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, ...

In elective politics, it’s always better to have more money than your opponent. But it can’t buy you an election victory.

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 ...

Leading from the statehouse is a more attractive political option than being 1 of 100 in gridlocked Washington.

In Tuesday’s New Jersey primary elections, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) easily prevailed over five other contenders to win her ...

The general election in New Jersey's governor's race is on November 4. In addition to Sherrill and Ciattarelli, five third-party or independent candidates are also running for the seat.

Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, died on Friday at her Brookline home, her family said.

But headwinds blowing from Washington and the April 2 elections, as well as potential changes in state party leadership, pose new challenges. Steven Walters started covering the Capitol in 1988 ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jay Inslee, former governor of Washington and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: February 9, 1951 ...