Anti-Incumbent Politics

Local Incumbents Weather Election StormManhasset PressThe anti-incumbent wave that swept the Republican Party back into control of the Nassau County legislature didn't make its way to the Town of North ...and more »  

Incumbents were sharply rebuked Tuesday night in elections all over Iowa, matching a national trend that’s giving Republicans a glimmer of hope going into 2010. Iowa's municipal elections are non-partisan, so it will be hard for either party to claim victory. But after years of Democratic dominance of election night, an evening where most high-profile races saw incumbents roundly rebuked is being celebrated in Republican circles.  

UPPER POTTSGROVE — By comfortable margins, voters returned three Republican incumbents to the township Board of Commissioners in Tuesday's voting. A total of eight candidates sought the three seats, making it one of the most crowded ballots in recent Upper Pottsgrove election history.  

Anti-incumbent sentiment by Long Island voters could mean upheaval in the Nassau County Legislature come election day on Tuesday, local political experts say. High property taxes, the lingering recession and the possibility of more tax hikes have voters angry and looking for someone to blame - namely incumbents up for re-election this year. On the other hand, [...]  

Durham NewsMayor, council incumbents coastDurham NewsMayor Bill Bell and three incumbent City Council members won landslide re-elections Tuesday, each taking more than 71 percent of ...Kids Voting results are inDurham Newsall 2 news articles »  

The non-partisan race showed how changing demographics affect a city's politics, said Charles Stewart ... In other cities: •Early returns showed Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood, who is white, ahead of two strong African-American candidates ...