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Drone Boat Maker Saildrone Wins Protest Over Navy Contract

KATE KELLY

A federal judge’s ruling on the side of the small defense contractor was a rarity, as most company protests against government bidding decisions do not prevail.

Election Day Turnout Is High Across Battleground States

EVAN REYNOLDS

A midterm campaign marked by high engagement showed no signs of slowing on Election Day, though it was unclear whether either party had an advantage.

More Federal Election Monitors Than Ever Fanned Out to Polling Places

NICHOLAS NEHAMAS, DEVLIN BARRETT AND ALEXANDRA BERZON

The presence caused jitters for some voters and election officials, but no major disruptions were reported.

Chris Pappas Defeats John Sununu in New Hampshire Senate Race

JESS BIDGOOD

Representative Chris Pappas beat a former Republican senator, John E. Sununu. He will succeed the Democratic incumbent, Jeanne Shaheen, who did not run for re-election.

Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate’s First Openly Gay Male Senator

EMILY COCHRANE

Representative Chris Pappas, Democrat of New Hampshire, will move to the upper chamber as L.G.B.T.Q. rights have faced pushback in some states.

College students found dead in mountains fell to deaths when climbing anchor broke

Authorities say the two Colorado college students whose bodies were recovered last week died when an anchor they were using to climb failed and they fell a "substantial distance."

Republican Ashley Moody Holds On to Florida Senate Seat, Defeating Angie Nixon

PATRICIA MAZZEI

Ms. Moody, who had been appointed to the position to replace Marco Rubio, won a special election to finish his term, defeating a strong, grass-roots challenge from Angie Nixon, a state lawmaker.

Democrat Pia Dandiya Wins Open Congressional Seat in Florida

PATRICIA MAZZEI

Ms. Dandiya, a former high school principal, is set to become Florida’s first South Asian member of Congress after winning a district Republicans had gerrymandered in their favor.

Democrats Flip North Carolina Senate Seat

SHANE GOLDMACHER, ALEXANDRA OSTASIEWICZ, THOMAS VOLLKOMMER, JAMES SURDAM AND EDWARD VEGA

The Democrats flipped their first Senate seat of the night. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why this wasn’t a surprise, and why it’s one of at least four seats the party needs to win to secure a majority in the Senate.

Roy Cooper Flips North Carolina Senate Seat to Democrats by Defeating Michael Whatley

PATRICIA MAZZEI AND EDUARDO MEDINA

The popular former governor defeated President Trump’s handpicked choice to replace the retiring Thom Tillis.

Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate’s First Openly Gay Male Senator

EMILY COCHRANE

Chris Pappas, Democrat of New Hampshire and a congressman, will move to the upper chamber at a time when L.G.B.T.Q. rights have faced pushback in some states.

Teen previously convicted in shooting accused of killing pregnant mom of 4 inside Spirit Halloween

Monte Smith, 17, allegedly opened fire inside a Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center, killing pregnant mother Constance Hages and wounding six.

Democrat Wins Georgia Governor’s Race, a Breakthrough for Black Women

RICK ROJAS

Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta, is the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state and the first Democrat to win the office in Georgia in decades.

‘We Will Find You’: Trump Officials Pledge to Arrest Noncitizen Voters

MADELEINE NGO

Immigration agents did not show up in large numbers at polling places. But Trump administration officials repeatedly warned on Election Day that noncitizen voters would face consequences.

G.O.P. Holds Florida

EVAN REYNOLDS, LAURA BULT, NOUR IDRISS, JUNE KIM AND EDWARD VEGA

Ashley Moody, a Republican, defeated Angie Nixon, a Democrat, in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, but Ms. Nixon did well in some Hispanic-majority counties. Our election data reporter Evan Reynolds explains.