The shock victory of Richard Parker in the West Midlands was the latest in Labour’s domination of this year’s UK mayoral elections. Tory candidate Andy Street had hoped to cling on in the region, but the Labour challenger beat him with a majority of just 1,508 votes. Speaking after the result was announced, Mr Parker […]
May 4—In the runoff election to be Anchorage’s next mayor, former Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance has a sizable advantage in the amount of money being spent on her candidacy by independent expenditure groups. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson, who benefited from a deluge of spending on his behalf from political action groups in the 2021 runoff, […]
May 4—The Anchorage mayoral runoff election is underway, and voters are choosing between incumbent Dave Bronson and former Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance to lead the city for the next three years. The rivals have a history: LaFrance chaired the Assembly during the first two years of Bronson’s term, leading a supermajority that often clashed with […]
Labour was closing in on a London mayoral victory for Sadiq Khan on Saturday, as Sir Keir Starmer claimed the Conservatives do not deserve power “for a moment longer”. UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is meanwhile braced for the West Midlands mayoral election result, hoping incumbent Andy Street could hold on to power for the […]
On the campaign trail, mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah was fond of telling city voters they shouldn’t have to choose between the “incompetence” of Mayor Brandon Scott and “corruption” in former Mayor Sheila Dixon. The mantra was the centerpiece of his television ads, a part of his campaign kickoff remarks and repeated at debates and forums. […]
BALTIMORE — With less than 24 hours remaining before early voting begins, Baltimore mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah withdrew his candidacy Wednesday and endorsed rival Sheila Dixon, potentially shifting votes on the eve of the election. His late exit from the Democratic race is the first time Vignarajah, a repeat candidate for both mayor and state’s […]
Apr. 30—PLATTSBURGH — All three City of Plattsburgh mayoral candidates currently on the ballot this year have concerns about Prime Plattsburgh LLC’s proposed housing development project for the Durkee Street parking lot downtown and what may come of it. When it was proposed, Prime’s project — the Durkee Lot Mixed-Use Development — planned to bring […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The economy, homelessness and inequality were some of the main topics discussed during a debate among three people running for Portland mayor Thursday night. Portland City Commissioners Mingus Mapps and Carmen Rubio, along with businessman and non-profit founder Keith Wilson, were the three candidates who spoke about what they plan to […]
Apr. 25—Former Niagara Falls mayoral candidate Demetrius Nix has a new side hustle — selling chicken wings, hamburgers and other items out of a restaurant space on Pine Avenue. His mission: Raise the $32,000 he needs to cover the cost of restitution to the owner of a Pierce Avenue building he admitted to damaging as […]
With hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash and in-kind donations pouring into the Salem City Council and mayoral races, the 2024 primary election is shaping up to shatter local campaign fundraising records. Committees for the nine candidates have raised a total of $359,495 as of April 23, according to Oregon Secretary of State campaign […]
WASHINGTON — A former Republican candidate who lost his race for mayor in Connecticut last year was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days of incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Gino DiGiovanni Jr. admitted he entered the Capitol after he was confronted by NBC Connecticut in October 2022 after […]
In an election year where California’s races have the potential to be among the most consequential in the US, one of the most fascinating contests is shaping up somewhere unexpected: Sacramento. The leading candidate to replace the city’s mayor is a progressive public health expert running for elected office for the first time. Flojaune Cofer […]