Chavez wins 17 of 20 Venezuela state elections

CARACAS | Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:39pm EST

CARACAS Nov 24 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's left-wing party won in 17 of 20 state election races on Sunday, the electoral body said, but his candidates lost in the key states of Miranda and Zulia as well as in the capital Caracas.

The results of two other state elections have yet to be announced, an electoral official said. (Reporting by Frank Jack Daniel; Editing by Kieran Murray)

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