Don't assume a low percentage of votes means a public servant is unpopular. In past years, Fargo used a simple voting mechanism for city commission and mayor: every voter could vote on every candidate ...

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

Follow WTOP’s team coverage of the D.C. primary and Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. For the first time, voters in D.C. will used ranked choice voting when they fill ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As election officials continued tallying ballots Wednesday, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra continued to lead in the unsettled race to replace termed-out Gov.

California gubernatorial candidates, from left, Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer at their respective election night parties on June 2, 2026. (Los Angeles Times) As election officials ...

Alabama voters will head to the polls on May 19, 2026, to select candidates for governor in the upcoming general election. At the top of the ticket is the race for governor. WVTM 13's Guy Rawlings ...

Monday was the filing deadline for candidates looking to run in Alaska’s elections, spurring a dash for gubernatorial hopefuls and congressional candidates to file all necessary paperwork to appear on ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The end of California's chaotic primary season for governor and Los Angeles mayor was approaching as leading candidates rushed to deliver their closing arguments days before ...

Da Lin is an award-winning journalist at KPIX 5 News. He joined KPIX 5 in 2012, but has been reporting the news in the Bay Area since 2007. Da grew up in Oakland, and before his return to the Bay Area ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and his campaign are responding to questions about his marriage and published reports that Platner sent sexually explicit test ...