Six Republicans will face off Tuesday in the only contested races on the primary ballot in Portage County. GOP candidates will face off in bids for the Republican nomination for county commissioner and state representative in November. Portage County commissioners Sabrina Christian-Bennett and Tony Badalamenti face opposition from within their own party, as does State […]
Republican voters in Union County will decide who will be the county’s next sheriff, but otherwise there are no other contested races among county offices and no Democrats even on the ballot for those offices in the March 19 primary. The GOP’s U.S. Senate nominee and 86th Ohio House District representative will also be decided […]
There will be a contested Republican primary in the District 28 state House seat in Dallas County. Former U.S. Rep. David Young, a Republican who represents District 28, announced on March 13 his plans to run again for the state legislative district seat. Iowa Secretary of State records showed that Young had filed the same […]
Early in-person voting for the March 19 primary election is underway across Ohio, including at the Licking County Board of Elections in Newark. County Board of Elections Director Brian Mead said he expects a total primary election turnout of about 35,000, including about 3,000 early in-person voters and about 3,000 absentee ballots filed by mail. […]
The Philippines’ fisheries bureau said China is trying to “intentionally destroy” the Scarborough Shoal. The fish-rich atoll is hotly contested by China, but internationally recognized as Manila’s. The bureau on Saturday accused Chinese vessels of pumping cyanide into the shoal’s waters. The Philippines’ fishing bureau has accused Chinese fishing vessels of using cyanide to destroy the […]
Feb. 7—Most New Mexico cities now hold their municipal elections in November, but not Española, where City Council races will dominate the conversation March 5. Four seats will be decided on the eight-member council, with two of the races contested. In District 3, incumbent Manuel Martinez will face Felicia Archuleta-Toya. In District 4, Dorothy Valdez […]
Jan. 23—Yuba-Sutter candidates running in contested races in the March 5 presidential primary election are expected to face off on Jan. 30 during a candidate forum that night in Marysville. Set to start at 6 p.m. on Jan. 30, the forum will take place at the Yuba County Government Center, located at 915 8th St. […]
LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire — Forget about Tuesday’s primary. The only real campaign in New Hampshire these days is the high-stakes surrogate battle over who should be Donald Trump’s No. 2. A raft of contenders to be Trump’s running mate have hit the trail over the past few weeks, touting the former president to voters, attacking […]
Members of the Michigan Republican State Committee voted Saturday to remove the state party chair, Kristina Karamo, saying it is time to “stop the bleeding,” and a change at the top is needed to improve GOP performance in the Nov. 5 election. Mark Forton, chairman of the Macomb County Republican Party, said he has long […]