Elections

Louisville will have more than a dozen competitive local government races this year, including elections for mayor, Metro Council and county sheriff.

Louisville Metro Council Member Shameka Parrish-Wright has decided not to run for reelection to the District 3 seat, launching a bid for mayor instead.

The deadline to file to run for mayor, Louisville Metro Council and other local elected offices is Jan. 9.

Political hopefuls in Southern Indiana can officially file their candidacy to run for office in the primary next month.

President Donald Trump threw his support behind Ed Gallrein before he officially entered the race.

Republicans running for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s open seat in Kentucky, along with outside PACs, have already raised and spent millions of dollars.

Bobbie Holsclaw helmed the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office for more than 25 years.

In a battle prompted by President Trump, Texas and California could redraw lines that change whose votes really matter in the 2026 congressional elections.

The British government aims to make all 16- and 17-year-olds eligible to vote starting in the next U.K. general election. Some voting age limits are changing in the U.S., but only at the local level.

Some Hoosiers will be forced to prove their citizenship in order to keep their voter registration from being deleted under a new state law.