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 ...

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 ...

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. Ahead of D.C.’s primary election in June, WTOP has sent a questionnaire to all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California gubernatorial candidates, from left, Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer at their respective election night ...

Four candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General in South Carolina. The incumbent, Alan Wilson, is running for governor. On the Republican side, Stephen Goldfinch Jr., David Pascoe and David ...

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.

Colorado Springs ministry leader Victor Marx faced his two rivals for the Colorado Republican Party’s nomination for governor in a debate for the first time on Tuesday night, and quickly found himself ...

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 ...

Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race is beginning to take shape as major political parties unveil their candidates. The confirmed candidates emerged after primary elections conducted in different parts of ...

Theresa Weeks was making spaghetti when a Senate candidate came knocking on her door. “I was just watching your commercial,” Weeks said, extending her arms to give Josh Turek a hug on her front steps.

Texas voters finalized most party nominees for the November 2026 general election in the May 28 primary runoffs. Key statewide races include Ken Paxton versus James Talarico for U.S. Senate and Gov.