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GOP US Senate candidate’s name left off some ballots in rural Illinois county in now-corrected error

CHICAGO — Election officials in a small Illinois county southwest of Peoria printed the wrong name of the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate on several hundred ballots, forcing the officials Wednesday to keep the ballots separate from all others being cast in the Nov. 8 general election.

Chicago Tribune

Laxalt family members back his opponent

Laxalt's relatives did not even mention his name in their endorsement of Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto

Salon

In Arizona, Libertarian Party Senate Candidate Polls at 15 Percent

Marc Victor is gaining ground with a “live and let live” message.

Reason

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Black leaders rebuke Tuberville stance on reparations, crime

As far as Jeremy Ellis is concerned, Republican Tommy Tuberville should know or learn more about the long history and struggles of the Black Alabama residents he represents in the U.S. Senate

The Independent UK

With two Black men running for Senate in Georgia, race takes center stage

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican Hershel Walker face off in Georgia, the first time two Black men are major party nominees.

WEKU

Dollars to doubters? Dick Uihlein kicks in millions to help elect Republicans who question 2020 election results

More than nine of every ten dollars mega donors Dick Uihlein and his wife Liz have contributed directly to congressional candidates running in the midterms have gone to Republicans who cast doubt on President Joe Biden’s victory in 2020.

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Robe & Gavel, October 11, 2022: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Oct. 1

Welcome to the Oct. 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Editorial: John Fetterman is hurting himself by not releasing records

Of all the issues defining the U.S. Senate race between Republican Mehmet Oz and Democrat John Fetterman, Fetterman’s health should rank close to last. Even so, it has loomed large in an increasingly tight contest for a potentially pivotal U.S. Senate seat. Fetterman can diminish the influence of this distracting…

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Poll: Republican James leads Democrat Marlinga in Michigan's 10th District, doing better than Dixon in suburbs

DETROIT — With about a month until Election Day, a new poll shows Republican John James leading Democrat Carl Marlinga by nearly 8 percentage points in the race for Congress in Michigan's new 10th District covering parts of Macomb and Oakland counties.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Tim Ryan, author JD Vance hold US Senate debate in Ohio

Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and Trump-endorsed Republican JD Vance are meeting in the first of two scheduled debates in their closely watched race for Ohio’s coveted open U.S. Senate seat

The Independent UK

From Republican to Democrat, some faithful supporters continue donating to Charlie Crist

Charlie Crist committed what to some in politics is the ultimate sin: He switched parties.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

5 takeaways from Budd and Beasley’s Senate debate in NC

U.S. Senate candidates Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley met on the debate stage for the first time Friday and discussed the former and current presidents, where they stand on policy issues and who was actually elected to the White House in 2020.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Texts between Herschel Walker’s wife, ex-girlfriend add twist to abortion drama

ATLANTA — The drama surrounding Herschel Walker took a new turn this weekend as texts emerged showing the Republican’s wife reached out to his ex-girlfriend, whose claims he paid for her abortion have rocked the U.S. Senate race in Georgia.

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Woman tells New York Times that Herschel Walker urged her to have second abortion

The Republican candidate for a Georgia US Senate seat has insisted that he does not know the woman’s identity

The Independent UK

All eyes on Nebraska Gov. Ricketts to replace Sen. Sasse

Speculation is rampant that Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is the most likely person to replace U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, who appears ready to resign to become president of the University of Florida

Tribune News Service

‘They’re desperate’: Herschel Walker denies abortion reports

WADLEY, Ga. — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker rejected claims that he paid for a 2009 abortion for a woman who said she later bore his child, saying at a campaign stop that it was part of a plot by allies of Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to damage…

The Independent UK

Fetterman records show light schedule as Pa. lieutenant gov.

In his campaign for a crucial U.S. Senate seat, Democrat John Fetterman takes credit for transforming Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor’s office into a "bully pulpit" to advance progressive causes

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Republicans fear losing US Senate seat as Herschel Walker’s woes mount

ATLANTA — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker has so far weathered allegations he abused his ex-wife and exaggerated claims about his businesses.

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Georgia Republicans distance themselves from Herschel Walker after abortion report

ATLANTA — Top Georgia Republicans are distancing themselves from Herschel Walker in the aftermath of a report that the U.S. Senate nominee paid his girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009 and explosive accusations from his adult son calling his father a liar and charlatan.

Al Jazeera

Republican Senate hopeful denies paying for girlfriend’s abortion

Herschel Walker says he strongly opposes abortion rights and calls the accusation in The Daily Beast a “flat-out lie.”

Salon

Dr. Oz experiments killed over 300 dogs

"This is who Dr. Oz is: unconscionable and a danger to others," said Gisele Barreto Fetterman

The Guardian - US

Herschel Walker’s son calls candidate a liar and hypocrite over abortion denial

Christian Walker says Republican candidate for Senate in Georgia lied about paying for former girlfriend’s termination in 2009

Tribune News Service

Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock collects more than $26 million in latest fundraising period

ATLANTA — Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock continued a staggering fundraising pace by collecting an additional $26.3 million in the latest three-month reporting period, and his campaign said Monday that it will end the quarter with roughly $13.7 million in the bank for his reelection bid.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

In the midst of a tight race for US Senate, Mehmet Oz visits Philly Black clergy members

PHILADELPHIA — With the latest polls showing a tightening race, Mehmet Oz returned to Philadelphia on Sunday night to meet with local Black clergy members to press his case to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

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