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Voters elect Democrat Cherelle Parker as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor – and the 1st woman
By Brooke Schultz, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
Voters elected two women for the first time to lead Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s second-largest county, installing Democrat Cherelle Parker as the 100th mayor of the state’s largest city and Democrat Sara Innamorato as executive of the county that includes Pittsburgh. Parker, 51, who has held office at the state and local level after first becoming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his party dominates. Reeves defeated challenger Brandon Presley, who raised more money and made an aggressive push to give Democrats a rare statewide victory in the Deep South. “Mississippi has momentum, and this is Mississippi’s time,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assembly member Paul Moriarty wins open New Jersey Senate seat, keeping it under Democratic control
By Mike Catalini, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Democrat Paul Moriarty won the open state Senate seat in southern New Jersey’s 4th District on Tuesday. Moriarty defeated Republican Chris Del Borrello, keeping the seat in Democratic hands after the retirement of incumbent Fred Madden. Moriarty currently serves as an Assembly member for the 4th District, which covers parts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrat John Burzichelli recaptures New Jersey seat GOP won from Senate president in 2021
By Mike Catalini, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey veteran Democratic lawmaker John Burzichelli on Tuesday defeated Republican Ed Durr, who stunned Senate President Steve Sweeney two years ago by beating him in a closely contested race. Burzichelli was a longtime lawmaker and former appropriations committee chairman who was ousted alongside Sweeney in 2021 by Durr and his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights
By Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights swept Tuesday’s legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power. The outcome is a sharp loss for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who exerted a great deal of energy, money and political capital on an effort to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrats fight off Senate challenges, pick up Assembly seats in New Jersey
By Mike Catalini, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey Democrats fended off Republican challenges in pivotal state Senate races and flipped three Assembly contests from GOP control Tuesday, buoying the party’s prospects after a bleak showing in the last election. State Sen. Vin Gopal defeated Republican Steve Dnistrian in the coastal 11th Legislative District and incumbent Andrew Zwicker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Houston mayor’s race heads to runoff between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
HOUSTON (AP) – The race for Houston mayor headed to a runoff Tuesday night between U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire, two Democrats who breezed past a wide field of candidates in a race dominated by issues of crime, crumbling infrastructure and potential budget shortfalls. If elected, Jackson Lee would be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virginia Democrats hold Senate majority, ending GOP hopes to win full control of state government
By Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia Democrats held their majority in the state Senate on Tuesday, but control of the House of Delegates remained unsettled late into the evening, with vote counting still underway in key races. The Democrats’ victory in the upper chamber ended the prospect of a Republican trifecta that would have allowed Gov. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrats fight off Senate challenge, pick up Assembly seats in New Jersey
By Mike Catalini, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey Democrats fended off a Republican challenge in a pivotal state Senate race and flipped three Assembly contests from GOP control Tuesday, buoying the party’s prospects after a bleak showing in the last election. State Sen. Vin Gopal defeated Republican Steve Dnistrian in the 11th Legislative District in Monmouth County. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrat Dan McCaffery wins open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court
By Marc Levy, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Democrat Dan McCaffery won an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court in Tuesday’s general election, preserving a strong Democratic majority on a panel that has produced several critical election-related rulings in the presidential battleground state. The seven-member bench, which will be made up five Democrats and two Republicans, is also at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a stunning rebuke
By Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan – the only Palestinian American in Congress – an extraordinary rebuke of her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war. The 234-188 tally came after enough Democrats joined with Republicans to censure Tlaib, a punishment one step below expulsion from the ... Read More »
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