Santorum Stuns Romney with Tuesday Sweep, Steals Momentum in GOP Race

8 February 2012, 2:05 am

For the candidates vying to claw their way back into the Republican nominating fight, there are no symbolic victories. The Missouri primary is a $6 million beauty contest inexplicably wedged onto the political calendar ahead of the state's caucuses next month. Minnesota's caucuses are non-bi... Read More »

LaRoque challenger announces candidacy

7 February 2012, 9:08 pm

A young Wayne County Republican is planning to challenge incumbent N.C. Rep. Stephen LaRoque, R-Lenoir, in this spring’s primary election, and “take the people’s voice to Raleigh.” John Bell, the 32-year-old first vice chairman of the Wayne...... Read More »

Ritchie Bros. to conduct first Tipton auction of 2012 the day after World Ag Expo

7 February 2012, 9:00 am

More than 245 agricultural tractors to be sold at Ritchie Bros. Tipton auction site on Friday, February 17TIPTON, CA, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's ...... Read More »

City Council candidite profiles, District 1: North-side incumbent faces young challenger

6 February 2012, 11:19 am

District 1 geographically is the largest of the four Santa Fe City Council districts, covering the area north of the Santa Fe River, as well as some west-side neighborhoods south of the river.... Read More »

Starr Picks Up Steam In Labor Commissioner Race

6 February 2012, 9:14 am

State Sen. Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro) reported checks last Friday from a couple of bold-faced names in his effort to unseat incumbent Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian . Although the race is non-partisan, the GOP has its eye on picking up its first-statewide elected position since former U.S. Sen. Gord... Read More »

Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada

4 February 2012, 2:47 pm

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - With a huge lead in the polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race. A Nevada victory would be Romney's second win in a row and... Read More »

Roanoke mayoral candidates ready for Saturday's face-off - www.roanoke.com

2 February 2012, 9:01 pm

David Bowers and Sam Rasoul used different campaign methods going into Saturday's vote. Roanoke Democrats will vote Saturday to determine their candidate for mayor. Longtime political fixture Mayor David Bowers is running as the incumbent at the forefront of a unified city council against challe... Read More »

Challenger takes aim at district attorney with attack ad

31 January 2012, 11:19 pm

The mud has been slung and the gloves are off in the First Judicial District Attorney race. Lloyd Drager, a former Santa Fe prosecutor, is using the community's most recent high-profile crime to take aim at incumbent Angela "Spence" Pacheco.... Read More »

Larry Ishmael, former Issaquah School Board member, enters race for Congress

30 January 2012, 8:12 am

NEW — 8 a.m. Jan. 30, 2012 Larry Ishmael, a former Issaquah School Board member and Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee in 2006 and 2008, is running for Congress in the redrawn 1st Congressional District. The independent candidate eschewed a party label for the latest run, but said voter... Read More »

Challenger Races Against Time In Ward 6 Special Election

23 January 2012, 2:05 am

Byron Goynes answers quickly when asked whether he learned anything losing elections that will help him win a long-shot challenge of Las Vegas City Council incumbent Steve Ross. "I'm going to walk twice as much," Goynes says. He's going to have to walk... Read More »