This chart details the timeline of elections for chief prosecutor (also known as district attorney, state’s attorney, or commonwealth attorney) and sheriff in each state. Note: This calendar contains ...

Antonio Alarcón, 30-year-old based in Queens, counts himself as a supporter of Zohran Mamdani’s bid for New York City mayor ...

Five years after George Floyd, the mayor and his allies on city council claim credit for vast improvements, but critics keep ...

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so much else ...

Police veteran Michelle Woodfork won the sheriff’s race, at a time when federal consent decrees barring ICE collaboration and lifting detention conditions may be ending.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a ...

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The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a ...

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November is fast approaching, and while a handful of races are hogging the spotlight, there are thousands of local races all around the country that will shape public policy—from deciding who will ...