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THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — The temple reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns, as a Hindu priest held a flame before the god.

Democratic Rep. Juan Vargas won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday.

Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten won reelection to a House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Scholten was an attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center before running for the 3rd Congressional District seat once held by Gerald Ford.

Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Utah on Wednesday. Maloy will be serving a second term representing western Utah, including Salt Lake City.

SEATTLE (AP) — Among the nation’s most closely watched races is a rematch in southwestern Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, where first-term Democratic Rep.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A justice who wrote a blistering dissent when the Arkansas Supreme Court blocked an abortion-rights measure from the ballot has been elected to lead the court.

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Republican challenger Vin Kruttiventi.

Republican Darrell Issa won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Democratic challenger Stephen Houlahan. First elected to Congress in 2000, Issa served until 2019.

WINDSOR, Colo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won a House seat Tuesday in a Colorado district where she moved midway through her term to avoid what would have been a tough reelection bid in her old district.

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota voters rejected a proposal to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution. The outcome preserves a state law that makes it a felony to perform an abortion except to save the life of the mother.