State Sen. Adriano Espaillat Concedes 13th Congressional District Election: Did Espaillat's Dominican Heritage Help Rep. Charles Rangel?

He would have been the first Dominican-born member of the United States Congress, but for New York State Sen. Adriano Espaillat's Democratic primary election run for the 13th Congressional District, it was about policy, rather than being first in the history books.

Thad Cochran Wins GOP Senate Primary in Mississippi, Incumbents Nationwide See Positive Results at Polls

Republican incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran won the GOP primary in Mississippi, signaling another defeat for the Tea Party, in one of a number of primary races Tuesday night that yielded favorable results for incumbents.

Rep. Charles Rangel Defeats State Sen. Adriano Espaillat in Strongly Contested 13th Congressional District Election

"The chairman has won. The chairman has won," Congressman Gregory Meeks said as he proclaimed Representative Charles Rangel the winner of the state's 13th Congressional District. It was his second consecutive electoral victory against challenger and Democratic State Senator Adriano Espaillat, also defeated by Rangel in the 2012 primary election.

Independents, Third-Party Registered Voters Protest Partisan Primary Elections in NYC

Primary election season is underway in the United States, but for people registered outside of the Democratic or Republican parties, the right to vote may be in jeopardy.
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