Election 2024

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AP VoteCast: How Americans voted in 2020, and what it could mean for 2024

Yes, voter fraud happens. But it’s rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it
Florida will vote on marijuana, abortion in an election that will test GOP’s dominance
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FILE - Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich answers a question during a debate on live television with incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola at Alaska Public Media, Oct. 10, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat

Republican Nick Begich has won the state’s U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Begich was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and won the seat that Republican Rep.

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Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win

California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

Philadelphia joins the statewide recount of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race

The unofficial result of the race between Bob Casey and David McCormick triggers the recount mandate. Philadelphia says it will not count mail ballots with date errors following the state’s high court ruling this week. (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpongsa)

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Recount underway in U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania

Analyst believes India not among countries left nervous after Trump’s election victory

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. Breed already conceded the race to Lurie, and pledged a smooth transition for the incoming mayor.

A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat

The narrowly trailing Republican candidate in the race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has formally requested a statewide recount. Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin sent the request before a midday Tuesday deadline.

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a core function of American democracy.

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

The Associated Press has found numerous instances of completed mail ballots from around the country being sent to election offices in the wrong state.

Democrat keeps slight lead for North Carolina Supreme Court as counties finish count

The final counts by counties are about over and a Democratic incumbent on North Carolina’s Supreme Court has an ever-slight lead over a Republican challenger.

Pennsylvania’s high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race

Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has conceded defeat in the race narrowly won by Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, saying he will not pursue a recount.

North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election. But their party succeeded with significant state down-ballot victories that builds them hope for the next cycle.

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest. Conventional political wisdom was that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote.

The ‘super year’ of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves

Some have called it the “super year” for elections. And whether on the left or the right, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters.

Minnesota election judge charged with 2 felonies for allegedly letting 11 unregistered people vote

A man who served as a head election judge in a Minnesota township has been charged with two felony counts for allegedly letting 11 people vote even though they weren’t registered.

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors

Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election.

From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House

Donald Trump made inroads in surprising places this election year in his path to the White House. From the suburbs of New Jersey to Rep.

House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?

After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections — they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo. Republicans will hold onto a thin majority in the House.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine’s ranked choice voting

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has won reelection to Congress. Friday’s outcome marks the third time Golden has won thanks to the lesser choices of some voters under Maine’s ranked choice system.

Ruben Gallego did better than most Democrats. He says his party needs to stoke working class roots

Incoming Democratic Senator-elect Ruben Gallego of Arizona says building authentic connections with working-class voters can help Democrats find their way back to power in Washington. Gallego did better than other Democrats in this month’s election.

North Carolina court race is extremely close as counties complete election tallies

With about 90 of the state’s 100 counties finished counting, Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a registered Democrat, and Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin were essentially even among the over 5.5 million votes cast in their race. On election night, Griffin, a Court of Appeals judge, led by rou

Heftier GOP majorities in Arizona Legislature could imperil Democratic governor’s agenda

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs had hoped fellow Democrats would make enough gains during this month’s election to flip one or both chambers of a state Legislature that Republicans narrowly controlled, easing the path for her policy agenda ahead of a 2026 reelection campaign.

Trump won more young voters, but many don’t agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast

Young voters swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but according to AP VoteCast, they’re not the staunchly conservative base that he’s relied on in the past. That could create challenges.

Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback

Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread backlash against trans rights.

Pennsylvania courts get lawsuits over ballot-counting in Senate contest headed toward a recount

Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, with the contest headed toward a state-mandated recount.

Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress

Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most competitive and viewed by The Cook Political Report as a toss up, meaning either party had a good chance of winning.

Study finds Wisconsin voters approved a record number of school referenda

A new report shows Wisconsin voters approved a record number of school referenda in 2024 elections. The Wisconsin Policy Forum released a study Thursday that found school districts held a record 241 referenda this year.

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