Elections - Gubernatorial Races

Miami - A federal appeals court in Atlanta has blocked Florida election officials from providing potentially millions of dollars from the state’s campaign finance system to Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum in his race against multimillionaire challenger Rick Scott. Full Story »

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Charlie Crist is slightly ahead of Republican Marco Rubio in a three-way general election matchup for the U.S. Senate while the race to succeed Crist as governor is about even, a poll released Friday suggests. Full Story »

ATLANTA - Sarah Palin is coming to Georgia to stump for Karen Handel in a Republican runoff for the governor's race. Full Story »

ALBANY, N.Y. - A day after a special prosecutor cleared Gov. David Paterson of allegations that he tampered with a witness who had accused a top aide of domestic violence, he said Thursday that he regrets dropping out of the race for a full term as New York governor. Full Story »

LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has made it official — he's running for Colorado governor on the American Constitution Party ticket. Full Story »

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two wealthy newcomers to Florida politics who are self-financing their campaigns have taken double-digit leads in the state's Republican gubernatorial and Democratic Senate primary races, according to a poll released Thursday. Full Story »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A new poll shows Californians are split between the Democratic and Republican candidates in the contests for governor and U.S. Senate. Full Story »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A new poll shows Californians are split between the Democratic and Republican candidates in the contests for governor and U.S. Senate. Full Story »

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Scott McInnis says if he wins the Republican primary for Colorado governor, he'll stay in the race despite calls that he bow out because of concerns that he can't win in November. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - A U.S. Chamber of Commerce affiliate has contributed $500,000 to a political group associated with Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum. Full Story »

OKLAHOMA CITY - One broke the gender barrier in Oklahoma politics, holding a statewide seat for a dozen years before winning two terms in Congress. The other succeeded her at the lieutenant governor's office and narrowly defeated the state's 16-year attorney general in the state's top political matchup — so far — of 2010. Full Story »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey is being criticized by a national Muslim advocacy group for questioning whether Islam is more of a cult than a a religion. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Republican California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says she has no interest in a future run for the United States presidency. She says she is focused on helping recession wracked California climb out of its 12.3 percent unemployment rate. Full Story »

ATLANTA - A former secretary of state will face an ex-congressman in a Republican runoff in the race for Georgia governor. Full Story »

ALBANY, N.Y. - One of the Republican candidates for governor of New York says Democrat gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, is playing to his liberal voter base by refusing to open an inquiry into plans to build a mosque near ground zero. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Carte Goodwin, a former top aide to West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, was sworn in on Tuesday to temporarily replace the late U.S. Senator Robert Byrd, returning Democrats' control of the Senate to 59-41. Full Story »

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Who says Illinois politics is a tough business? The trial of Rod Blagojevich shows that even a foul-mouthed clotheshorse can be elected to the state's highest office. Twice. Full Story »

DENVER - Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis said Friday he will fully repay the $300,000 he received for plagiarized essays about water rights, and he said it should bring the issue to a close. Full Story »