Author: Amee LaTour
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Dan Bishop (R) wins NC-09 special election
State Sen. Dan Bishop (R) defeated Dan McCready (D), Jeff Scott (L), and Allen Smith (G) in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District special election on September 10, 2019. Bishop received 50.8% of the vote to McCready’s 48.6% with 99% of precincts reporting, in addition to early voting results. The state board of elections called…
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Nashville to elect mayor on September 12
The runoff election for mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, takes place September 12. Incumbent Mayor David Briley and At-large Metro Councilmember John Cooper advanced from the August 1 general election, with Cooper receiving 35 percent of the vote to Briley’s 25 percent. Early voting for the runoff runs from August 23 through September 7. A…
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Bishop, McCready meet for only debate of NC-09 special election
On Wednesday, Dan Bishop (R) and Dan McCready (D) met in their first and only debate of North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District special election, which takes place Sept. 10. The candidates began the debate by addressing criticisms from their opponent and opposition ads from satellite groups before moving on to discuss healthcare, immigration, and other…
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Early voting begins in NC-09 special election
A special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District will be held on September 10, 2019, and early voting began Wednesday. Voters will be able to cast early ballots until September 6. The state board of elections called a new election following allegations of absentee ballot fraud in the 2018 race. Dan Bishop (R),…
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Seattle City Council results: Incumbents, Chamber of Commerce-backed candidates and more advance
Nonpartisan, top-two primary elections for seven of nine seats on the Seattle City Council took place August 6. Seattle uses a vote-by-mail process, so while results may not be certified until August 20, media outlets have projected winners in each race who will move on to the November 5 general election. All three incumbents…
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Seattle City Council primary election preliminary results
Seattle held a primary election for the seven district seats on its nine-member city council Tuesday. Seattle uses a vote-by-mail process; due to the delay between ballots being mailed by voters and received by election officials, races have not yet been called. King County Elections is scheduled to count ballots each day until the primary…
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Councilmember Cooper, Mayor Briley advance to Nashville mayoral runoff election
At-Large Nashville Metro Councilmember John Cooper and incumbent Mayor David Briley advanced to a September 12 runoff election for mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. Cooper received 35 percent of the vote and Briley received 26 percent with 61 percent of precincts reporting, in addition to early and absentee votes tallied. Former professor Carol…
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Nashville to vote for mayor, metro council Thursday
Incumbent David Briley faces nine challengers in the nonpartisan election for mayor of Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday. Nashville voters will also elect all 41 members of the metro council, including the vice-mayor. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in any race Thursday, a runoff election will be held September 12. A…
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Seattle City Council campaign finance analysis, including $1.3 million distributed through public voucher system
Seven of nine city council seats are up for election in Seattle, with a primary election August 6 and general election on November 5. The races have seen satellite spending from the local Chamber of Commerce PAC, and many candidates have received funds from the Democracy Voucher program, a public financing program in which residents…