Category: 2023 elections
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Nineteen candidates are running for eight seats on the Prince William County Public Schools school board
Nineteen candidates are running for seven districts and the chairmanship on the Prince William County Public Schools school board in Virginia on Nov. 7, 2023. The school district, located west of Alexandria, had approximately 90,070 students as of the 2020-21 school year. Board members are elected to four-year terms. One member—the board’s chairman—is elected at-large.…
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Oregon voters retain Democratic state Rep. Paul Holvey in recall election
Voters in Oregon retained state Rep. Paul Holvey (D) in a recall election on October 3, 2023. According to unofficial results, 90% of voters voted against recalling Holvey. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 initiated the recall effort in May. The union criticized Holvey for multiple reasons in the recall petition, including…
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Charlotte Mayor Vi Alexander Lyles advances from Democratic primary
The primary election in Charlotte, North Carolina, was on Sept. 12, 2023. Candidates competed to advance to the general election on Nov. 7, 2023. The filing deadline to run was on July 21, 2023. Candidates ran for Charlotte City Council and mayor of Charlotte. Incumbent Vi Alexander Lyles (D) defeated Lucille Puckett (D) in the…
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Celeste Maloy wins Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District
Celeste Maloy defeated Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District held on Sept. 5. Maloy received 38.3% of the vote, while Edwards and Hough received 35.1% and 26.6%, respectively. As of Sept. 6, approximately 82% of the votes were counted. Maloy advanced to the general election on Nov.…
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Fewest number of incumbents running for this cycle’s state executive offices since 2011
The number of incumbents running in this year’s state executive elections—20—is the fewest in the past four cycles for these offices. These are the 36 executive positions that voters decide in three states—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi—in the year prior to each presidential election. The number of incumbents running for re-election for these offices has declined…
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Gabe Amo wins Democratic special primary for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District
Gabe Amo defeated 10 candidates in the Democratic special primary for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District on Sept. 5. Amo received 32.1% of the vote. Only two other candidates received more than 10% of the vote: Aaron Regunberg with 24.8% and Sandra Cano with 14%. Amo advanced to the general election on Nov. 7, 2023.…
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Charlotte, North Carolina, to hold primaries on Sept. 12
The primary election for Charlotte, North Carolina, is on Sept. 12, 2023. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023. The filing deadline to run was on July 21, 2023. Candidates filed for Charlotte City Council and mayor of Charlotte. Incumbent Vi Alexander Lyles (D) and Lucille Puckett (D)…
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Voters of at least three Michigan cities will decide ranked-choice voting ballot initiatives in November
Voters of at least three cities in Michigan—East Lansing, Kalamazoo, and Royal Oak—will decide on ranked-choice voting (RCV) initiatives on Nov. 7, 2023. The initiatives would provide that RCV would go into effect when state law is changed to allow local governments to enact RCV. As of 2023, state law prevents localities from using RCV…
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Results from Mississippi’s battleground House primaries
Mississippi voters decided 44 contested state House primaries on Aug. 8, a decade-low for the chamber, down one from the previous low in 2019. Ballotpedia identified six battleground primaries in the chamber: one between Democrats and five between Republicans. In Mississippi, a candidate wins a primary outright if they receive a majority vote. Otherwise, the…
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Ohio voters defeat Issue 1 in special election
Ohio voters defeated Issue 1, which would have made changes to the laws governing citizen-initiated constitutional amendments, including increasing the vote requirement to 60% for constitutional amendments, on Aug. 8, 2023. With 95% reporting, election results show 57% of voters opposed and 43% of voters in favor. The One Person One Vote campaign, which led…