GOP wins Kentucky governor race signals GOP power shift
Kentucky voters chose Republican Matt Bevin over Democrat Jack Conway in a high profile off year contest tied to Obama care. The win marks only the second GOP governor since the 1970s and may echo national election sentiment ahead of 2016. Virginia Democrats also suffered losses as they failed to seize the state Senate.
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Voters defeat measure amid minority rights clash in Texas
The article notes a contested measure linked to gay rights being defeated in Texas amid opposition from conservative pastors who say it infringes religious beliefs. Governor Abbott praises voters while Houston mulls a mayoral replacement among 13 candidates and Philadelphia picks Jim Kenney on a platform of poverty relief and universal pre K.
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