Election set for Rep. Carson's Ind. seat
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Gov. Mitch Daniels on Monday ordered a March 11 special election to choose a successor to the late Rep. Julia Carson.
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For years, Republicans could count on Rep. Jerry Weller winning the 11th Congressional District that meanders from the suburban sprawl south of Chicago to the farmland of central Illinois.
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Voters turned out Tuesday to choose a successor to the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood, and one thing was certain &#151; the winner will be another Republican.
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California Rep. Duncan Hunter is leaving the House after 14 terms to seek the 2008 GOP presidential nomination Ã¢ÂÂ and guess what? A certain Duncan D. Hunter is running to succeed him. But in a San Diego district that&#39;s virtually assured of electing the Republican nominee, a bevy of party hopefuls are lining up to block the family&#39;s succession plans in the 52nd District.
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Republican voters in OhioÃ¢ÂÂs 18th Congressional District will vote Thursday in a highly unusual special primary election to select a party nominee to replace retiring six-term Republican Rep. Bob Ney Ã¢ÂÂ who in August, in the face of serious ethics controversies, renounced the nomination he had won in a May 2 primary.
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The state is going ahead with its primary on Jan. 5, despite a penalty by the Republican National Committee that will strip it of half its delegates
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By Daniel Carson, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Sep.
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There is no shortage of hopefuls for the upcoming special election in Indiana's 7th Congressional District, as both major parties' local organizations prepare to pick their nominees this weekend.
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Democrat Tom Gallagher, a former casino executive, secured his party's nomination Tuesday in a closely watched battle for a congressional seat in Nevada.
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By Beth Lucas, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 13--While a fire service law sparked the first competitive District 22 Republican primary race in four years, it wasn't enough to unseat Gilbert's three incumbents.   Reps. Andy Biggs and Eddie Farnsworth and Sen.
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By Ashley Tusan Joyner, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Dec. 13--Rep.
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Democratic Nassau County Legislator David Mejias said he has both the credentials and the national mood on his side in his long-shot bid to unseat seven-term Republican Rep. Peter T. King in the 3rd Congressional District, despite the longstanding Republican leanings of its constituents in the Long Island suburbs of New York City.
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Rep. Julia Carson, who rose from a childhood of poverty and segregation to become the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died Saturday. She was 69.
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Gov. Ed Rendell plans to put hand-picked state officials at county election offices during the Nov. 2 presidential election to watch for any problems in this battleground state.
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California Rep. Duncan Hunter is seeking the 2008 Republican presidential nomination and retiring from the House after 14 terms, and his son Duncan D. Hunter is running to succeed him in the San Diego-area 52nd District. But the heavily Republican orientation of the open district has not deterred other GOP hopefuls from running against the congressmanÃ¢ÂÂs son.
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Freshman Pennsylvania Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick is a Republican. But what he is trying hardest to impress upon his constituents this year, as he bids for a second term in suburban PhiladelphiaÃ¢ÂÂs politically competitive 8th District, is just how often he doesnÃ¢ÂÂt line up with his party.
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Following nearly two months of court fights and wrangling over lost votes, the North Carolina Board of Elections on Wednesday ordered a new statewide election for the closely contested race for agriculture commissioner.