Congressional seats and governor. The winners will be on ballots in the November midterms, when President Donald Trump and Republicans vie to hold narrow majorities on Capitol Hill. Vermont's race was one of six elections across the country as Democrats test a new tone and Republicans seek to maintain their base.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survived a confidence ​vote on Wednesday, seeing off a leadership challenge from his defence minister that exposed growing rifts in his National Party less than three ‌months before a tight election.