Texans voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve Proposition 7, a $10 billion measure that will create a state energy fund and incentivize new natural gas production in an effort to build out the state's grid capacity and protect against future blackouts.
Democratic Del. Danica Roem defeated Republican Bill Woolf in a bid for Virginia Senate, dealing a blow to Republican chances of flipping control of the upper chamber.
Voters in Colorado rejected a ballot measure that would have granted some property tax relief, although opponents successfully argued that it could have threatened a prized tax refund.
David "Red" Worrall, a former District 3 town councilman and Republican candidate running for the Clarksville, Indiana, council, died Tuesday, according to a news release issued by the town.
Democratic Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg unseated Republican incumbent state Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant in a major upset for Republicans, who had hoped to gain control of the Virginia Senate.
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) has won reelection in the Kentucky governor's race, scoring a huge win for his party and likely launching himself into the national spotlight as a rising Democratic star.
