Del. Dan Helmer, who authored a state law that effectively bans such nominating contests, has asked for an opinion from Attorney General Jay Jones.

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami announced his run for lieutenant governor, taking his leadership to the state level.

Kauaʻi County Mayor Derek Kawakami has announced he will run for lieutenant governor, challenging current Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke for her spot on the fifth floor of the Hawaiʻi State Capitol.

I’m always looking for opportunities to serve. That has been no secret. And my time as mayor has been one of the most fulfilling times, and I just see this as an opportunity to serve ...

Sue Wagner, a Republican politician who became the first woman elected to serve as Nevada's lieutenant governor, has died at 86.

Nevada is remembering a trailblazer in state politics.Sue Wagner, the state’s first female lieutenant governor, has died at the age of 86. In honor of her life ...

Sue Wagner, who was the first woman elected as lieutenant governor in Nevada, has died at the age of 86, according to the Desert Research Institute.

The races were also testing grounds for some of the biggest issues facing the Democratic Party, from support for Israel to immigration enforcement and the cryptocurrency and AI industries.

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton on Tuesday won the Democratic Party primary to replace retiring U.S. Senator ...

Georgia lawmakers pressed former special prosecutor Nathan Wade about contact his team had with federal investigators while pursuing an election interference case against President Donald Trump. Durin ...

The deceased victim in Thursday's shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, had served for the U.S. in wars in ​Afghanistan and Iraq and came from a family that moved from ‌Pakistan.

Former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, a trailblazing Hawaii lawmaker and the first woman to lead the state Senate, has died at 74. Hanabusa died after a five-month fight with cancer, ...