California 2018 Midterm Primary Turnout Highest in 2 Decades
California’s June primary saw the highest percentage of voter turnout in a midterm primary election since 1998.
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Choosing Terrain
As powerful as the images of border families were, immigration is a trap for the Democrats. The leadership that has lost so many elections doesn’t see it.
Read morePoll: Voters in 3 States Will ‘Send Message’ to Trump in Midterms
A plurality of voters in Florida, Ohio and Arizona say they intend to “send a message” that more Democrats are needed to keep President Donald Trump in check, according to an NBC News/Marist Poll released this week.
Read moreNovember Looms Large as Primary Season Rolls On
From Mississippi to the open lands of Utah, millions of voters are casting their ballots in primary elections across the nation Tuesday, as Democrats in four states look for a “blue wave” to sweep open seats and counteract the GOP election upset in 2016 of President Donald Trump.
Read moreEffort to Repeal California Gas Tax Headed to Voters
California voters will get the chance to ax a gas tax intended to pay for long-term highway maintenance and infrastructure projects after a repeal measure qualified for the November ballot on Monday.
Read moreNewsom Picks Up Endorsement From Former Opponent
Surrounded by French dip sandwiches and iced teas, gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom grabbed a bite to eat in downtown Los Angeles on Friday and secured the endorsement from a former Democratic opponent amid the afternoon lunch rush.
Read morePlan to Divide California in Three Gets on Ballot
The nation’s most populous state and its $2.7 trillion economy could be broken up, as California officials late Tuesday qualified a plan for the November ballot that would slice the Golden State in three.
Read morePolls Open as Nevada Voters Weigh Familiar Names in Primary
Polls are open in Nevada’s primary election, where the most closely watched race is not GOP Sen. Dean Heller’s re-election battle — thanks to President Donald Trump — but instead is a contentious Democratic race for governor.
Read moreSore Loser
A South Dakota sheriff waited for one minute after polls closed to fire the officer who thwarted his bid for re-election by winning the election, 878-331.
Read moreIdea to Split California in Three Probed by Leery Lawmakers
If one California is great, might three be better? Probably not, opponents of a voter-sponsored initiative to divide the state told members of the Legislature during an informational hearing Wednesday.
Read moreDems Rally for Ballot Slot in ‘Flippable’ LA-Area District
At a busy intersection near Santa Clarita City Hall in Southern California on Tuesday morning, Phil Koek held up a sign in support of Jess Phoenix, a candidate in a crowded field of Democrats hoping to challenge an incumbent Republican this November in what will surely be one of California’s most hotly contested congressional races.
Read morePrimaries in Three States Bellwether for Coming Midterms
Voters will head to the polls in three western states on Tuesday, poised to make decisions that may be the first major test of whether the oft-predicted “blue wave” will materialize in November.
Read moreCandidates Meet Black Faith Leaders in LA Ahead of Primary
A pair of Democrats running for California governor met with black faith leaders in Los Angeles on Friday, promising to invest in early childhood education, hold police accountable in wrongful death cases and back a public option for health insurance if they are elected in November.
Read moreTrump Backs 2 Successful US Senate Nominees in Primaries
President Donald Trump backed two successful U.S. Senate nominees in Pennsylvania and Nebraska, which were among four states holding primaries Tuesday.
Read moreVoter Turnout Pushed in California’s 49th District
Protesters who gathered weekly for over a year at GOP congressman Darrell Issa’s office to ask the now-retiring representative to resist President Donald Trump’s agenda have turned their efforts to a different goal: getting out the vote in the California primary June 5.
Read morePoll: Americans More Concerned About Russian Election Meddling
A majority of Americans – including a growing number of Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump – believe Russia will interfere with the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
Read moreVoters in Virginia Appeal Ruling Against New Election
Voters in Virginia are appealing a federal judge’s decision against a new election for a race that might have forced a 50-50 split in Virginia’s House of Delegates.
Read moreFederal Judge Asked to Call Special Election for Virginia House Seat
Voters who believe they were disenfranchised by election officials during Virginia’s 2017 general election appeared in federal court Friday afternoon in the hopes of getting a special election called for a still-contested state house race.
Read moreVirginia Election Officials to Pick House of Delegates Winner Jan. 4
Virginia elections officials have set next Thursday as the day they will pick the winner in a bitterly contested race that could decide the balance of power in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Read moreGOP Leaders Say VA Democrats Trying to ‘Litigate’ Victory
Virginia Republican leaders say Democrats are trying to “litigate their way to victory” in a tied House race that could decide the balance of power in the House of Delegates.
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