Posted by David Garnick, News Engineering Team

I’m a bit of a junkie for political news, and of course I follow elections. The U.S. section of Google News covers a broad range of topics that are of interest to a national audience; thus, typically, few stories pertain to elections. There is no simple query that I can use in the News search box that will give me a broad and current selection of stories related to the elections. To supply direct access to extensive coverage of the candidates, the campaigns, and the issues, Google News has launched a new Elections section on our front page. that brings you the top stories on national, state, and local elections all through the United States.

The Elections section appears on the front page along with all of the previously supported sections. whether you’ve personalized your front page, you

can add that new section with a restricted visit of the button following the announcement at the top of the front page. whether you navigate to the full Elections section, there is a gadget you can use to “Follow the Candidates.” The candidates tab allows you to choose the candidates you wish to track. The video, news, and blogs tabs allow you to find subject matter specific to those candidates. The maps tab allows you to follow those candidates on the campaign trail. You can use the button below the gadget to add the gadget to your iGoogle page.

Now I can easily satisfy my appetite for election news, and as a big election season gets underway, I’m excited and proud to be working on the Google News Team to help keep others informed too.

Orginal post by Gina Bonzani