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Ryan Heinsius/KNAUArizona voters approved most of the measures Republican lawmakers put on the ballot, even as they handed control of the House and Senate to Democrats. -
Sierra Watson, Cronkite NewsIn her first speech since easily coasting to reelection, Gov. Katie Hobbs promised to crack down on Arizona's school voucher system, which many see as out of control and riddled with fraud and abuse. -
![New Mexico attorney Justin Jones [left] and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley [right] at their respective Election Night watch parties in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/53b497a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1760x990+0+0/resize/480x270!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F33%2Fb82f441344579089c2cf3e2503c2%2Fjones-curley-fb.jpg)
Justin Jones and Crystalyne Curley/FacebookNavajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley won by a margin of 1,115 votes. But her opponent, New Mexico attorney Justin Jones, isn’t giving up. -
Adam Burke/KSUTFour weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process.
![New Mexico attorney Justin Jones [left] and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley [right] at their respective Election Night watch parties in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2d12d79/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1760x990+0+0/resize/960x540!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F33%2Fb82f441344579089c2cf3e2503c2%2Fjones-curley-fb.jpg)
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Initial results from Tuesday’s election indicate that Democrats could take over the state Legislature for the first time in six decades. -
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has won re-election, according to a race call by the Associated Press. -
Katie Hobbs, who in 2022 became the first Democrat elected governor in Arizona since Janet Napolitano in 2006, handily brushed aside a challenge from East Valley conservative Andy Biggs. -
Voters in northern Arizona defeated local ballot measures that would have increased taxes but also supported open space and heightened requirements for developers. -
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley will be the next president of the Navajo Nation. She's the first woman elected to lead the largest Indigenous tribe in the U.S. -
On Wednesday, a tiny sliver of votes separated Rep. Eli Crane and former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez in the their rematch for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.
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This year's the Princess Diana honor roll highlights 198 inspiring young activists and advocates — including an 18-year-old guy in India who founded Team Period. -
Thousands across the U.S. have gotten involved to oppose data centers. One is a Maryland woman who'd been evicted after a pay cut and became a leader of a community effort that blocked a vast project. -
Results are still outstanding House and Senate races but political scientists say one of the big winners in the mid-terms is American democracy itself.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sabrina Rodriguez, politics reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about the role Latino voters played in the midterm election.
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Cornell University's faculty is voting on a no-confidence resolution, condemning the school's administration handling of an alleged gang rape.
Abundant sunshine and steadily warmer afternoons are forecast moving forward through the forecast.
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