Category: Local
-
Three new members to join the Dane County Board of Supervisors
A special general election was held on June 4 in Wisconsin to fill three seats on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. Elizabeth Doyle (District 1), Kristen Audet (District 17), and Ann DeGarmo (District 33) were elected to the board. Doyle won her race unopposed, while the other two each faced a challenger. Three…
-
Preview of June 8 mayoral runoff elections in Dallas and San Antonio
On June 8, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas—two of the 10 largest cities by population in the country—will hold runoff elections for mayor. Dallas’ runoff is for an open seat, while San Antonio’s incumbent mayor is seeking re-election. In Dallas, the race is between City Councilmember Scott Griggs and state Rep. Eric Johnson, who…
-
Wichita’s mayor faces eight challengers in re-election bid
Nine mayoral candidates and eight city council candidates have filed to run in the 2019 elections in Wichita, Kansas. A primary for the mayoral race is scheduled for August 6. The general election is on November 5. The filing deadline was June 3. Wichita’s current mayor, Jeff Longwell, filed for re-election. He is facing…
-
Kansas school boards cancel primaries in four of five districts covered by Ballotpedia in 2019
Ballotpedia is covering elections in five Kansas school districts in 2019: Circle USD 375, Goddard USD 265, Haysville USD 261, Maize USD 266, and Wichita Public Schools. The filing deadline for these elections was June 3, 2019. Four districts canceled their primaries after two or fewer candidates filed per seat up for election. Wichita Public…
-
Los Angeles Unified School District Measure EE parcel tax fails
On Tuesday, voters in Los Angeles Unified School District defeated Measure EE, which would have enacted an annual parcel tax for 12 years at the rate of $0.16 per square foot of building improvements to fund educational improvements, instruction, and programs. District officials estimated that the parcel tax would have raised $500 million…
-
California school board recall approved to circulate petitions
An effort to recall three of the five members of the Antelope Valley Union High School District Board of Trustees in California was approved to circulate petitions on June 3. Board President Robert Davis, Vice President Victoria Ruffin, and Clerk Amanda Parrell were targeted for recall due to allegations of excessive, unnecessary, and duplicative expenditures,…
-
Incumbent Michael Hancock defeats development consultant Jamie Giellis in Denver mayoral runoff
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock defeated development consultant Jamie Giellis to win a third term Tuesday. At the time of Giellis’ concession, Hancock had received 55.6% of the vote to Giellis’ 44.4%. Giellis and Hancock were the top two finishers among a six-candidate field on the May 7 general election ballot. Since neither received a…
-
City council seats on Tuesday’s ballot in Los Angeles and Riverside
More than 200,000 Los Angeles residents will have more than 15 candidates to choose from in a city council special election on Tuesday. In California, the District 12 seat on the Los Angeles City Council and the Ward 1, 3, 5, and 7 seats on the Riverside City Council are up for election on…
-
12 candidates file to run in Tucson mayor and city council races
Four mayoral candidates and eight city council candidates filed to run in the 2019 city elections in Tucson, Arizona. A primary is scheduled for August 27, and the general election is on November 5. The filing deadline was May 29. Three of the four mayoral candidates—Randi Dorman, Steve Farley, and Regina Romero—will compete in…
-
Voters in Denver headed to polls for runoff election four weeks after general election
Denver is holding runoff elections on June 4 for seven nonpartisan seats after no candidate received a majority of the vote in the general election on May 7. On the ballot are mayor, five of 13 city council seats, and the city clerk and recorder position. In the mayoral race, incumbent Michael Hancock faces…