Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeated incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) on Tuesday, flipping Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District in a rematch of the closely contested 2024 election. The Associated Press called the race for Cooke at 12:48 a.m. She received 52.4% of the vote to Van Orden’s 45.8%, with 91% of ballots counted. The race took […]

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) beat Judge Tano Tijerina of Webb County, Texas, in his toughest reelection battle yet, despite Republicans redrawing part of his district. Cuellar led with 66% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race at 12:31 a.m. Tijerina came behind the Texas Democrat at 29% in a district President Donald […]

Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has kept New Hampshire’s governorship in Republican hands, winning a second two-year term despite the political headwinds facing her party nationally. Ayotte defeated Democratic challenger Cinde Warmington with 51.1% of the vote as of 12:42 a.m., when the Associated Press called her race Tuesday night. Warmington, a former member of the […]

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) triumphed over Democratic City Councilor Jerri Green and conservative independent David Hatley in Tennessee’s gubernatorial election. Blackburn 45.4% of the vote, compared to Green’s 43.1% and Hatley’s 9.3%. Polling consistently showed Blackburn leading by double digits, though some final polls had her leading by just 9%. The results were hardly surprising […]