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From a one-room apartment to the governor's office: what to know about Xavier Becerra
California's governor-elect is the son of a union construction worker and the first in his family to finish college.
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Michigan Elects Abdul El-Sayed, Will Be First Muslim US Senator
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Will Abdul El-Sayed win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination?
0.5% Yes · DemocraticWill J.D. Vance win the 2028 Republican presidential nomination?
37.5% Yes · RepublicanWill JD Vance win the 2028 US Presidential Election?
18.1% Yes · RepublicanWill Marco Rubio announce a presidential run by March 31, 2027?
15.5% Yes · Republican
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Michigan Elects Abdul El-Sayed, Will Be First Muslim US SenatorThe Detroit health official and epidemiologist beat Republican Mike Rogers 52.5% to 45.5% to win Michigan's open Senate seat.
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AOC Wins Fifth Term, Now Weighs Presidential or Senate RunRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won reelection in New York's 14th District with 78.7% of the vote, outraising her Republican opponent by millions, as she weighs a run for president or Senate.
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El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race, Becomes First Muslim US SenatorDemocrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers 52.5% to 45.5% in Michigan's open Senate race, a 334,868-vote margin with 97% of the expected vote counted.
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Gina Hinojosa Beats Greg Abbott to Become Texas' First Latina GovernorThe Brownsville-born labor lawyer unseated a three-term incumbent who outspent her more than four-to-one, according to The Texas Tribune.
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James Talarico Beats Paxton, Ending Texas Democrats' Senate Drought Since 1988The former sixth-grade teacher and seminary student defeated Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas' U.S. Senate race, after beating Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the primary.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Becomes First Black Woman Elected Governor in U.S. HistoryThe Democrat defeated Republican Rick Jackson, who spent more than $100 million of his own money, to flip Georgia's governorship for the first time in 24 years.
- Michigan Senate · El-Sayed 52.5% vote
- 2028 GOP nominee · J.D. Vance · 37.5% odds
- Michigan Senate · Rogers 45.5% vote
- Marco Rubio announce a presidential run by March 31, 2027 · 15.5% odds
- South Carolina Senate · Andrews 51.1% vote
- South Carolina Senate · Graham 46.7% vote
- Iowa Senate · Turek 50.5% vote
- Iowa Senate · Hinson 46.4% vote
- Minnesota Senate · Flanagan 53.7% vote
- Minnesota Senate · Tafoya 43.6% vote
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