The latest on the midterm elections.
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Kari Lake Closes Gap with Katie Hobbs in Arizona as In-Person Votes are Counted
Only 66 percent of votes are in, but as of 10:00 a.m. local time in Arizona, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake had significantly shrunk the gap between herself and her rival, Democratic Katie Hobbs.
At 10:45 p.m. in Arizona the night before, Hobbs led Lake by approximately 170,000 votes. By 11:45 p.m., that lead had narrowed slightly to 163,000 votes. Now, only around 11,000 votes separate Lake from current leader Hobbs.
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Michigan Democrats Give GOP a Rough Election Night
Republican expectations for wholesale change at the highest level of Michigan’s state government did not materialize on Nov. 8, as three top Democrat incumbents won reelection….