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Nov 05

Republican incumbent Sen. Rick Scott secured reelection to serve Florida for another term, the Associated Press reports. He held off a challenge from Democratic former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. In 2020, Scott objected to certifying the results of the 2020 election.

Before polls closed in DeKalb County, officials said seven locations, including five polling places, received bomb threats. Voting is temporarily suspended at the polling precincts. County officials plan to reopen the affected facilities, including community centers, libraries and a church,…

Nearly every competitive Senate race is currently held by a Democrat. Several are in presidential battlegrounds, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada. Gov. Jim Justice has won West Virginia, flipping the seat currently held by retiring Democratic-turned Independent…

Abortion rights advocates lost on Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ballot measures but prevailed in seven other states, including Missouri, where an amendment clears the way to undo one of the nation's strictest bans.