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Connecticut Elects Jahana Hayes; Is State’s 1st Black Woman To Serve In Congress

Bill Gnade

The Hartford Courant reports Connecticut's 5th Congressional District has elected an African-American woman from Wolcott to be the district's new representative in the US House. 

Jahana Hayes, 45, a progressive Democrat and high school history teacher, will replace 3-term Rep. Elizabeth Esty, (D) who chose not to seek reelection after she was criticized for allegedly mishandling a sexual harassment issue involving a former staffer. Hayes will be the first-ever African American woman to serve in the US House of Representatives for any Connecticut district.

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At One Rhode Island Precinct, A Whopping Zero-Percent Voter Turnout

Bill Gnade

It may be a small precinct but it was still apparently too large to draw a single voter to its Providence polling place. Not one.

From an Associated Press dispatch posted on NBC 10 (WJAR): "Rhode Island elections officials say one polling place in Providence did not see a single voter during the midterm elections earlier this week."

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