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One of America’s most hotly contested midterm races between Adam Laxalt and Kathryn Cortez Masto is coming to the fore in Nevada. As of Wednesday morning, Republican Mr. Laxalt had opened a slight lead over Democratic incumbent Ms. Cortez Masto in the Senate race, with just over 70 percent of precincts reporting. However, the race is still subject to substantial swing as two counties with overwhelming majority voters — Clark and Washoe — had just begun counting some mail-in ballots, according to the Nevada Independent. Those ballots will continue to come in over the next few days, as state law requires them to be sealed no later than Election Day. In the Nevada governor’s race, incumbent Democrat Steve Sisolak was several points behind Republican challenger Joe Lombardo, Clark County sheriff and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police chief, as of Wednesday morning. Four House seats are also up for grabs in Nevada.

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What do interim results mean and what happens next?

In-person voting in the US midterm elections – held halfway through each sitting president’s four-year term in the White House – took place on Tuesday, with the electorate voting for representatives in Congress, senators and governors nationwide, and the results are beginning to trickle in. rolled as soon as night fell and the polls closed. Oliver O’Connell10 November 2022 02:30 1668046540

The voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams reacts to the Georgia election results

Following its “devastating” loss to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, the voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams said the group’s work “doesn’t end on Election Day” as it seeks to re-elect Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who now facing December. re-election against Herschel Walker. Fair Fight executive director Cianti Stewart-Reid said the group is proud of its efforts to “break barriers at the ballot box and drive record turnout in the face of Brian Kemp’s voter suppression law.” Stacey Abrams founded this organization to protect and empower voters across the country. for that we will always be grateful,” she said in a statement. “We remain steadfast in our mission and doubly committed to work for a better Georgia, beginning with [Mr Warnock’s relection on 6 December]. We will not stand by while Governor Kemp and the far right continue to endanger people across the country.” Alex Woodward10 November 2022 02:15 1668045637

What was the secret of John Fetterman’s stunning Senate victory?

Fetterman’s campaign tells Richard Hall what Democrats can learn from his victory: “You’ve got to get somebody who’s 6-foot-8.” Oliver O’Connell10 November 2022 02:00 1668043837

Voices: The Biggest Loser in the US Midterm Elections? Donald Trump

There are many votes still to be counted, but even at this distance there is no doubt who was the biggest loser in these US mid-term elections – Donald J Trump. Oliver O’Connell10 November 2022 01:30 1668042037

Voices: Trump was actually the biggest winner in the midterms

When the GOP inevitably takes back the House and McCarthy scraps the January 6 committee, Trump will bully and bully DeSandis — perhaps all the way to the Oval Office, writes Andrew Buncombe. Oliver O’Connell10 November 2022 01:00 1668041131

Four states voted to end slavery as a form of criminal punishment. Here’s why Louisiana voters didn’t

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution formally abolished slavery, but since it was enacted after the U.S. Civil War in 1865, a notable exception remained: slavery is still permitted “as a punishment for the crime of which the party shall have been duly convicted .” Many state constitutions include similar language, meaning a devastating “loophole” has effectively kept slavery alive with forced prison labor in the US. This year, voters in Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont voted to remove slavery language from their state constitutions, but voters in Louisiana rejected a similar amendment after facing an unlikely opponent: the state legislature that supported the measure in the first place. Alex Woodward10 November 2022 00:45 1668040230

Another classic Kin-zinger aimed at “loser” Trump

It’s another classic Kin-zinger. Illinois congressman and staunch anti-Trump critic Adam Kinzinger mocked the former president’s supporters on Wednesday after a post sponsored to Mr Trump’s Truth social network claimed the former president was “prophesied” in the Bible. “Interesting,” the Illinois Republican tweeted Wednesday. “Googles Bible verses with ‘lost’ in them”. Oliver O’Connell10 November 2022 00:30 1668039331

Billionaire Rick Caruso has narrow lead over Karen Bass as Los Angeles mayoral race close

Billionaire businessman Rick Caruso has a slim lead over Congresswoman Karen Bass in a race to decide who will be the next mayor of Los Angeles that remains too close to call. Officials say Mr. Caruso, a Republican-turned-Democrat who developed The Grove retail and entertainment complex, leads Ms. Bass with 51.25 percent of the vote to 48.75 percent. In a statement Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Clerk’s Office said it has processed more than 1.3 million ballots so far, but the next collection of vote counts won’t be released until Friday. The Independent’s Graeme Massie reports from California: Alex Woodward10 November 2022 00:15 1668038430

Voices: Abortion shouldn’t have mattered in the interim. Republicans got a rude awakening

Clemence Michallon writes: In states where abortion was on the ballot, people overwhelmingly voted in favor of access to the procedure — and where anti-abortion candidates ran in elections, voters tended to disfavor them. Oliver O’Connell10 November 2022 00:00 1668038018

Only 62 votes separate Republican Lauren Bobert and Democratic challenger Adam Freese

Every vote really counts, folks. With about 99 percent of the ballots counted, Democratic congressional candidate Adam Frisch leads Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert by just 62 votes — possibly the closest race in the country and one that could flip the GOP seat on Colorado. Ballots collected this afternoon began to shift in favor of the far-right MP, who now has 154,060 votes to Mr Frisch’s 154,122, at around 6.45pm. ET. About 74 percent of the votes from Pueblo County have been counted and about 69 percent of the ballots from Otero County have been counted. Most other counties have nearly completed their counts. Alex Woodward November 9, 2022 11:53 p.m