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Watch real-time election results roll in from the Associated Press for the most important races in Kentucky for the May 19, 2026 primary election.
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Georgia is a swing state where both Democrats and Republicans are deciding the direction their parties will take in the fall in races for the senate and the governor's mansion.
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