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Welcome to special coverage of Tuesday’s North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Idaho primaries from Post Politics Now.  
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Polls have closed in Kentucky, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Polls closed in Idaho and Oregon at 11 p.m. (all Eastern time).
Here’s every scheduled election we’re watching in 2022.
As voters headed to the polls in five states, President Biden visited Buffalo to meet with grieving families in the wake of Saturday’s massacre that left 10 people dead.
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Polls have closed in Kentucky, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Polls closed in Idaho and Oregon at 11 p.m. (all Eastern time).
Here’s every scheduled election we’re watching in 2022.
As voters headed to the polls in five states, President Biden visited Buffalo to meet with grieving families in the wake of Saturday’s massacre that left 10 people dead.
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The 2022 Midterm Elections

Georgia runoff election: Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D) won re-election in the Georgia Senate runoff, defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker and giving Democrats a 51st seat in the Senate for the 118th Congress. Get live updates here and runoff results by county.

Divided government: Republicans narrowly won back control of the House, while Democrats will keep control of the Senate, creating a split Congress.

What the results mean for 2024: A Republican Party red wave seems to be a ripple after Republicans fell short in the Senate and narrowly won control in the House. Donald Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign shortly after the midterms. Here are the top 10 2024 presidential candidates for the Republicans and Democrats.