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Latest reporting from the Elections desk.
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View MoreWomen broke barriers on election night 2026
The victories put new leaders in charge of policy – and raise a harder question for the political establishment: whose judgment about viable candidates deserves to be trusted?
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View MoreEads leads Pappas in tight Denton County judge race
Republican incumbent Andy Eads leads Democrat Nick Pappas by 5,843 votes in the Denton County judge race, with 236 of 252 reporting units counted, according to unofficial results from Denton County Elections.
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View MoreLuke leads Frey in Denton County clerk race
Republican Juli Luke leads Democrat Dale Frey by 9,729 votes in the Denton County Clerk race, according to unofficial results from Denton County Elections.
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View MoreHinojosa defeats Abbott in Texas governor's race
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Nov. 3, becoming Texas' first Latina governor and the first Democrat to win the office since 1990. Prosper and Celina voters also weighed in on a Collin County bond package that appeared headed for defeat in early returns.
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View MoreTalarico defeats Paxton in Texas Senate race, AP calls
The Associated Press called the Texas U.S. Senate race for Democrat James Talarico on Tuesday, Nov. 3, making him the first Democrat to win statewide in Texas since 1994. Partial returns showed large swings toward Talarico in Collin and Denton counties.
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View MoreHistoric Democratic blue wave reshapes Washington and the states
Democrats break Republican strongholds in Senate and governor races. Dems likely to control both chambers of Congress.
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View MoreDOJ deploys 1,000 election monitors; Collin County excluded
The Department of Justice deployed approximately 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states on Tuesday, Nov. 3, but Collin and Denton counties were not among the seven Texas counties selected for monitoring.
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View MoreCounty lines determine where Prosper and Celina residents vote
Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, across Collin and Denton counties, but Election Day rules differ sharply for Prosper and Celina residents depending on which county they live in.
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View MoreShaheen leads District 66 as Democrats flip Texas House
Republican incumbent Matt Shaheen held a lead over Democrat Sandeep Srivastava in unofficial Texas House District 66 returns on election night, even as Democrats won control of the Texas House and flipped the governor's office statewide.
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