The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it will collect the National Constitution Center’s ...

State assemblyman Zohran Mamdani declared a stunning victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, ...

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Mamdani is eight percentage points ahead of Cuomo with 95% of the first-place votes counted in the NYC Democratic mayoral ...

The Washington Post’s David ... in 1960 and failed to defeat incumbent governor Pat Brown in California’s 1962 gubernatorial election. ... Rides Around in a Tank // 1988 Presidential Election.

Some critics say ranked-choice voting has made the city’s elections worse. But the generally friendly, policy-focused ...

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Virginia prepares for a historic race as Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger compete to become the state's first female governor, with President Donald Trump's policies impacting the election.

With seven contenders vying to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, the Mercury asked all the hopefuls to answer a questionnaire to outline their political and legislative experiences, their ...

On Tuesday, the Associated Press called the Democratic and Republican primary elections for gubernatorial candidates with Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-11) and former State Rep. Jack Ciattarelli (R-N.J.) as ...

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for NJ governor, appears poised to link Ciattarelli to president Donald Trump at every turn. Jack Ciattarelli, the GOP nominee, will pin Gov. Phil ...

Ward 8 voters can now mail or drop off their ballots in the special election to fill the D.C. Council seat left vacant when Trayon White was expelled for allegedly accepting bribes. The D.C. Board ...