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In Midwest and beyond, elections focus on jobs
WisconsinDemocrats are struggling to keep gubernatorial and congressional seats in a reflection of how job anxiety is affecting elections.

Alaska Republican's win encourages outsiders
The upset victory by Joe Miller in Alaska, who beat Sen. Lisa Murkowski in a primary, provides renewed momentum to insurgent candidates.

Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded her Republican primary race to Joe Miller.

Fortunes shine for GOP in Fla., Ariz.
Big campaign war chests helped veteran Sen. John McCain easily win his Republican primary in Arizona on Tuesday and newcomer Rick Scott upset ...

Murkowski-Miller contest for Alaska Senate too close to call
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski trailed her lesser-known conservative opponent Wednesday in a surprisingly tight race, but with nearly all the ...

W.Va. Gov. Manchin wins primary for U.S. Senate
Popular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and wealthy businessman John Raese in the race ...

Alaska primary undecided, but Sarah Palin wins
No matter how the tight Republican Senate primary in Alaska turns out, the results have given a boost to someone not on the ballot: Sarah Palin. ...

Dan Quayle's son wins congressional primary in Arizona
The son of former Vice President Dan Quayle won the Republican primary for an Arizona congressional seat after a provocative campaign that had ...

Political groups set up for ad blitz
More than a dozen political groups have organized in recent weeks to spend large amounts of money on attack ads.

Former reality stars turn to politics
Three years ago, Surya Yalamanchili was told "you're fired" by Donald Trump on national television. Now, the 28-year-old hopes Ohio voters will ...