November 06 2024, 08:15
Boebert switched districts instead of facing her Democratic challenger again. She won.
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LGBTQ Nation
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November 06 2024, 08:15
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zepher (D) has likely won reelection. She currently has 83% of the vote in her Missoula district. Zephyr, the first out trans person in the Montana Legislature, made national headlines when she told her Republican colleagues they would have “blood on your hands” for supporting a bill banning gender-affirming care for […]
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LGBTQ Nation
November 06 2024, 08:15
Out gay Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL) has declared victory in his close race that the AP has not yet called. “For two decades as your local meteorologist, it was my job to keep you safe and prepared for what was ahead, and that’s what I’m doing in Congress,” he said in a victory statement late […]
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LGBTQ Nation
November 06 2024, 08:15
Former speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has won reelection in her very blue district. This is the 20th time she has won an election to Congress. Pelosi, 84, is a longtime LGBTQ+ ally, starting when she first showed up in Congress in the late 1980s and demanded the federal government fight […]
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LGBTQ Nation
November 06 2024, 08:15
Out gay Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D) will likely lose his race to become his state’s next auditor general, a top watchdog role overseeing tax revenue. As of 12:18 a.m. EST, Republican Timothy DeFoor is leading Kenyatta 51.8% to 45.2% with 82% of all precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press. Kenyatta became the first LGBTQ+ person […]
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LGBTQ Nation
November 06 2024, 08:15
Colorado voters have passed Amendment J, repealing the state’s 2006 ban on same-sex marriages, NPR has reported. The amendment passed by a margin of 63.7% to 36.3% by 1:14 p.m. EST on Wednesday morning. This is just one update in a bigger story. Don’t miss Live updates: Election Night 2024 on LGBTQ Nation for more context […]
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LGBTQ Nation
November 06 2024, 08:15
Cedric Richmond, co-chair of the Democratic Party, announced just before 1 a.m. EST on Wednesday morning that Vice President Harris would not speak to supporters gathered at Howard University at a hoped-for election victory celebration. “I want to say good evening to all of the Harris campaign, the campaign family, thank you for all that […]
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LGBTQ Nation
November 06 2024, 08:15
Colorado State Sen. Cleave Simpson (R) has won his race against transgender Democrat Vivian Smotherman by a margin of 10%, The Durango Herald has reported. Smotherman reportedly called Simpson to concede early Tuesday evening. “My opponent is a decent human being,” Smotherman told LGBTQ Nation in September, “and at this point he has all but […]
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LGBTQ Nation
November 06 2024, 08:15
Elon Musk tweeted from Trump’s election party at Mar-a-Lago tonight that Democrats “tried to kill” Donald Trump twice. Replying to a post about pressure to shut down X after he bought the social media platform formerly known as Twitter in 2022, Musk wrote, “Sure it was a lot of pressure, but it pales by comparison […]
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LGBTQ Nation
November 06 2024, 08:15
Michele Morrow, the Republican candidate for Superintendent of Schools in North Carolina who called for former President Barack Obama to be executed in a televised Pay-Per-View special, is headed towards defeat. With over 90% of the vote counted, Morrow trails Democrat Mo Green by over 130,000 votes. Morrow, a registered nurse, conservative activist, homeschool parent […]
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LGBTQ Nation