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Here are a list of major races up for election in November, along with the key designated candidates for them.
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Assemblyman Richard Brodsky is one of five Democrats running for attorney general. He's asking the Justice Department to observe voting and for city election officials to add staff to help voters deal with the small print. More>>
The four gubernatorial candidates in Massachusetts are set to face off in the first of several TV debates before the general election in November. More>>
Senator Doug Racine lost to Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin by 197 votes. More>>
Four of the Democratic primary candidates for attorney general squared off in Albany on Wednesday, debating everything from the controversial Islamic cultural center and mosque planned for near Ground Zero, to the new law authorizing civil confinement for sexual predators. More>>
The two Democrats running in New York's 46th District faced off at a debate Monday night at the College of St. Rose. More>>
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been endorsed for election by a leading gun control group, two years after earning a top rating from the National Rifle Association. More>>
Despite polls showing him trailing Gillibrand by substantial margins, the 70-year-old Westchester County resident, says people underestimate his "great energy." More>>
The sweeping overhaul of financial regulations signed into law by President Barack Obama on Wednesday is being criticized by two Republican contenders for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's seat. More>>
It's duck season in the NewYork governor's race. More>>
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Republican Senate candidate Bruce Blakeman has reported having less campaign cash than his competitors for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The former Long Island More>>
Nearly half of New Yorkers give state lawmakers an "F" for their work on the late budget, according to the latest Siena College poll. It says 47 percent of respondents gave the Legislature a failing grade, while 27 percent flunked Gov. David Paterson. More>>
Democrat Andrew Cuomo plans to start a campaign tour of New York today aboard an RV in his bid for governor. More>>
Buffalo developer Carl Paladino has filed petitions in his effort to force a Sept. 14 Republican primary against Rick Lazio. More>>
A New York City lawyer who wants to unseat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a Democratic primary says President Obama and Sen. Chuck Schumer may incur voter wrath for trying to prevent any challenges to Gillibrand. More>>
Republican candidate for governor Charles Baker is raising more campaign cash than Democrat Deval Patrick and independent Timothy Cahill. More>>
We're less than five months away from the November elections, but according to a new poll, New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo still holds a big lead over his republican rivals. More>>
New York governor candidates Andrew Cuomo and Rick Lazio say they have both smoked marijuana in their youth. The question is, does anyone care? More>>
Last month, the GOP nominated Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan for Attorney General on the Republican ticket. More>>
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Treasurer Timothy Cahill are criticizing Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker for raising premium costs and a lack of transparency during the decade he led Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. More>>
A black New York City councilman says there's not enough diversity on the state's Democratic ticket and he'll run for governor to protest. More>>
The lone Republican in Vermont's crowded gubernatorial race kicks off his campaign tomorrow, promising a pro-business approach and an emphasis on job development if he's elected. More>>
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Democratic State Sen. Susan Bartlett is launching her campaign for governor. The Lamoille County senator will hold an event at the Lake Champlain Community sailing Center in Burlington More>>
According to Cuomo's office, the gubernatorial candidate is not seeking the nomination from the party during their convention this weekend. More>>
New York Republicans have given Bruce Blakeman the party's official designation to take on Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. More>>
Republican Carl Paladino is mounting a multimillion dollar campaign to oust Rick Lazio as the GOP's designee to run for governor in New York. More>>
New York Republicans have chosen Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards as their lieutenant governor candidate. More>>
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has failed in a bid to force a primary against former Rep. Rick Lazio, who was chosen by New York's Republican Party to run for governor. More>>
New York's Republican Party has nominated former hedge fund manager Harry Wilson to run for state comptroller against incumbent Democrat Thomas DiNapoli. More>>
Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Cuomo is choosing Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy to be his lieutenant governor. Duffy became mayor in 2006 after seven years as Rochester's police chief More>>
At an appearance in Troy on Tuesday, Cuomo said a candidate for lieutenant governor must be prepared to become governor and must have demonstrated "competence, perseverance and integrity" in their current position. More>>
The leaders of New York's Independence Party are endorsing Andrew Cuomo for governor, setting up the Democratic candidate to run on a second line. More>>
Two days after declaring his candidacy, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo denies assertions that he would have trouble working with fellow Democrat, Sheldon Silver, the Speaker of the Assembly. More>>
ALBANY, NY-- Attorney Genera, Andrew Cuomo began pushing his new book Sunday which contains his plan for a "new New York agenda." The book is titled "A Plan for Action," in which he includes a plan to More>>
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo declared Saturday he is running for governor of the state once led by his iconic father. Included in the story are statements from Republican candidates Rick Lazio and Steve Levy. More>>
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio has announced his pick for lieutenant governor. More>>
A group of Steve Levy's campaign contributors want their money back, and are heading to Long Island to tell him so. More>>
Outspoken businessman Carl Paladino says he'll spend up to $10 million of his own money for the chance to shake things up in Albany. More>>
The Long Islander announced his campaign Friday morning outside the state Capitol where he once served as an assemblyman. More>>
He is a former congressman, but Joe DioGuardi is better known these days as the father of Kara, one of the judges on the hit TV show "American Idol." He was in Albany Thursday to promote his run for the GOP nomination to oppose Kirsten Gillibrand. More>>
The men walked around New York City's Grand Central terminal and then spoke about the budget crisis in the state. More>>
Lazio, a former Congressman from Long Island, announced his candidacy in September for the 2010 race and has been campaigning ever since. More>>
The Republican and former Long Island Congressman says he wants to change quite a bit, including schools, taxes, and the state constitution to include lobbying, special interest, and financial disclosure laws. More>>
