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City Council

Sioux Falls City Council candidates spending big ahead of runoff | #citycouncil

Richard Thomason and Jordan Deffenbaugh are doubling down on spending as they vie to take the At-Large C seat come Tuesday for the Sioux Falls City Council runoff election. Thomason reported bringing in another $24,900 since April 1 — the most he’s raised in a reporting period since beginning his campaign. That figure includes $10,000 […]

Arkansas

Arkansas bans electronic voter registration signatures

The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners banned the use of electronic signatures on voter registration forms Tuesday in a controversial emergency rule. Chris Madison, director of the Arkansas Board of Elections, said in an interview Tuesday that the rule was adopted in the interest of efficiency and consistent practice across counties, some of which accepted […]

City Council

Vanessa Nordkye runs uncontested for Salem City Council Ward 7 | #citycouncil

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters May 1. With no challenger qualifying for the May 21 primary election, incumbent City Councilor Vanessa Nordyke is set to return to the Salem City Council for her second official term. […]

City Council

Prestley joins Green Bay City Council after appeal deadline passes | #citycouncil

GREEN BAY – Joey Prestley officially joined the Green Bay City Council on Monday after City Clerk Celestine Jeffreys certified the District 6 results and administered the oath of office. Prestley in the April 2 general election beat incumbent Steven Campbell by 15 votes. The margin was close enough that Campbell requested and paid for […]

Mayor

Hoy vs. Hoy in the race to be Salem’s next mayor

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters May 1. The Salem mayoral race pits an incumbent mayor against a sitting city councilor and is drawing record-breaking campaign dollars. Mayor Chris Hoy is running against Ward 6 Councilor Julie […]

City Council

Judge denies request for hand recount of Green Bay City Council race | #citycouncil

GREEN BAY – A Brown County judge on Friday denied Green Bay City Council candidate Steven Campbell’s request to force a hand recount of ballots cast in the council race he lost by 16 votes. Joey Prestley defeated Campbell, the incumbent, 355 votes to 340 in the April 2 election, a margin that entitled Campbell […]

Mayor

Windsor’s mayor-elect, town clerk face election complaint

Windsor resident James Cosner is challenging the election of Barry Wilson as the town’s next mayor. Cosner’s attorney filed a complaint in Weld County District Court on Thursday against Mayor-elect Wilson and Town Clerk Karen Frawley claiming Wilson was not eligible to run for mayor because he had already been elected to two consecutive terms […]

Alabama

Alabama 2nd Congressional District race: Figures vs Dobson | #elections | #alabama

Democrat Shomari Figures and Republican Caroleene Dobson will face off in November for Alabama’s newly drawn 2nd Congressional District seat. The two candidates won their respective runoffs Tuesday, setting the stage for a general election campaign that Democrats are closely eyeing. A Democratic win would give the party an additional seat in the state’s congressional […]

Alabama

Alabama 2nd Congressional District: Figures wins Democratic runoff | #elections | #alabama

Shomari Figures, a former Obama administration official, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday for Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. Figures received 58.7 % of the vote, defeating opponent Rep. Anthony Daniels, who received 41.1%, according to the unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that the […]

Alabama

AL’s 2nd Congressional District: Figures wins Democratic runoff | #elections | #alabama

Shomari Figures, a former Obama administration official, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday for Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. Figures received 61% of the vote, defeating opponent Rep. Anthony Daniels, who received 39%, according to the unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. “Thank you to the people of District 2,” Figures said […]