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Everton Blair wins special election to serve out remainder of late Rep. David Scott’s term, AP projects

Residents of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District selected Everton Blair to serve the remainder of Rep. David Scott’s term after the longtime lawmaker’s death in April, according to a projection from The Associated Press. Blair defeated Scott’s daughter, Marcye Scott, in Tuesday’s special election.  Blair, the former chair of the Gwinnett County School Board, had finished second to Scott…

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Sen. Darline Graham projected to win runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate primary, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman

Washington — Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary to replace Graham’s late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ballot this November. Lindsey Graham, a four-term senator who had been seeking reelection, died suddenly last month, prompting…

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Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from streamer Hasan Piker after remarks on Israel and Jewish Americans

Popular left-wing streamer Hasan Piker drew stiff criticism from prominent Democrats on Monday after arguing that some Jewish Americans’ support for Israel is “making antisemitism worse” — leading one of his most prominent political allies, Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, to say that “nobody” speaks for him. It’s the latest controversy in the hotly…

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South Carolina Senate race between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman heads to runoff today

South Carolina Republicans will decide Tuesday who will replace Sen. Lindsey Graham on the ballot in November’s midterm election, after a rushed campaign in the wake of his sudden death in July. Graham’s sister, Sen. Darline Graham, faces Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s runoff vote. The two candidates were the top two vote-getters in the special primary…

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