Mayoral Race

Lorena Gonzalez posted an inflammatory ad that reportedly falsely accuses her Black male opponent of being a rape apologist.

Kasim Reed wants his old job back. The former mayor of Atlanta submitted paperwork on Wednesday to join the 2021 mayoral race.

Former NYPD officer Eric Adams has jumped ahead of Andrew Yang in the New York City mayoral race, a new poll shows.

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang struggled to name a Jay-Z song after claiming in an interview that he’s a fan of the rapper.

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood face off in woman-to-woman political battle

Woodfin ran against incumbent Birmingham Mayor William Bell, who had been at City Hall for seven years and who was in politics for 40 years…

Akeem Browder, the brother of Kalief Browder, is throwing his hat into the ring to run for mayor of New York City against Mayor Bill de Blasio.

theGRIO REPORT – Bowser rose to victory from a field of eight contenders amid a prickly battle that heated up in recent weeks and led to front-runner status…

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most unpredictable and contentious primary campaigns the city has seen in decades is drawing to a close. And on Tuesday, for the first time since 1997, voters will not see Michael Bloomberg’s name on their mayoral ballot…

ANALYSIS – Bill de Blasio is running a very unconventional campaign with the kind of direct racial appeals that are traditionally the domain of only minority candidates…

theGRIO REPORT – No matter who wins on September 10th, the question still remains: How much of an impact if any, can the next mayor have on reforming the now ruled unconstitutional policy that is stop-and-frisk?…

theGRIO REPORT – Embattled New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has weighed in on a major judicial ruling on the controversial NYPD stop-and-frisk policy…

OPINION – Stop-and-frisk in many ways has become a bellwether for this mayoral democratic primary, similar to how the 2008 war in Iraq, became the central tenet of the 2008 presidential democratic primary…

theGRIO REPORT – Civil rights activist and entertainer Harry Belafonte announced his endorsement of New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio today during a campaign event…

OPINION – What do these very different men have in common? Both have come under scrutiny twice for inappropriate sexual behavior…

theGRIO REPORT – Anna Pierre, mayoral candidate who claimed she was ‘endorsed by Jesus,’ finished last in the North Miami race…

NBC Chicago – There will be no mayor-elect in the Casey household in Dixmoor. At least not for this election…