Governor

Voting in the California gubernatorial recall election closes Tuesday night, and mail-in ballot turnout is high in areas likely to be in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Whoever becomes (or stays) governor of the Golden State will have some big decisions to make, including appointing a replacement if aging Sen. Dianne Feinstein were to leave office (Feinstein, 87, has publicly...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is reportedly “not feeling well” and has begun isolating until he can get tested for COVID-19.

In her first public address as she prepares to take over for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo following his resignation this week, the Lt. Governor said she pledges to listen first.

This week, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed that she and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whom she will replace in two weeks, were not close and there would be turnover in her office.

President Joe Biden traveled a few miles across the Potomac River on Friday evening to stump for former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is in a crucial race to retake his old job. It was Biden’s first in-person campaign event appearance since becoming president — one in which an estimated 3,000 supporters gathered in a park in Arlington, some without masks,...

Former state Rep. Geoff Diehl, the co-chair of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign in Massachusetts, announced his campaign to replace Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on the Fourth of July.

Former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who liked to compare himself to former President Donald Trump, formally announced Monday that he’s launching a campaign for a third term. LePage has not been shy about criticizing his successor, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, over fiscal policies and her actions during the coronavirus pandemic. “Maine faces several challenges and we must work...

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage registered Thursday to run for governor in the state once again.

In today’s Daily Debrief, the first Latina elected to the state Senate announces she’s running for governor. A teen helps his siblings get out safely, after an apparent murder-suicide in Oxford. Plus the president’s plan to stop the surge of gun violence in America, and where you can buy real dinner with fake Monopoly money today.

Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz, a Boston Democrat and the first Latina elected to the Massachusetts state Senate, announced that she will run for governor in 2022 on Twitter Wednesday morning.

Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz, a Boston Democrat and the first Latina elected to the Massachusetts Senate, announced that she will run for governor in 2022 on Twitter Wednesday morning, making her the third Democratic candidate to launch a bid for governor. “I am tired of waiting for government to live up to our hopes and our family’s needs, and that...

Danielle Allen is officially running for governor in 2022, the Harvard professor making history with the announcement in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse.

Danielle Allen, a Harvard professor, is running for Governor of Massachusetts.

Harvard University professor Danielle Allen announced an historic run for governor of Massachusetts on Tuesday morning, pledging to re-imagine a commonwealth that works for all, not just for those in power.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has granted a pardon of innocence to a man who had been imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a judge

As Gavin Newsom faces a recall in California, many are wondering how Caitlyn Jenner might fare in a race against him. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains Jenner has name recognition that some people might spend millions for and never achieve.

Former Olympian and reality TV personality Caitlyn Jenner announced on Friday that she has filed paperwork to run for governor of California in a likely recall election against current Gov. Gavin Newsom.

After talk suggesting he would run against rival Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, who was elected in 2018 as Paul LePage, a Republican, was termed out, there are some more formal signs that LePage could be a candidate again in 2022.

The former governor of Maine seems to be considering a return to politics.

Sabina Matos made history Wednesday when she was sworn in as Rhode Island’s lieutenant governor, the first person of color to hold the post. Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea administered the oath of office in a brief ceremony at the State House attended by Democratic Gov. Dan McKee and Matos’ husband, Patrick Ward, and two children, Annemarie and Diego....