Challenger Michelle Kennedy edged out incumbent Mike Barber by 99 votes on November 7 to pick up the third at-large seat on the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. Challenger Robert Holden defeated incumbent Elizabeth Crowley by fewer than 140 votes to claim the District 30 seat on the New York City Council. Close asRead more about Close races and coin flips[…]

A Philadelphia resident was shocked to receive a letter Friday saying they won an election earlier in the month — apparently because no one else cast a vote. “I literally yelled ‘what the hell’ when I opened the letter,” Phillip Garcia told The Hill. “I’ve written my name in a few times during elections when no one else is listed for a position.Read more about Philadelphia write-in candidate: I won with one vote[…]