New GOP-favored Texas district avoids runoff as runner-up drops out of race

Businessman Ryan Binkley withdrew from the GOP runoff in Texas’s newly drawn 32nd Congressional District on Tuesday, ensuring ...
The Spokesman-Review

Trump nominee for State Department role drops out after his race comments jeopardized confirmation

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s nominee for a senior State Department position withdrew from consideration on Tuesday after his controversial comments about Jewish people and diminishing white ...
SanLuisObispo

SLO County superintendent of education candidate drops out of race

The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education near Highway 1. David Middlecamp dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com A man who announced his campaign for superintendent of San Luis Obispo County schools in ...
FOX40 News

Ian Calderon drops out of governor race

Officers with the Sacramento Police Department are investigating a shooting that injured 4 people on Wednesday evening in Oak Park. An impending lawsuit was announced today – against the Sacramento ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops out of Texas race, clearing way for candidate he called a ‘known neo-Nazi’

A gun-rights activist whose YouTube output includes videos admiring Nazi firearms will be the de facto Republican nominee for a closely watched West Texas congressional district after his primary ...
New York Post

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales drops out of runoff race for re-election — day after admitting to affair with ex-aide who fatally set herself on fire

Embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) announced Thursday night he will no longer seek re-election – one day after he admitted he had an extramarital affair with a staffer who later fatally set ...
CBS News

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops out of House runoff race after admitting affair with aide

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales dropped his reelection bid for his Texas congressional district on Thursday, after admitting to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. "After deep reflection ...
The New York Times

Daines Drops Re-election Bid in Montana, Upending a Senate Race

The surprise announcement by Senator Steve Daines could give Democrats a slim opening in the Republican-leaning state in their uphill fight to take the Senate majority. By Kellen Browning Senator ...
The Texas Tribune

Multiple U.S. House members face setbacks in Texas primaries

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Portland Press Herald

Democrat drops out of Maine governor’s race

Jason Cherry, a former FBI agent, is no longer a Democratic candidate for governor. (Courtesy of Jason Cherry.) Jason Cherry, a retired FBI agent and attorney from Unity, announced Wednesday he is ...
New York Post

California Dems told to ‘get real’ and drop out of governor’s race if they can’t win

California’s top Democratic party boss is urging candidates for governor to immediately drop out of the race to avoid a nightmare scenario of two Republicans advancing to the November primary.