Don't assume a low percentage of votes means a public servant is unpopular. In past years, Fargo used a simple voting mechanism for city commission and mayor: every voter could vote on every candidate ...

Follow WTOP’s team coverage of the D.C. primary and Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. For the first time, voters in D.C. will used ranked choice voting when they fill ...

Five congressional candidates in Upstate South Carolina are facing contested primary elections. Democrats Eunice Lehmacher and Ernest Mackins are competing in the 3rd Congressional District primary.

Four candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General in South Carolina. The incumbent, Alan Wilson, is running for governor. On the Republican side, Stephen Goldfinch Jr., David Pascoe and David ...

Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman (D) is set to battle Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) in the city’s mayoral race later this year, a race that is likely to feature intraparty tension amid a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As election officials continued tallying ballots Wednesday, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra continued to lead in the unsettled race to replace termed-out Gov.

Candidate quality has plagued both parties for years. Republicans notoriously squandered what was supposed to be a red wave in 2022 by nominating a slate of deeply flawed Senate candidates. Democrats ...

Follow WTOP’s team coverage of the D.C. primary and Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. Ahead of D.C.’s primary election in June, WTOP has sent a questionnaire to all the ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Candidates seeking to become Montgomery County's next executive squared off Sunday at their final candidate forum before the June 23 primary, discussing issues ranging from ...

California gubernatorial candidates, from left, Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer at their respective election night parties on June 2, 2026. (Los Angeles Times) As election officials ...