Mr. Hickenlooper could turn out to be the greenest of green lawmakers, but if Democrats don’t win control of the Senate it might make little difference. Even two more Democratic victories seemed less likely on Wednesday than they did before the vote count began. Climate and the environment were front and center in several state and local elections, and the outcomes appear certain in a few of those. The Republican candidate, Jim Wright, led by nearly 10 percentage points, with most of the votes counted, according to Decision Desk HQ. In Arizona, early returns had Democrats with slight leads for two of three open seats on the state’s utility regulator, the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Source: International New York Times November 04, 2020 16:43 UTC