Category: Local
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Five candidates file to run in special election for Houston City Council District G seat
Candidates interested in running in the nonpartisan special election for Houston City Council District G had until Dec. 16 to file. The special general election is scheduled for Jan. 25. Five candidates filed to run in the special election by the deadline: Mary Nan Huffman, Piper Madland, D. Duke Millard, Raul Reyes Jr., and Houshang…
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Voters defeat Wisconsin school board recall, keep member on board
A recall election against Gary Mertig, one of the five members of the Butternut School District school board in Wisconsin, was on the ballot on December 14, 2021. Nate Pritzl filed to run against Mertig in the election. Mertig received 53.7% of the votes in the election, defeating Pritzl and retaining his seat. Recall supporters…
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Kshama Sawant defeats recall effort
District 3 City Councilmember Kshama Sawant defeated a recall effort in Seattle, Washington. The election was held Dec. 7. As of Dec. 16, there were 306 more votes opposed to the recall than supporting it. Results will be certified Dec. 17. The Seattle Times reported, “Any challenged ballots resolved between the time votes were counted…
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Voters approve Nebraska county supervisor recall election
A recall election against Doris Karloff (R), District 2 representative of the seven-member Saunders County Board of Supervisors in Nebraska, was held on Dec. 14. A majority of voters cast ballots in favor of the recall to remove Karloff from office. The recall effort was started by Rhonda Carritt, a resident of Wahoo, Nebraska, which…
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Fiebelkorn and Grout win Albuquerque City Council seats in Dec. 7 runoff election
The nonpartisan general runoff election for Albuquerque City Council Districts 7 and 9 in New Mexico was on Dec. 7. The general election was held on Nov. 2, and the filing deadline for publicly funded candidates passed on July 5. The filing deadline for privately funded candidates passed on Aug. 24. Tammy Fiebelkorn defeated Lori…
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Tracking school board elections by county population density
Ballotpedia tracked 96 school districts across 16 states that held elections on Nov. 2 where candidates took a stance on race in education, coronavirus responses, or sex and gender in schools. There were 310 seats up for election, and all but six have been called. In each of the called races, Ballotpedia researched whether the…
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Recall election to be held Dec. 14 against Wisconsin school board member
A recall election against Gary Mertig, one of the five members of the Butternut School District school board in Wisconsin, is on the ballot on Dec. 14. Nate Pritzl filed to run against Mertig in the election. Recall supporters said Mertig lied when he said community members would have input on the school district’s COVID-19…
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Jacksonville City Council race heads to a runoff
A special general election was held on Dec. 7 for the at-large Group 3 seat on the Jacksonville City Council. According to unofficial results, Tracye Polson (D) received 36.7% of the vote, and Nick Howland (R) received 35.9% of the vote. The other two candidates in the race, James Jacobs (D) and Howland Russell (R),…
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Initial results in recall of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant
Seattle held an election on Dec. 7 asking voters if District 3 City Councilmember Kshama Sawant should be recalled. Initial results published on election night showed 53% supporting the recall and 47% opposing it. Washington uses mail-in voting, and ballots needed to be postmarked by election day. King County Elections will continue counting mail ballots…
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Kansas county commissioner recall election approved by voters
A recall election against Brian Kinzie (R), District Two representative on the Labette County Commission in Kansas, was held on Dec. 7. A majority of voters cast ballots in favor of the recall, removing Kinzie from office. Voters were asked, “Shall Brian C. Kinzie be recalled from the office of 2nd District County Commissioner?” They…