All posts tagged "runoff election"
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Alabama Mailer Attacks Transgender Candidate Sylvia Swayne
LGBTQ groups are condemning the illegal election mailer attacking a Democratic candidate for office for being transgender.
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Fabian Nelson Is Mississippi’s First LGBTQ Elected Official
Fabian Nelson is poised to become Mississippi's first out LGBTQ elected official after winning a primary runoff in a Democratic district.
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Jennifer Williams Elected New Jersey’s First Transgender Councilwoman
Voters in Trenton, New Jersey, have elected the state’s first-ever transgender municipal officeholder, delivering victory to Jennifer Williams for the city’s North Ward seat by...
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Will Jennifer Williams Be New Jersey’s First Transgender Councilmember?
A Republican seeking to become her state's first transgender municipal officeholder is tied in votes for a seat on the Trenton City Council.
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Senator Raphael Warnock Re-Elected Over Anti-LGBTQ Opponent
On Tuesday, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) was re-elected to a full six-year term, defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker despite the latter’s embrace of “culture war”...
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Herschel Walker Campaigns with North Carolina’s Anti-Gay Lieutenant Governor
Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat representing Georgia, has doubled down on anti-LGBTQ attacks ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff election...
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Robotexts Exploit Georgia Democrat’s Sexual Orientation
LGBTQ advocates are condemning robotexts in Georgia highlighting a state representative candidate's sexual orientation.
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Nonbinary Atlanta City Council candidate becomes first out LGBTQ Muslim elected in Georgia
Liliana Bakhtiari is the first out LGBTQ Muslim and first nonbinary person elected to the Atlanta City Council.
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Jane Castor elected first lesbian mayor of Tampa
Former police chief becomes third lesbian mayor elected as head of a major city this month
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Lori Lightfoot wins Chicago mayoral election, becoming highest-ranking LGBTQ mayor in history
Former federal prosecutor defeats Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle by 48-point margin
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Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot decries anti-gay flyers handed out near churches
Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot condemned misleading flyers that have been distributed to parishioners at majority-black churches on the South Side that highlight her sexual...
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Lesbian attorney advances to November runoff in Seattle mayor’s race
A lesbian attorney was one of the top two candidates to emerge from a crowded 21-candidate primary election on Tuesday, putting her one step closer...
