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Latino voters shifted toward Democrats in key races in Virginia and New Jersey, and gave a boost to California’s Proposition 50.

Some Republicans warn that the shift could have negative implications for the GOP in next year’s midterm elections.

WASHINGTON — President Trump made historic gains with Latinos when he won reelection last year, boosting Republicans’ confidence that their economic message was helping them make inroads with a group of voters who had long leaned toward Democrats.

But in this week’s election, Democrats in key states were able to disrupt that rightward shift by gaining back Latino support, exit polls showed.

In New Jersey and Virginia, the Democrats run

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