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Michigan Elects Abdul El-Sayed, Will Be First Muslim US Senator

The Detroit health official and epidemiologist beat Republican Mike Rogers 52.5% to 45.5% to win Michigan's open Senate seat.

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AOC Wins Fifth Term, Now Weighs Presidential or Senate Run
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won reelection in New York's 14th District with 78.7% of the vote, outraising her Republican opponent by millions, as she weighs a run for president or Senate.
Nov 4
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El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race, Becomes First Muslim US Senator
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers 52.5% to 45.5% in Michigan's open Senate race, a 334,868-vote margin with 97% of the expected vote counted.
Nov 4
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Gina Hinojosa Beats Greg Abbott to Become Texas' First Latina Governor
The Brownsville-born labor lawyer unseated a three-term incumbent who outspent her more than four-to-one, according to The Texas Tribune.
Nov 4
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James Talarico Beats Paxton, Ending Texas Democrats' Senate Drought Since 1988
The former sixth-grade teacher and seminary student defeated Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas' U.S. Senate race, after beating Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the primary.
Nov 4
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Becomes First Black Woman Elected Governor in U.S. History
The Democrat defeated Republican Rick Jackson, who spent more than $100 million of his own money, to flip Georgia's governorship for the first time in 24 years.
Nov 4
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Four New Faces Win Statehouses and a Senate Seat for Democrats
Annie Andrews, Amy Acton, Rob Sand and Peggy Flanagan won in very different places. Here's who they are.
Nov 4