elections

Preliminary results show Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti's party won snap vote with clear margin

By Zana Cimili, Associated Press

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti appeared set for another term in office after his party on Sunday convincingly won an early parliamentary election in the Balkan country, preliminary results showed.

Nasry Asfura, candidate backed by Trump, declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote

By Marlon González, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election, the country’s electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Central American nation’s fragile electoral system.

Ultra-conservative wins Chile election, will be most right-wing president since dictatorship

By Isabel DeBre, Nayara Batschke, Associated Press

José Antonio Kast secured a thumping victory in Chile’s presidential runoff election Sunday, defeating the candidate of the leftist governing coalition and setting the stage for the country’s most right-wing government in 35 years of democracy.

James Solomon wins Jersey City mayoral election, defeating ex-Gov. Jim McGreevey

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

James Solomon was elected mayor of Jersey City on Tuesday, thwarting former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey’s bid for a political comeback more than two decades after a scandalous resignation.

Hondurans vote in close presidential race overshadowed by surprise Trump intervention

By Christopher Sherman, Marlon González, Associated Press

Hondurans voted Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pardon a former president.

Despite big election losses, Republican leaders insist there's no problem with GOP policies

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party's policies, its message or President Donald Trump's leadership. Trump…

Chile votes in polarized election after campaign focused on immigration and crime

By Isabel DeBre, Nayara Batschke, Associated Press

Chileans voted for a new president and parliament on Sunday in a contest expected to favor the hard right as candidates play on popular fears over organized crime and immigration.

Modi's coalition heads for landslide win in a key state election

By Rajesh Roy, Associated Press

A simple majority to form the government is 122 while Modi’s alliance was poised to cross 200-mark with BJP alone taking about 90 seats.

How and why the AP declares winners on election night

By Maya Sweedler, Associated Press

The Associated Press will compile votes and declare winners in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday, just as the news organization has done for nearly 180 years.

WATCH: Obama rallies with Democratic candidates in Virginia and New Jersey

By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America, Mike Catalini, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Obama's appearances Saturday for Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill contrast with Trump spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, leaving Republicans Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia and Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey to campaign for themselves.