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Pratt, the former reality TV personality making his first bid for elected office, had support from 22% of the likely voters surveyed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

If elected, he is expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for Labour's leadership.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The government's "sikyong", or leader, Penpa Tsering, was elected for a second term, after taking 61 percent in the preliminary round -- a high enough threshold to win outright.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

North Carolina regulators initially permitted Lindberg’s insurance companies to make loans to other companies affiliated with the tycoon, but scrutiny of the arrangements ramped up under a newly elected insurance commissioner.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

At the close of the meeting, UOCI’s newly elected president, Rubye Gattis, a twenty-eight-year-old mother of four, led members out of the gym and they headed downtown, en masse, bringing traffic to a standstill.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson