Category: Local
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Recall election roundup: Florida
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Florida from July 3-9, bringing the yearly statewide total to five efforts against four officials. The most recent effort is: Michele Myers and Cynthia Burton recall, Crescent City, Florida (2022-2023): Mayor Michele Myers and City Commissioner Cynthia Burton. Crescent City, City Commissioner Cynthia Burton Two recall attempts were…
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Recall election roundup: Wisconsin
Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Wisconsin from July 3-9, bringing the yearly statewide total to one effort against one official. The most recent effort is: Adam Hahn recall, Columbia County, Wisconsin (2023): Columbia County District 10 Supervisor Adam Hahn. According to Ballotpedia’s email communication with the Columbia County clerk, the…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Indiana roundup
Indiana is holding elections, including for municipal offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out…
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Nine candidates running in nonpartisan primary for mayor of Wichita, Kansas
Nine candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Wichita, Kansas, on Aug. 1. The top two vote-getters will advance to a Nov. 7 general election. Incumbent Brandon Whipple is running for re-election. Dr. Russell Arben Fox, a political science professor at Friends University in Wichita, says that turnout in the primary…
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Texas school board races still more competitive during odd-year elections but percentage of incumbents who lost re-election may buck trend
While California enrolls the largest population of public school students in the country, Texas has the most school districts and elected board members. There are 1,022 school districts in the Lone Star State and 6,994 elected board members. This year, Ballotpedia will cover elections for 172 Texas school board seats. One-hundred and fifty of those…
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All candidates for Tucson City Council Ward 2 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the Aug. 1 Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 2 — ncumbent Paul Cunningham and Lisa Nutt — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question: What are…
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Number of county commissioner recalls falls sharply in 2023
Ballotpedia has identified eight county commissioners (or equivalent county-level officeholders) targeted for recall across the country as of June 2023. This is a sharp decline from the 33 county commissioner (and equivalent) recall targets that had been tracked at this time in 2022. Recall attempts against county commissioners slowed significantly in the second half of…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: New York roundup
New York is holding elections, including for New York City Council, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates…
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Five recent mayoral elections in America’s largest cities have been decided by fewer than 1,000 votes
As Ballotpedia prepares for August’s mayoral elections, we wanted to pause and take a look at some trends we’ve noticed across the top 100 largest cities by population. Analyzing each city’s most recent mayoral election results, ranging from 2019 to 2023, we found that the top five competitive general elections were decided by fewer than…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: New York roundup
New York is holding elections, including for judicial and municipal offices, on June 27, 2023, and Nov. 7, 2023, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection…