconsin legislator Zimmerman missed 225 votes last session, some to attend AI summit
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Data centers investments, personal finances take center stage at Michigan governor debate
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Deleted posts reveals Pfaffenbach’s extreme political rhetoric and false claims
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Ohio’s Ramaswamy and McColley have long backed near-total abortion bans
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