Author: Joseph Brusgard
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Seven candidates are running for four seats on the school board for Maine’s School Administrative District 40
Three seats in Maine School Administrative District 40 are up for election on June 10, 2025. This district includes the towns of Warren, Waldoboro, and Union. Members are elected to three-year terms on the 16-member board. Bangor Daily News‘ Jules Walkup wrote, “A decade ago, little attention would have been paid to school board races…
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Two candidates are running in a special election for District 4 on the Miami Board of Commissioners
Jose Regalado and Ralph Rosado are running in a nonpartisan special election for District 4 of the Miami City Commission on June 3, 2025. Former incumbent Manolo Reyes died on April 11. The winner will complete the remainder of Reyes’ term, which will expire in 2027. Regalado was the assistant building director for the city…
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The last election of the 2024 cycle has ended
On May 7, Jefferson Griffin (R) conceded defeat to incumbent justice Allison Riggs (D) in North Carolina’s 2024 state supreme court election. This was the last 2024 election without an official winner. Various legal actions were taken between the election and Griffin’s concession. On Nov. 6, Griffin held a lead of just under 10,000 ballots…
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An early look at the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Texas
Voters in Texas will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026. Cook Political Report‘s Jessica Taylor wrote, “Texas isn’t initially a top Democratic target, but the minority party only has two obvious offensive opportunities in North Carolina and Maine. In order to find a way to flip…
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Incumbent Jean Stothert and John Ewing Jr. are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Omaha on May 13, 2025
Incumbent Jean Stothert and John Ewing Jr. are running in the nonpartisan election for mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, on May 13, 2025. Both advanced from the April 1 top-two primary, where Stothert received 37% of the vote and Ewing received 31.9%. Omaha World Herald‘s Henry J. Cordes and Julie Anderson wrote, “While the mayor’s race…
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Incumbent Edward Gainey (D) and Corey O’Connor (D) are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 20, 2025
Incumbent Edward Gainey (D) and Corey O’Connor (D) are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 20, 2025. A Democrat has held the mayor’s office since 1934. PennLive‘s J.D. Prose wrote, “With Pittsburgh remaining a solidly blue enclave in purple Allegheny County, the party’s primary race winner will be considered…
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Incumbent Lawrence Krasner (D) and Patrick F. Dugan (D) are running in the May 20 Democratic primary for district attorney of Philadelphia
Incumbent Lawrence Krasner (D) and Patrick F. Dugan (D) are running in the Democratic primary for district attorney of Philadelphia on May 20, 2025. WHYY Radio’s Carmen Russell-Sluchansky wrote, “The contest pits two competing philosophies against each other: Krasner’s commitment to continuing to overhaul a historically punitive system and Dugan’s pledge to restore a sense…
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Two candidates are running in the general election for mayor of St. Louis on April 8, 2025
Incumbent Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer are running in the general election for mayor of St. Louis on April 8, 2025. This contest is a rematch of the 2021 election, in which Jones defeated Spencer 52% to 48%. Both candidates are affiliated with the Democratic Party. In the four-person primary, Spencer received 49% of the…
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Three candidates are running in the general election for Wisconsin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Jill Underly, Brittany Kinser, and Adrianne Melby are running in the general election for Wisconsin’s superintendent of public instruction on April 1, 2025. Underly was first elected in 2021, defeating Deborah Kerr 57.6% to 42.3%. Underly is campaigning on requesting more funding for state schools from the state legislature and says, “Our state has…
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Five candidates are running in the primary for mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
Five candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, on April 1, 2025. Three lead in polling and fundraising: Mayor Jean Stothert, John Ewing Jr., and Mike McDonnell. The filing deadline for this election was Feb. 28, 2025. Stothert was first elected in 2013. She is campaigning on her record: “My vision for the future is obviously to make sure that…