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Voters weighed in on 146 statewide ballot measures across dozens of states.
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Where voters stand on state ballot measures, from abortion to LGBTQ rights to guns
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Elon Musk gave more than $445 million to Republican candidates, political action committees and outside groups, according to federal election filings but most of the candidates he backed on Tuesday lost.
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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a midterm election night watch party at the Department at Hudson's on November 4 in Detroit, Michigan.
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