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Several Republican primaries are taking place Tuesday in South Dakota, where Democrats have been shut out of statewide office since 2015.—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 3 June 2026 The Los Angeles Times will provide live election results for local and statewide races on our website and app.—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
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The 41-person state agency contracts with roughly 1,200 attorneys and support staff statewide to represent indigent defendants.—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 May 2026 Polls promise the race will be fiercely competitive, as Talarico vies to become the first Democrat to win statewide in Texas in three decades.—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for statewide