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A pitched fight for the Republican nomination for governor ends with Knoxville's mayor winning.

Republicans may wrest control of the US House from Democrats by winning more than 40 seats in the November election, said Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, chairman of his party's House campaign committee.

Republicans could win control of the House of Representatives in elections in November, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs acknowledged on Sunday.

Tuesday's primary results provide fresh evidence of the amorphous network's struggle to convert activist anger and energy into winning results.

A day after Meg Whitman won the Republican primary for governor, Democratic nominee Jerry Brown kicked off his general-election campaign by mocking his wealthy rival's lavish campaign spending and her history as chief executive of EBay.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln has fended off a union-backed challenger and anti-establishment sentiment to win a runoff for Arkansas' Democratic Senate nomination.

Lincoln defeated union-backed Lt. Gov. Bill Halter on Tuesday. She'll face Republican congressman John Boozman in the Nov. 2 general election.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid won his primary race, AP said. Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid sailed to victory for Democrats' gubernatorial nomination.

Across the country, voters will decide Tuesday between new candidates with deep pockets and career politicians.

A serious re-election fight wasn't what Republican John McCain expected when he returned to the Senate after losing the presidency. Yet that's just what he's got. The four-term senator is battling for his political life in a race that embodies the volatility of an unpredictable election year. He's facing former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, a fellow Republican pushing him farther to the right as GOP voters demand conservative purity in their candidates and punish a...

Republicans are aiming for gains in governors' races in November, when more than half of all states could elect new top officials in a historic turnover with long-term implications for politics and policy.