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WASHINGTON | A look at some of the winners in House races around the US

WASHINGTON | A look at some of the winners in House races around the US

WASHINGTON — The vote to determine control of the House featured significant milestones. The candidates included 237 women, more than ever before. Among the winners were the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and several who broke racial or other barriers. A look at some of the victorious candidates:

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (New York Democrat)

At 29, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest…

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OLYMPIA, Wash. | On the West Coast, election doesn't end on election night

OLYMPIA, Wash. | On the West Coast, election doesn’t end on election night

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The election often doesn’t end on election night on the West Coast, where a majority of voters cast their ballots by mail or drop them off.

And with competitive congressional races in Washington state and California, the outcome of any close race could take days to determine.

COMPETITIVE RACES TOO CLOSE TO CALL?: Three of Washington state’s 10 U.S. House races are being watched…

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BELCOURT, N.D. | In North Dakota, tribes scramble to clear voter ID hurdle

BELCOURT, N.D. | In North Dakota, tribes scramble to clear voter ID hurdle

BELCOURT, N.D.  — Locating a house isn’t easy on the isolated and impoverished Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in northern North Dakota, and that’s making it more difficult for residents and their counterparts on other reservations in the state to vote this election.

To cast a ballot, they need identification with a provable street address — something that isn’t important to the 19,000 people…

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