Author: Megan Feeney
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Mayor and city council races advance to runoffs in Columbia, S.C.
The general municipal election in Columbia, S.C., was held on Nov. 2. Candidates competed for mayor and three seats on the seven-seat city council. In the nonpartisan mayor’s race, Daniel Rickenmann and Tameika Isaac Devine advanced to a general runoff election, defeating Sam Johnson and Moe Baddourah. The runoff, scheduled for Nov. 16, is needed…
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Salt Lake City to use ranked-choice voting for the first time in November election
The general election for Salt Lake City, Utah, is on Nov. 2. The election will be the first time the city uses a ranked-choice voting system. After the Utah State Legislature gave cities the option to use ranked-choice voting, the Salt Lake City Council opted into the program in April 2021. Candidates are competing for…
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Filing deadline approaches for special city council election in Dover, Del.
Candidates interested in running in the special election for the District 1 seat of the Dover City Council in Delaware have until Nov. 1 to file. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 16. No primary election was scheduled. The special election was called after Matthew Lindell resigned from his seat on the nine-seat city…
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Northern Mariana Islands to hold special election on Oct. 16
The special general election for Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives District 3 is on Oct. 16. Corina Magofna (D) is competing against Grace Sablan Vaiagae (R). The filing deadline to run passed on Sept. 3. The special election became necessary after Ivan A. Blanco (R) died while in office on July 23. Blanco served…
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Two challengers defeat incumbents in Birmingham general runoff election
Birmingham, Ala., held a general runoff election on Oct. 5. The runoff was necessary after no candidate earned a majority of the vote in several races during the general election on Aug. 24. Candidates competed for two seats on the nine-seat city council. Challengers defeated incumbents in both districts. J.T. Moore won the District 4…
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Birmingham, Ala., to hold general runoff election Oct. 5
The general runoff election in Birmingham, Ala., is on Oct. 5. The general election was held on Aug. 24, and the filing deadline to run passed on July 10. General runoffs became necessary after no candidate earned a majority of the vote in four races during the general election in August. Candidates are competing for…
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Durham to hold municipal primary election on Oct. 5
The municipal primary election in Durham, N.C., is on Oct. 5. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2. The filing deadline to run passed on Aug. 13. Seven candidates filed to run in the nonpartisan mayoral primary. The incumbent mayor Steve Schewel did not file to run for re-election.…
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Bousselot (R) defeats Phillips (D) in Iowa state House special election
A special general election was held for Iowa House of Representatives District 37 on Sept. 14. Mike Bousselot (R) defeated Andrea Phillips (D), earning 51.6% of the vote to Phillips’ 48.4%. There was no primary election, as the candidates were selected directly by their respective political parties. The special election became necessary after John Landon…
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Filing deadline approaches for Miami municipal election
The filing deadline to run for elected office in Miami is on Sept. 18. Prospective candidates may file for mayor and two seats on the five-seat city commission. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 2. If no candidate earns more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held Nov. 16. Miami…
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Filing deadline approaches for Mississippi state legislative special elections
Candidates interested in running in special elections for Mississippi state Senate Districts 32 and 38 have until Sept. 13 to file. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 2. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote in the general elections, runoffs will be held on Nov. 23. In District 32, the special election…