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Kentucky Senate president David Williams easily defeated two others to win the GOP primary.

Congressional races across the country saw Republicans and "tea party" forces trying to fan the flames of voter dissatisfaction, while Democrats were trying to spark some of the fervor that swept Barack Obama into the presidency in 2008. Riding a wave of popular anger over a sluggish economic recovery and disappointment with Democratic policies, Republicans won control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Republicans are signaling that they plan to push bills and strategies to undermine labor’s political clout and ability to grow.

Republicans are anticipating major gains in governorships across the nation's industrial heartland and in several vital presidential swing states.

Christine O'Donnell, the outspoken GOP candidate for Senate in Delaware, has a money problem.

FiveThirtyEight's projection for the U.S. House shows little change from last week. Republicans are given a 73 percent chance of taking over the House, up incrementally from 72 percent last week. During an average simulation run, Republicans finished with 227 seats, up from 226 last week; this would suggest a net gain of 48 seats from the 179 they hold currently.

More bright spots for Republicans Senate candidates as they head toward midterm elections.

A pitched fight for the Republican nomination for governor ends with Knoxville's mayor winning.

Two court decisions Friday are likely to help set the ground rules for 2010 election fundraising: The Republican Party lost its bid to raise unlimited contributions, while a conservative group won approval to raise big donations for ads ...

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, who has poured millions of dollars into a four-month-long radio advertising campaign, is drubbing her Republican primary opponent in the California governor's race and is closing the gap against the presumed Democratic ...