Tag Archives: Independents

AUSTIN — Support from whites, independents and older Texans helps drive U.S. Senate hopeful MJ Hegar’s sizable lead over state Sen. Royce West in the Democratic primary runoff, analysis of a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll shows. West leads among blacks, holds a narrow edge among Democrats between 18 and 24 years old and barely is beating …

PESHAWAR: Independent candidates dominated the historic provincial assembly elections in the seven tribal districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) by securing six of the 16 general seats, while the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) grabbed five seats, according to the initial results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday. The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) won three seats, …