On top of the hundreds of House races, Senate races and of course the presidential race, some US voters were casting ballots to elect governors.
New Hampshire residents were among those voters and when they elected Kelly Ayotte, a former Republican senator from the state, as their governor the US broke a new record.
With Ayotte’s election there are now 13 female governors in the US.
Eighteen US states have never had a female governor.
Meanwhile, former US lawmaker John Ratcliffe is a top name being touted for the CIA director role under the incoming Trump administration, several sources have told our US partner CBS.
Ratcliffe was the national intelligence director under Trump during his first term in office.
Earlier, Mike Pompeo was floated as a contender to lead the defence department.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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