Rep. Josh Harder, D-Tracy, and Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, a Republican, will vie in a close November election for a left-leaning Stockton-anchored seat in the Central Valley. Lincoln will move on from the March 5 primary in California’s 9th Congressional District, the Associated Press projected at 5:49 p.m. Monday, joining Harder on the Nov. 5 […]
Mar. 10—GRAND FORKS — An incumbent state lawmaker who was first elected in 2016 has announced his re-election campaign for the the North Dakota Senate. Scott Meyer, a Republican from Grand Forks, made the announcement over the weekend. He represents District 18, which includes parts of central and downtown Grand Forks and follows I-29 north […]
Rep. Barry Moore has defeated Rep. Jerry Carl in a rare incumbent-vs.-incumbent Republican primary spurred by a Supreme Court decision forcing Alabama to adopt redrawn congressional districts, NBC News projects. Moore’s Super Tuesday victory is a win for the House Freedom Caucus — the band of far-right, anti-establishment rabble rousers that frequently clashes with GOP […]
Preliminary election results out of Madera County’s Board of Supervisors District 3 contest show incumbent Robert Poythress leading by a few hundred votes over Madera City Councilmember Cecelia Gallegos. The numbers from the Madera County Clerk-Recorder as of 10:12 p.m. Tuesday showed Poythress held 1,564 votes, or 58.18%. Gallegos held 1,124 votes, or 41.82%. There […]
Feb. 18—Republicans in Butler County who reside in the state’s 4th Senate District will again have three choices on who should represent them in Columbus. Incumbent Sen. George Lang of West Chester is being challenged in the March 19 primary by former state lawmaker Candice Keller and Middletown native Mark D. Morgan, who had spent […]
Two Republicans recently filed paperwork with the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections to run for the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board – one incumbent seeking reelection to the board and one newcomer. Sarah Lodge, who was recently named chairwoman of the nine-member board, filed to run for her second term as the Central District Seat […]
Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell is wrapping up his first four-year term representing Council District 4, which covers parts of central and east-central Fresno. Maxwell, who was elected in 2020 and took office in January 2021, is unopposed in his re-election bid in the March 5 primary, but the “contest” remains on the ballot for […]
Jan. 20—It’s been a constant since 1996 at meetings of the Monongalia County Board of Education. A person is at the podium, wrapping up remarks. The digital presentation is complete. Accompanying handouts have been distributed. “OK, ” the presenter will say. “That’s pretty much all I have. Any questions ?” Invariably, Nancy Walker will be […]
Republican Rep. Travis Couture will face a challenge from within his party in his run this year to retain his 35th District position, after an announcement that Shelton’s mayor, Eric Onisko, plans to file for the office. Onisko announced that he’s running for the 35th district Position 2, currently occupied by Couture, in a statement […]