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- How Veterans Voted in 2026About one in ten 2026 voters has served in the military. Early voter-poll estimates show how veterans and military households voted for the U.S. House, plus the veterans headed to Congress.
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- History Made: The Firsts of the 2026 ElectionThe first Black woman governor in U.S. history, the first Muslim U.S. senator, Texas’s first Latina governor and more: the milestones voters set on Nov. 3, 2026.
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