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Election results can change in just minutes and have major political ramifications nationwide. While traditional reporting tries to account for as many of those nuances as possible, sometimes the most immediate coverage comes in the form of just 280 characters.

"Massachusetts is really slow to elect women, but it eventually happens," UMass political science professor says.

This election cycle has been one of multiple historic firsts, including several states seeing their first African American and female attorneys general (AG). As of publication of this...

Democrats held onto a string of competitive governors’ seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states

Democrats held onto a string of competitive governors seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states.

Democrat Wes Moore was elected Maryland’s first Black governor Tuesday, defeating Republican Dan Cox in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1. Moore’s victory flips a governor’s office from Republican to Democratic. Of the 36 governor’s races this year, Maryland and Massachusetts represented the best chances for Democrats to regain a governor’s office at a…

ANNAPOLIS — Democrat Wes Moore was elected Maryland’s first Black governor Tuesday, defeating Republican Dan Cox in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.

With Maura Healey in the corner office, Massachusetts stops having a divided government; now the Democrats are in political control.

Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey has been elected governor of Massachusetts, making history as the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Healey, the state’s first woman and openly gay candidate elected to the office, defeated Republican Geoff Diehl, a former state representative who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Her election returns the governor’s…

Democrats held onto a string of competitive governors seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states.