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The winners will compete in November’s critical midterm elections, in which Iowa’s U.S. Senate and House seats could determine control of the narrowly divided chambers.

Live Results: New Jersey midterm primaries

New Jersey voters will nominate candidates for both chambers of Congress in a state primary on Tuesday, including in one key battleground district that could decide control of the U.S. House.

Live Results: Montana midterm primaries

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Montana has not been at the top of the list of seats Democrats hope to flip to regain control of either body, but the retirements do creak open the door for a candidate to possibly take advantage of the state’s…

Live Results: South Dakota midterm primaries

South Dakota’s governor, the speaker of the state House, the state’s lone representative in Congress and a businessman will face off in a competitive Republican primary for governor on Tuesday.

WATCH: Senate Democrats challenge Mullin over Homeland Security policies

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Democrats hammered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Tuesday during a heated Senate hearing, calling his threats to pull officers from some airports in so-called sanctuary cities “insane” and accusing his department of recklessly spending billions of dollars.

Platner's wife calls reports about Senate candidate's explicit texts with women 'shameful'

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

Graham Platner’s wife called reports that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women “shameful" over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrat’s whirlwind campaign.

Paxton's win over Cornyn sets up high-stakes Texas clash with Talarico

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz

President Trump again proved his political power in Texas as his endorsed candidate in the Senate primary won in a landslide. Ken Paxton secured the GOP nomination, beating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Paxton will face Democratic nominee James Talarico in…

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Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

Sen. John Cornyn tried for more than a year to show Donald Trump and Texas Republicans that he and the president were on the same team.

Live Results: Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas midterm primary runoffs

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal.

WATCH: Democrats rally at Capitol against GOP's immigration enforcement funding bill

By Associated Press

Democrats tried to draw a sharp contrast by highlighting how the White House proposed including $1 billion for security for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom. Republicans are abandoning that proposal.