Author: Mercedes Yanora
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Helena to hold first mayoral primary since 2001
Emily Dean, Sonda Gaub, Braxton Hudson, Chris Riccardo, and Andy Shirtliff are running in the nonpartisan primary for mayor of Helena, Montana, on Sept. 9, 2025. This election is the first since 2001 in Helena to require a primary for mayor. According to KTVH, state law “requires local governments to hold primaries if at least…
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Incumbent Jason Miyares (R) and Jerrauld Jones (D) running for attorney general of Virginia on Nov. 4
Incumbent Jason Miyares (R) and Jerrauld Jones (D) are running in the general election for attorney general of Virginia on Nov. 4, 2025. According to AP’s Olivia Diaz, Virginia’s odd-year elections are “seen as referendums on the party in power before Congress heads into midterm elections. … Democrats’ hold on Virginia has slipped in recent…
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Democrats to hold firehouse primary for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District June 28
On June 3, 2025, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) called a special election for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District to be held Sept. 9, 2025. Incumbent Gerald Connolly (D) died on May 21, 2025. Virginia law requires political parties to nominate their candidates 60 days before special elections, in this case by July 11. The 11th Congressional…
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Ortiz Jones defeats Pablos in San Antonio mayoral runoff election
Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Rolando Pablos 54.3% to 45.7% in the June 7, runoff election for mayor of San Antonio, Texas. Ortiz Jones and Pablos advanced to the runoff from the nonpartisan general election on May 3. Ortiz Jones received 27.2% of the vote and Pablos received 16.6%. The two advanced to a runoff because…
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Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos running in June 7 San Antonio mayoral runoff election
Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos are running in the June 7, 2025, runoff election for mayor of San Antonio, Texas. Ortiz Jones and Pablos advanced to the runoff from the nonpartisan general election on May 3. Ortiz Jones received 27.2% of the vote and Pablos received 16.6%. The two advanced to a runoff because…
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Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos advance to June 7, 2025, mayoral runoff election in San Antonio
On May 3, Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos advanced to the June 7, 2025, mayoral runoff election in San Antonio, Texas. Twenty-seven candidates ran in the nonpartisan general election on May 3. Beto Altamirano, John Courage, Adriana Garcia, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Ortiz Jones, Pablos, Manny Pelaez, and Clayton Perry were notable candidates based on…
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San Antonio’s mayoral election first in 16 years without an incumbent
Twenty-seven candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of San Antonio, Texas, on May 3, 2025. Beto Altamirano, John Courage, Adriana Garcia, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Gina Ortiz Jones, Rolando Pablos, Manny Pelaez, and Clayton Perry are notable candidates based on media attention, polling, and endorsements. Incumbent Ron Nirenberg, elected in June 2017, is term-limited. Though the office is nonpartisan, Nirenberg is a Democrat. He…