Kaptur withstands redrawn district, beats Merrin again in Ohio’s 9th
Rep. Marcy Kaptur beat Republican Derek Merrin on Nov. 3 to win a 23rd term in Ohio’s 9th District, a Toledo-area seat made more Republican by a 2025 map.
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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.
Brian Poindexter wins in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District race, defeating Max Miller
Democrat Brian Poindexter, a Brook Park city councilman and ironworker, has won Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, unseating Republican Rep. Max Miller despite the district’s strong GOP lean.
Democrat Dr. Amy Acton wins Ohio governor race, becomes state’s first female governor
Democrat Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio's former health director during COVID-19, has won the governor's race, defeating Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in a surprising upset.
Sherrod Brown wins Ohio U.S. Senate race, set to restart long, storied Senate career
Sherrod Brown is projected to reclaim an Ohio U.S. Senate seat, defeating incumbent Jon Husted.
Juliana Stratton wins open U.S. Senate seat in Illinois
Juliana Stratton has won Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat, defeating Republican Don Tracy to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin.
J.B. Pritzker wins third term as Illinois governor
J.B. Pritzker is projected to win reelection as Illinois governor, defeating Republican Darren Bailey in a 2022 rematch and becoming the first governor since Jim Thompson to serve more than two terms.
Ohio’s Ramaswamy and McColley have long backed near-total abortion bans
Even after Ohio voters overwhelmingly passed a 2023 constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy and state Senate President Rob McColley remain committed anti-abortion advocates. Audio from a recent rally shows McColley framing the constitutional defeat not as a setback, but as a shift in strategy.
FACT CHECK: Ryan Mackenzie parrots misleading claim denying Iran War is spiking fuel prices
U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) is repeating misleading claims that recent high fuel prices aren't driven by the war with Iran. Experts say even with sea passages open, risk premiums and lost oil supply from ongoing Middle East conflict continue to keep prices inflated.