Tuesday proved to be a successful election day for Democrats competing in closely watched races around the country, including several locally. The main event for this region was…
Read more Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s election results in Pennsylvania and New JerseyThree Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices – all Democrats – are up for judicial retention in Tuesday’s general election. The outcome could have ramifications for the composition of the…
Read more Three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices up for retention vote TuesdayThe first results to populate the graphic below will be early and absentee results after polls close at 7:30 p.m. The graphic below only reflects Union County results…
Read more 2025 Union County elections: Live results for Indian Trail, Waxhaw, WeddingtonOne year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic expansion of executive power, the Republican president figures prominently in state and local…
Read more What’s on the ballot in the first general election since Donald Trump became presidentDENVER — Election Day is right around the corner, and more than 700,000 Coloradans have already returned their ballots, according to the Colorado Secretary of State. Off-year elections,…
Read more The countdown to Election Day: A last look at the 2025 ballot measures for Denver votersThe last campaign finances reports before election Day were due last week, and they show Republicans beating Democrats in multiple Charlotte council races. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Republican candidates…
Read more Republican fundraising in mayor, Charlotte City Council elections beat DemocratsElection Day is Tuesday. In Mecklenburg County, there will be municipal and school board elections as well as a transportation referendum. In this file photo, sample ballots sit…
Read more Election Day is Tuesday. What Mecklenburg voters should know before polls closeThe curated articles on the 2025 transit tax proposal in Mecklenburg County highlight key things voters should know about a 1% sales tax increase. Common themes include examining…
Read more How much will it cost me + 5 other things to know about 2025 transit tax proposalRailroad tracks at Camp North End in Charlotte. This site is a potential location for a new station on the Charlotte Area Transit System’s proposed Red Line rail…
Read more If Mecklenburg says ‘yes’ to sales tax question on ballots, when will work begin?Last week in Nutley, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Jack Ciattarelli pitched his gubernatorial candidacy to more than 100 people crowded inside Mamma Vittoria banquet hall. Ciattarelli, who is making…
Read more NJ governor race enters final stretch as candidates trade barbsCharlotte City Council District 5 Representative Marjorie Molina applied for the board of trustees that would oversee the region’s new transportation authority. City council is responsible for appointing…
Read more Charlotte council member lost primary. Is application for new transit board allowed?The Lynx Blue Line Parkwood Station in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Gov. Josh Stein and the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg formally…
Read more Stein, Black Political Caucus endorse Mecklenburg transportation referendumPennsylvania voters will decide in November whether to retain three state Supreme Court justices – all Democrats – in an election with major ramifications for the composition of…
Read more Pa. Supreme Court justices rarely lose seats in retention elections, so why is this year’s race so important?Photo: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg/Getty Images The upcoming vote for mayor and other municipal offices is the main event on Election Day, but New Yorkers will also weigh in on…
Read more Why New York Should Keep Its Elections Off-YearLongtime LGBTQ rights activist Allen Roskoff’s club is launching a campaign to recruit a progressive Democrat to run against Mayor Adams in 2025 — marking the first official…
Read more Veteran LGBTQ activist Allen Roskoff’s club launches effort to recruit 2025 primary challenger against Mayor Adams
