Democratic victories in Tuesday’s off-year elections were also major triumphs for the efforts to protect democracy and expand voting rights—a continuation of a trend from last year’s midterms, when Republican candidates who had sought to undermine fair electi…

A voter carries her ballot to the counting machine after voting at a polling station Nov. 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/AP)
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