Category: Local
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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Garland, Texas
The general election for Garland, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Garland City Council Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8, as well as for mayor of Garland. Incumbent Scott LeMay won re-election as mayor with 75.4% of the vote to Roel Garcia’s 24.6%.…
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City council incumbents win re-election in Plano, Texas
The general election for Plano, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Plano City Council Places 1, 3, 5, and 7. Four of eight council seats were up for election. Incumbents Maria Tu, Shelby Williams, and Julie Holmer won re-election for Places 1, 5,…
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Two city council races in San Antonio, Texas, headed to a runoff
The general election for San Antonio, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for San Antonio City Council Districts 1-10, as well as for mayor of San Antonio. Incumbent Ron Nirenberg won re-election as mayor with 60.9% of the vote. Seven of eight incumbents won…
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Candidates advance from primaries in Indianapolis, Indiana
The primary election for Indianapolis, Indiana, was on May 2, 2023. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023. The filing deadline to run was on Feb. 3. Candidates ran for city council and mayor. Incumbent Joe Hogsett, Bob Kern, Clif Marsiglio, Robin Shackleford, and Larry Vaughn ran in the…
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Brough, Johnston seek Denver mayorship in city’s fifth open election since 1959
Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston are running in a runoff election for Mayor of Denver, Colorado, on June 6. They advanced from a field of 22 candidates in the April 4 general election. Johnston received 25% of the vote, and Brough received 20%. Incumbent Michael Hancock (D), first elected in 2011, is term-limited. This is…
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Abortion, marijuana decriminalization, the climate, and law enforcement featured on local ballots in Texas on May 6
Ballotpedia is covering 47 ballot measures in seven counties in Texas on May 6. Five of the 47 are citizen initiatives, and the remaining 42 were referred to the ballot by a vote of a local governing board, such as a county board or city council. Compared to the May elections in 2019 and 2021…
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Leirion Gaylor Baird and Suzanne Geist are running in the general election for mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska
Incumbent Leirion Gaylor Baird and Suzanne Geist are running in the May 2, 2023, nonpartisan general election for mayor of Lincoln, Neb. They advanced to the general election after being the top-two vote-getters in the nonpartisan primary on April 4, 2023. While mayoral elections in Lincoln are officially nonpartisan, candidates for office are often affiliated…
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School board candidates running per seat increased each year from 2020 to 2022
The average number of candidates running per school board seat in school districts covered by Ballotpedia went up each year from 2020 to 2022. An average of 1.96 candidates ran per seat in 2020. That number increased to 2.09 in 2021 and increased again to 2.17 in 2022. School board elections in 2021 and 2022…
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Yemi Mobolade and Wayne W. Williams running in general runoff for mayor of Colorado Springs
The general runoff for Colorado Springs, Colorado, is on May 16, 2023. The general election was held on April 4, and the filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 23. Candidates are competing for mayor of Colorado Springs after no mayoral candidate received a majority of votes on April 4. Yemi Mobolade and Wayne W.…
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Eleven seats up for election in San Antonio, Texas
The general election for San Antonio, Texas, is on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates are competing for San Antonio City Council Districts 1-10, as well as for mayor of San Antonio. Incumbents Mario Bravo, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Adriana Garcia, Teri Castillo, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Manny Pelaez,…