Here in LA, voters are closely following the very tight race for mayor of the second largest city in the US, with many votes still to be counted. Hi all – Sam Levin in Los Angeles here, taking over our live coverage for the rest of the evening. potentially signaling the beginning of the end of the political perilous wave of price increasesĭemocrat Tina Kotek is the winner of the Oregon governor’s race, defeating a Republican candidate in a race that was unusually close in the typically blue western state. Inflation declined in October, new government data showed. Nevada’s razor-thin Senate and governor races may not be known until Saturday, by when most ballots from the Democratic-leaning Clark county will be counted.Īn official in Arizona’s Maricopa county asked Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake to tone down her rhetoric about the elections. Montana became the latest state where voters said no to further abortion. The chair of the Texas GOP said the party needs to give voters a positive message if it wants to improve on what is looking to be a lackluster performance in the midterms. The former president is facing pressure to delay announcing his presidential bid after many of his endorsed candidates faltered in the midterms.

Here’s a rundown of what has happened so far today:Ī top White House official insisted the Democrats still had a chance at winning the House.Ī newly elected Republican congressman said the party should “move forward” from Donald Trump. As Republicans wrestle with questions about why the elections failed to bring about the “red wave” they expected, Joe Biden has continued in his party’s performance. Ballot counting continues, and it may still be a while until we find out which party will control the House and Senate.

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