Author: Abbey Smith
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Three state executives ineligible to run for re-election in 2019 due to term limits
Ten of the 23 state executive positions up for election in 2019 are subject to term limits. That includes all seven of Kentucky’s state executive offices on the ballot, as well as Louisiana’s governorship and Mississippi’s governorship and lieutenant governorship. Of the 10 positions subject to term limits, three are held by incumbents who…
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April 16 special election to fill Connecticut House seat
A special election for the District 19 seat of the Connecticut House of Representatives is being held April 16. Candidates running for special elections in Connecticut are nominated through party conventions. The March 8 Republican nominating convention chose Robert Margolis as the party’s candidate, and the March 9 Democratic nominating convention chose Tammy Exum. …
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Five candidates in open-seat mayoral primary in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Tuesday
The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, is holding primaries for mayor, four city council districts, and one of five elected seats on the airport authority on April 9. A general election is scheduled for May 7. The filing deadline for this election was March 7. The open mayoral primary includes five candidates—Leirion Gaylor Baird, Krystal…
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St. Louis Metro Council sees 100% incumbent re-election rate
Municipal and school board elections were held in Missouri on April 2. In St. Louis, a general election was held for metro council president and 14 council seats, and in Kansas City, a primary was held for mayor and all 12 city council seats. Ballotpedia also covered school board general elections in 11 school districts…
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Over half of Oklahoma’s school board elections canceled due to uncontested races
General elections for Oklahoma school boards were held on April 2. Of the 26 school districts Ballotpedia covered in the state, 16 canceled their general elections for 17 seats. Fourteen of those districts canceled due to lack of opposition, while the other two canceled after incumbents took more than 50 percent of the vote in…
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1,957 candidates responded to Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2018
Ballotpedia introduced a new initiative in 2018: Candidate Connection. We surveyed candidates at the federal, state, and local levels to help voters choose representatives who reflected their values and upheld their ideals. A total of 1,957 candidates responded. They came from all but two of the 50 states and ran for all levels of…
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Five Jacksonville City Council races headed to May 14 runoff
Five of the 19 city council seats in Jacksonville, Florida, are headed to a runoff election on May 14 after no candidate received a majority of the votes cast in the March 19 general election. Two of the runoff races feature incumbents. At-large Position 3 incumbent Tommy Hazouri (D) is competing against Greg Rachal (R),…
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Twenty-six file to run in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District special election
Twenty-six candidates filed to run in the special election to fill North Carolina’s vacant 3rd Congressional District seat. The candidates include six Democrats, 17 Republicans, one Constitution Party candidate, and two Libertarians. The vacancy occurred when former Rep. Walter Jones (R) died on February 10. Jones had held the seat since 1995. Primaries are scheduled…
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Fourteen file to run for 4 Riverside City Council seats
Fourteen candidates filed to run in the June 4 general election for Riverside City Council in California. The Ward 1, 3, 5, and 7 seats are on the ballot. The filing deadline was March 8. Ward 1 incumbent Mike Gardner filed to run for another term and faces two challengers. The races for the open…
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Recall effort begins in California school district
An effort to recall Marnie Glickman from her position on the Dixie School District Board of Trustees in California began on March 5 in the midst of a debate over changing the school district’s name. Glickman is a supporter of the name-change effort. Supporters of the name change said the name Dixie is connected…