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Democrats score major election night wins across the Midwest

NPR | By Clay Masters,
Michel Martin
Published November 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM CST

Democrats made significant gains across the Midwest, with Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed winning a high-stakes race in Michigan and Kansas flipping blue for the first time in almost a century.

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