The leaders of Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for governor generally defended their strategy Monday, saying they made a valiant effort despite a formidable incumbent and national headwinds. At the same time, they said they were looking into a range of decisions they made on the way to an 11-percentage-point loss to Gov. Greg Abbott. “When the
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By Maeve Reston, CNN Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto will win reelection in Nevada, CNN projects, clinching a critical victory that will allow Democrats to keep control of the US Senate. Cortez Masto had long been viewed as one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents as she fended off a challenge from former Nevada Attorney
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Former Las Cruces city council Gabe Vasquez is claiming victory Wednesday after squeaking a slim lead over incumbent Yvette Herrell in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. The razor-tight race had each candidate with 50% of the vote. Vasquez, a democrat, had 1,224 votes more than Herrell, the Republican candidate. In
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(CNN) — President Joe Biden is addressing reporters Wednesday after appearing to withstand historic and political headwinds in the midterm elections, staving off resounding Republican wins even as his presidency is now likely entering a new period of divided government. The results, he said, are a sign American democracy is intact, despite coming under threat over the past several
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Herschel Walker and Democrat Raphael Warnock advance to a runoff election for U.S. Senate in Georgia.
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ABC News projects Democrat John Fetterman wins the Pennsylvania Senate race, beating Dr. Mehmet Oz El Paso Proposition A ($255,730,900 of bonds for school facilities, purchase of land) appears headed for passage, with 61.10% voting in favor. Canutillo school voters reject major bond issue, select 3 trustees 10:17 p.m.: ABC News is projecting incumbent Michelle
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UPDATE: (7:43 a.m.) — Gabe Vasquez still holds a slight lead over incumbent Yvette Herrell. According to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s website, all precincts have now been reported showing Vasquez with a lead of more than 1,015 votes. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The seat for representing New Mexico’s second district is still
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(CNN) — Democrat John Fetterman will win the Pennsylvania Senate race, CNN projects, defeating Republican Mehmet Oz, flipping the seat and delivering Democrats a leg up in their efforts to keep their majority. Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor since 2019, and Oz, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, ran one of the most contentious and expensive Senate
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s district 6 representative will now be decided in a runoff election. The results were Claudia Lizette Rodriguez with 43% and a total of 5,977 votes. Art Fierro finished with 32% of the votes and 4,485 votes. Incumbent Lizette Rodriguez was looking for a second term while she faced Christian Botello,
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EL PASO, Texas — Incumbent representative Isabel Salcido, defeated two candidates new to politics, podcaster Richard Genera and retired federal law enforcement officer Felix Munoz. Salcido made it clear she wants to build off what she has done since 2018 and improve infrastructure in District 5 on the east side of El Paso, which is
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Update: Brian Kennedy and Analisa Cordova Silverstein will head to a runoff election for the El Paso City Council District 1 position in December. Kennedy received about 42 percent of the vote while Cordova Silverstein received about 25 percent. Since none of the candidates got more than 50 percent of the vote, the two candidates
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Canutillo school voters reject major bond issue, select 3 trustees by Molly Smith, El Paso Matters November 8, 2022 The Canutillo Independent School District’s $264.1 million bond issue was losing badly in early voting results Tuesday, after voters said no to a similar bond proposal last fall. More than 60% of voters opposed the bond’s
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3 City Council races headed to runoff; Salcido re-elected by Elida S. Perez and Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, El Paso Matters November 8, 2022 Three of four El Paso City Council races appear to be headed to a runoff, with only District 5 incumbent city Rep. Isabel Salcido likely to win her seat outright Tuesday, the latest
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The two incumbent U.S. representatives for El Paso — one a Democrat and one a Republican — are on their way to reelection, according to early voting results which show each with a sizable lead. In the race for U.S. House District 16, which encompasses the majority of El Paso, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar was well
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Dan Patrick secures third term as lieutenant governor, beating Mike Collier By William Melhado, The Texas Tribune Nov. 8, 2022 “Dan Patrick secures third term as lieutenant governor, beating Mike Collier” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,
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Greg Abbott reelected Texas governor, defeating Beto O’Rourke By Patrick Svitek and Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Nov. 8, 2022 “Greg Abbott reelected Texas governor, defeating Beto O’Rourke” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and
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UPDATE: Sam Infante has informed ABC-7 that he was handed a provisional ballot and was able to vote. He added that he was informed by the County Clerk’s office that the other vote should be removed in a couple of days. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man told ABC-7 that someone else
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11:06 p.m. Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart (D) leads challenger Bryon Hollister (R). Stewart is at 54% of the vote, with Hollister at 46%. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico- Incumbent Sheriff Kim Stewart faces Republican candidate Byron Hollister for the position of Sheriff of Doña Ana County. Hollister is a former Co-Commander of the U.S.
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UPDATE: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) wins re-election, projects ABC News. EL PASO, Texas — Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas Beto O’Rourke will end his Election Day in El Paso Tuesday. The O’Rourke campaign will be hosting an Election Night watch party at 6:30 p.m. at the Epic Railyard Event Center in south-central. O’Rourke
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Tami Luhby, CNN Soaring prices were top of mind for voters as they cast ballots in this year’s midterm elections, according to the preliminary results of the national and state exit polls conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research. Nearly a third of voters said inflation was the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexican Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D) made an appearance in Las Cruces Saturday as a part of her campaign tour the weekend before election day. Meanwhile, the governor’s opponent Mark Ronchetti was in Artesia and Roswell, New Mexico campaigning Saturday.
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Editor’s note: The Governor is running late. KVIA.com will live stream the event when she arrives. Download the KVIA news app to get an alert the moment it begins. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will be in Las Cruces for a get-out-the-vote rally. She will be joined by Democratic
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EL PASO, Texas — A petition to amend El Paso City’s charter to address the effects of climate change has been certified by the city clerk’s office. Sunrise El Paso and Ground Game Texas submitted the petition in July. The petition will be placed on the City Council agenda as an ordinance for Council to
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EL PASO, Texas — Friday is the last day for early voting in Texas. Polls can be cast at early voting locations around El Paso until 7 p.m. Friday, but some locations close earlier. Early voting in New Mexico continues Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Doña Ana County Government Center’s early voting
Continue Reading CNN By Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Top aides to former President Donald Trump have been eyeing the third week of November as an ideal launch point for his 2024 presidential campaign, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Two sources said Trump’s team has specifically discussed November 14 as one possible announcement date,
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EL PASO, Texas — Democratic candidate for governor of Texas, Beto O’Rourke, stopped in his hometown on Thursday. O’Rourke visited a polling location at the University of Texas at El Paso on Thursday. The candidate made it a point to go after young voters. “Young voters are going to win this election and it is
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CANUTILLO, Texas — Residents that live within the Canutillo Independent School District will have the option to vote for the ‘Every Child, Every School’ bond on Election Day next week. This $264.1 million bond will go towards issues that the district has identified as “critical” including safety & security, growth within the district, equity within
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima announced Tuesday that he has decided not to seek re-election. He is currently serving his fourth term as the mayor of Las Cruces, his 16th year holding that position. Miyagishima has been in office as mayor since 2007. He has served in public office since
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to travel to New Mexico next week, days before the Nov. 8 midterm elections. The White House in a statement said Biden will take part in events with Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is trying to win a second term in next month’s election, and other
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston, Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Arizona chapter of the League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit in federal court late Tuesday targeting groups and individuals that they say are conspiring to intimidate voters in Arizona through a coordinated effort known as “Operation Drop Box.” The lawsuit was filed on behalf
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