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Chippewa Cree tribe suspends special election

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:27:08 -0400

GREAT FALLS, Montana - The Chippewa Cree tribe has delayed a special election to pick a new leader after its ousted chairman challenged an election board decision to disqualify him as a candidate.

GOP seeks win in Central Valley state Senate race

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:14:27 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The lone Republican and a Democrat favored by party leaders were leading a field of five candidates in a hotly contested Central Valley state Senate contest Tuesday.

Mass. Senate candidates spar on homeland security

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:38:40 -0400

BOSTON - The candidates running in the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts traded barbs Monday over homeland security in an exchange that pointed to an increasingly sharp tone between the two.

Mark Sanford holds neighborhood office hours

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:16 -0400

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - Saying he is humbled to be back in Congress, newly installed U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford met with constituents of his coastal district on Monday during what he calls neighborhood office hours.

Mo. lawmakers miss votes while vying for Congress

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:16 -0400

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - Republican congressional candidate Jason Smith missed three-fifths of the Missouri House's votes before the final day of this year's legislative session, while his Democratic opponent, Steve Hodges, missed about one-fifth of the votes.

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:47:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side.

Snyder calls special election for state House seat

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:47:34 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Flint-area voters will decide in August and November who should be their next representative in the Michigan House.

Democrat Norma Torres wins state Senate seat

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:11 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Democrat Norma Torres handily won a state Senate seat in a Southern California special election after outspending her opponent in an overwhelmingly Democratic district.

Election set to fill vacant Marked Tree mayor spot

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:07:04 -0400

MARKED TREE, Arkansas - A special election has been scheduled for voters in Marked Tree to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Wayne Nichols, who died earlier this month.

Democrat Ananich wins Michigan Senate election

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:26:06 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - The Michigan Senate is going to have a new member soon.

Candidates: Don't bury marathon suspect in Mass.

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:33:17 -0400

BOSTON - The candidates vying in a special election campaign for a U.S. Senate agreed Monday that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev should not be buried in the state.

4 on coast enter special election for Miss. House

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:39:46 -0400

GULFPORT, Mississippi - Four candidates on the Gulf Coast have entered a special election for a seat in the Mississippi House.

Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primaries

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:18:44 -0400

BOSTON - Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry.

Correction: Massachusetts Senate-Lynch story

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:48:48 -0400

BOSTON - In a story April 26 about U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, The Associated Press erroneously reported his vote on the federal financial reform law. He voted for the law, not against it.

Blount considers wheel tax to help fund schools

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:31:26 -0400

MARYVILLE, Tennessee - Residents in Blount County will vote next month on whether to institute a wheel tax in an effort to help fund public schools.

Bonds' council win is victory for DC establishment

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:26:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - Although it was her first bid for elective office, Anita Bonds' victory in a special election for an open D.C. Council seat was a win for the city's political establishment.

Nearly 2,900 people vote early in DC

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:38:37 -0400

WASHINGTON - District of Columbia elections officials say nearly 2,900 people voted early for Tuesday's special election.