Tag: mayoral

Here’s what SF mayoral candidates said in Wednesday’s debate

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Five major candidates running to become San Francisco’s next mayor met Wednesday for their first debate ahead of the election. The candidates took the stage at Sydney Goldstein Theater to duke it out with one another and convince San Francisco voters of why they should be the next mayor. The most […]

Another mayoral candidate murdered days before Mexico elections

A mayoral candidate in the central Mexican state of Morelos was murdered on Tuesday, while another one was wounded by gunfire in western Jalisco state, the governments of both states said in the latest incident of violence targeting Mexican politicians this year. The attacks took place less than a week before Mexicans head to the […]

Town Council Secretary wins South Bethany mayoral race by 51 votes Saturday

Residents of South Bethany elected Town Council Secretary Edith “Edie” Dondero as their new mayor on Saturday. She beat fellow Town Council member Tim Shaw by 51 votes. In response to a questionnaire from Delaware Online/The News Journal, Dondero said that she wants to fix storm water management infrastructure, plan ahead for rising sea levels […]

Anchorage’s mayoral runoff election will come down to turnout

May 11—A cliche in politics is that candidates win elections with turnout: It all comes down to whose supporters show up in greater numbers to cast ballots. In the runoff election between incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, that truism is being repeated again and again by the campaigns, their surrogates […]

The mayoral thriller that exposed Tory and Labour challenges

The drama started on Friday morning, before a single vote had been counted. It didn’t stop until late in the night on Saturday. It’s normal for party campaign teams and supporters to brief journalists on how they think the vote has gone once the polls are closed and the ballot papers are verified. At that […]