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Democrats aim to keep their 2025 election momentum going: From the Politics Desk

Higgins and González advanced to a runoff after a blanket primary in November after no candidate won at least 50% of the vote. Higgins finished atop the 13-candidate field with 36% of the vote to ... Read More

Matt Van Epps holds off Democratic upset in Tennessee special election

Matt Van Epps' victory over Democrat Aftyn Behn was a potential warning sign for Republicans less than a year from the 2026 midterm elections. Read More

Republicans hold onto US House seat in Tennessee special election

Republican Matt Van Epps will fill Tennessee’s open 7th District Congressional seat, in the last showdown election of 2025. Read More

5 notable elections to watch in December

As Republicans and Democrats look ahead to next year’s midterms, both parties are keeping an eye on a series of state and local special elections to close the year out. Democrats are seeking ... Read More

Trump pardons former Colorado elections clerk, but it alone won't free her from prison

President Donald Trump has issued a symbolic pardon for Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections administrator convicted of a data breach scheme tied to false claims of election fraud ... Read More

Independent voters file lawsuit to end Pa. closed primary elections

A lawsuit by independent voters including commentator Michael Smerconish is seeking to end Pennsylvania’s closed primary election system, which prohibits them from participating. Read More

Fox News faces critical test in 2nd case over false 2020 election claims

The allegations in the multibillion-dollar case sound familiar: A voting-tech company accuses Fox News of defamation for false claims it broadcast about rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election. Read More

Runoff election results: Houston City Council and HCC trustee positions decided

The other race was for the Houston City College's District II trustee. In that contest, Renee Jefferson Patterson won the election with 2,497 votes, or 56.63% of the vote. Kathleen 'Kathy' Lynch ... Read More

Georgia election board rejects rule change on using hand-marked paper ballots

Georgia's State Election Board has rejected a new rule defining when hand-marked paper ballots should be used instead of touchscreen voting machines. Read More

How Chile’s election could shift politics toward the right

Chile’s election could reshape politics with most right-wing leader since dictatorship - Even if elected, it remains uncertain whether Kast can implement his more grandiose promises ... Read More

Inside the movement to professionalize election administration

Votebeat reports on Lydia McComas, a young clerk in Madison, working to rebuild trust in elections amid a turnover crisis in Wisconsin's election offices. Read More

Iraq’s election result ratified by Supreme Federal Court as premiership remains up for grabs

The result of last month’s parliamentary elections in Iraq was ratified by the Supreme Federal Court on Sunday, confirming that the party of caretaker prime min ... Read More