Author: Amee LaTour
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Rep. George Holding (R-N.C.) announces 2020 retirement
Rep. George Holding (R-N.C.) announced that he would not seek re-election to the U.S. House in 2020. In a statement, Holding said that “the newly redrawn Congressional Districts were part of the reason I have decided not to seek reelection. But, in addition, this is also a good time for me to step back and…
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Who may return a voter’s mail ballot? A state-by-state summary
Most states have laws permitting someone besides a voter to return the voter’s mail ballot. These laws vary by state. A central argument made by those who support restrictions on who may return a voter’s mail ballot is that elections are more susceptible to fraud without them. One of opponents’ central arguments is that…
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Incumbent John Bel Edwards (D) defeats Eddie Rispone (R) in Louisiana gubernatorial election
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) won re-election Saturday. He received 51.3% of the vote to businessman Eddie Rispone’s (R) 48.7%. Edwards is the only Democratic governor in the Deep South. He was elected to his first term in 2015. He campaigned on what he considered accomplishments of his administration, including Medicaid expansion, the…
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Seattle City Council election results
Seven seats on the Seattle City Council were up for election on Nov. 5. Three incumbents ran for re-election, and all three won. The other four races were open. The election winners are: District 1: Lisa Herbold (incumbent) District 2: Tammy Morales District 3: Kshama Sawant (incumbent) District 4: Alex Pedersen District 5: Debora…
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Incumbents lose outright in Houston ISD elections, open races head to runoffs
Four out of nine seats on the Houston Independent School District (HISD) school board in Texas were up for election Tuesday. Incumbents Sergio Lira (District III) and Diana Davila (District VIII) lost their re-election bids to Daniela Hernandez and Judith Cruz, respectively. District II and IV are open, and those races head to runoff…
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Houston mayoral race heads to Dec. 14 runoff between incumbent Sylvester Turner and Tony Buzbee
Incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner and former Texas A&M Board of Regents member Tony Buzbee advanced from Tuesday’s election to a Dec. 14 runoff election for mayor of Houston, Texas. Turner received 47 percent of the vote to Buzbee’s 28 percent. The runoff will take place as no candidate received a majority. Ten other candidates…
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Preliminary results from Seattle City Council elections
Seven seats on the Seattle City Council were up for election Tuesday. No races have been called. Washington uses a vote-by-mail system, and election officials will continue counting ballots postmarked on or before Nov. 5. King County will certify election results Nov. 26. The races saw record-breaking satellite spending of more than $4 million, which…
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Kentucky gubernatorial race too close to call
Kentucky’s gubernatorial election was too close to call as of 10:30 p.m. EST Tuesday night with 100% of precincts reporting. Attorney General Andy Beshear (D) received 49.2% of the vote to incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin (R)’s 48.9%, according to unofficial results. John Hicks (L) received 2.0%. The election followed nearly four years of conflict…
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Cameron (R) defeats Stumbo (D) in Kentucky attorney general election
Daniel Cameron (R) defeated Gregory Stumbo (D) in Kentucky’s attorney general election Tuesday night with 58% of the vote to Stumbo’s 42%. The results mark a party change; the incumbent attorney general is Andy Beshear (D), who ran for governor against incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin (R). Democrats have controlled Kentucky’s attorney general office since…
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Nov. 5 Seattle City Council elections have seen record-breaking satellite spending
Seattle, Washington, holds nonpartisan elections for seven district city council seats on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The races had seen a record-breaking $3.5 million in satellite spending through October 25—more than four times the amount in 2015, the last time the seven district seats were on the ballot. Seattle-based online retailer Amazon contributed $1.5 million to…