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Democrats had seen the race as a top opportunity to flip a Republican-held seat. The post Maine Sen. Susan Collins concedes to Democrat Troy Jackson, ending her run for a sixth term appeared first on Boston.com.

Opponents of the measure argued that combining candidates, regardless of party affiliation, on one ballot would limit the influence of third-party and independent candidates. The post Proponents of Question 3 concede defeat, party primary system appears likely to remain in place appeared first on Boston.com.

Opponents argued repealing recreational marijuana would be a threat to the industry and its hundreds of small businesses. The post Question 8 projected to fall short, recreational marijuana sales likely to remain legal appeared first on Boston.com.

The heated campaign in Texas, one of the most expensive of the midterms, became partly a referendum on Paxton’s legal, personal and ethical troubles that have shadowed much of his three terms as the state’s attorney general. The post Democrat James Talarico flips a US Senate seat in Texas and sends a shockwave through the GOP appeared first on Boston.com.

The historic outcomes were an extraordinary rebuke of Trump, who had thrown his full weight behind the losing candidates. The post Democrats have won the US Senate, ending Republican dominance in Washington appeared first on Boston.com.