1st Elected Black Governor in Heated Race
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L. Douglas Wilder climbed aboard a city bus, paid his &#36;1.50 and shouted an impromptu campaign pitch over the groaning diesel engine: "These fares are going down when I get in office!"
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Harold Ford is just one of several African-American candidates running in heated political races.
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Deval Patrick rode a populist wave to become Massachusetts' first Democratic governor in 16 years and the second African American elected governor in U.S. history.
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Gov.-elect Christine Gregoire has a Republican rival who still wants to overturn the election, but she has other things on her mind.
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The Illinois Senator is a different kind of African-American candidate. But some black politicians are witholding their support, questioning whether he can win
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OLYMPIA, Wash_ Edged out of the closest governorÂ´s race in state history, Republican Dino Rossi urged his opponent to accept a revote, saying the uncertainty surrounding the back-and-forth election was bad for the state.
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MACON, Georgia  - With its painful history of slavery and segregation, it is easy to presume how Southern white voters will respond to Barack Obama, who would be the country's first black president, but observers say simple assumptions about politics in the region would be wrong.
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RICHMOND -- Campaigning is hard. Governing is even harder.
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A recount by hand of 2.9 million votes began Wednesday to determine the winner of the closest gubernatorial race in state history.
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When he was re-elected, Mayor Ray Nagin promised to act quickly on housing, crime, debris removal and other issues in the first 100 days of his new term. As that mark arrives Friday, his results appear mixed.
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Recount Begins in Wash. Governor&#39;s Race; Republican Dino Rossi Led by 261 Votes in First Count. Govs.-elect Matt Blunt of Missouri, left, and Dino Rossi of Washington, confer during a break at the Republican
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The Republican candidate for governor, who lost by 129 votes, says Democrat Christine Gregoire&#39;s term will be tainted. By Jerry Cornfield.
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MIAMI, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Bobby Jindal (R) became the nation's first Indian American governor Saturday, outpolling 11 rivals in Louisiana and drawing enough votes to avoid a runoff election next month.
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A retiring governor launches a scathing attack on the way the prison service is run.
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Anger boiled Sunday among African-Americans who had votes scrubbed out in the disputed 2000 US election, as Democratic hopeful John Kerry joined swinging, singing worshippers at a Baptist church.
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Eliot Spitzer, the New York state attorney general who has built a nationwide reputation as an aggressive pursuer of white collar crime, said today he is running for governor.
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The King holiday served as the unofficial start of the race for New York mayor, as candidates turned out for the annual Harlem event hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton.