Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas and Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida each faced lawsuits to compel them to call special elections rather than leave seats vacant; the contests are finally ...

Deputies in Tarrant County put the thumbprint of a man who was brain dead on his release form, highlighting how jails scramble to keep deaths from being investigated. His family, organizers, and a ...

Supporters of Eileen Higgins, a candidate for Miami mayor, outside Miami City Hall in November 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have ...

Raul Lara, a construction worker from the small town of Stanwood, is eager to weigh in as Iowa elects its new governor next week. “I just want somebody to run the damn state correctly,” he says. He ...

Chicago’s mayoral race and the election to control the Wisconsin supreme court are grabbing national headlines this week. But many other races will be decided on April 4. These include mayoral ...

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When Washington state voters approved new gun control rules in 2018, several sheriffs announced they would not enforce them because they believed them to be unconstitutional, prompting warnings from ...

We’re tracking elections across 12 states. Virginia and Wisconsin have statewide contests, school board races test conservative messaging, and parties battle to control cities, counties, and even ...

A pair of liberal attorneys say they'll be more aggressive in defense of democracy as they try to oust Georgia justices on May 19, as the Callais ruling may make state courts more pivotal. Two liberal ...

Voters in Lewiston, Maine, here pictured in 2022, will decide a competitive state House seat critical to control of the state government this year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Democrats hold the ...