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UPDATE: Democratic candiate Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win his Senate race in Michigan
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UPDATE: All polls have closed in Alaska
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“The administration has brought this upon itself,” said Phillip Wohltorf, BU College Republicans president in response to the Republicans loss across the country in the midterm elections.
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UPDATE: Troy Jackson is projected to win Maine's Senate race after Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me) concedes
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UPDATE: Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is projected to win her Senate race in Minnesota
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UPDATE: Democrats will gain control in both the House and the Senate. The new Congress –– which will commence in January –– will limit President Trump’s power in his final two years in office.
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Texas goes blue. For the first time since 1982, a Democrat senator and a Democrat governor have won in Texas in the same cycle.
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“I’m so over the moon. I’m so proud of my home state and I’m so proud that everyone showed up and showed out at the polls this year.” said Annika Hagen, a voter from Austin, Texas.
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UPDATE: Democrat Adam Hamilton is projected to win his Senate race in Kansas. Kansas will send a democrat to the Senate for the first time in 94 years.
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UPDATE: Democrat Gina Hinojosa wins her governor race in Texas over incumbent GOP Gov. Greg Abbott
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UPDATE: James Talarico is projected to win his Senate race in Texas. The race was the most expensive Senate race in U.S. history.
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UPDATE: Amy Acton is projected to win governor race in Ohio
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UPDATE: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ar) is projected to win reelection in Arkansas
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Democrats are projected to win control of the House of Representatives.
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Democratic candidate Dr. Annie Andrews is projected to win her Senate race in South Carolina. This is an unexpected pick up for the Democrats.
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UPDATE: With over 50% of the votes counted in Texas, Democrat James Talarico is ahead of Trump-backed candidate Sen. Ken Paxton (R-Tx) by 20 points.
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UPDATE: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to win the governor race in Georgia, becoming the first Black woman governor in the United States. She also becomes the first Black governor and the first woman governor in Georgia.
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UPDATE: Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fl) wins governor race in Florida. He will become the state’s first Black governor.
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UPDATE: Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Co) is projected to win reelection in Colorado. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) is projected to win reelection in New Mexico. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wy) is projected to win in Wyoming.
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UPDATE: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) is projected to win reelection in West Virginia
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