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South Carolina's lieutenant governor resigned Friday as he was indicted on a string of ethics charges over an alleged scheme to fake campaign contributions while at the same time using thousands of dollars in donations for personal shopping sprees and trips.

San Francisco welcomed its first Asian-American leader Tuesday, as City Administrator Edwin Lee was sworn in as interim mayor before a crowd of hundreds. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appoint Lee to fill the remainder of Mayor Gavin Newsom's term. Newsom was sworn in Monday as California's lieutenant governor.

The Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor has dropped out of the race less than a week after winning the nomination amid a political uproar about his past. Scott Lee Cohen announced his decision Sunday night at a Chicago bar.

A political newcomer who won the Democratic nomination for Illinois lieutenant governor says he has no intention of leaving the ticket despite new details about his 2005 arrest for allegedly holding a knife to his ...

The New York Times is reporting that New York State's highest court has upheld Governor David Paterson's appointment of a lieutenant governor. The Court of Appeals ruled four to three in favor of a reversal for Governor Paterson.

South Carolina's lieutenant governor will ask embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to resign at a news conference Wednesday, a spokesman ...

Senate Republicans received a temporary restraining order to prevent the lieutenant governor nominee from taking office, but the move was disputed by Democrats.