Category: Local
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Incumbent Jim Ross, Steve Cavender, Hunter Crow, and Shaun Mallory are running in the general election for mayor of Arlington, Texas, on May 2, 2026
Incumbent Jim Ross, Steve Cavender, Hunter Crow, and Shaun Mallory are running in the general election for mayor of Arlington, Texas, on May 2, 2026. As of March 2026, Ross and Cavender led in endorsements and local media attention. The Arlington Report's Chris Moss reported that in a press release, Cavender said "he was urged…
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Two seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are up for special election on June 2, 2026
Two seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are up for special election on June 2, 2026. Incumbent Stephen Sherrill, Lori Brooke, and Jeremy Kirshner are running in District 2. Incumbent Alan Wong, Albert Chow, Natalie Gee, Jeremy Greco, and David Lee are running in District 4. As of February 2026, Sherrill and Brooke…
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Three Democrats are running for Buncombe County, North Carolina District Attorney on March 3
Three candidates– Courtney Booth, Katie Kurdys, and Martin Moore – are running in the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 40th Prosecutorial District Attorney, also known as the Buncombe County District Attorney, on March 3. No Republican candidates are running. This means the winner of the primary will succeed incumbent Todd Williams (D), who is not…
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Craighead County, Ark., Tax Collector candidates talk transparency in Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the March 3 Republican primary for Craighead County, Ark., Tax Collector—Jenny Ruth Crisler and Stephanie A. Hoffman—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key…
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Voters to decide 12 ballot measures at March 3 Town Meeting Day in Montpelier, Vermont
Voters in Montpelier, Vermont, will decide on 12 measures on the Town Meeting Day ballot on March 3, including a measure that would advise the mayor and city council to adopt a pledge to "join others in working to end all support to Israel's apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation." Town Meeting Day is…
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Janesville, Wisconsin, voters to decide Nov. 3, 2026, initiative requiring approval for development projects exceeding $450 million at GM/JATCO site, such as proposed data center
Voters in Janesville, Wisconsin, will decide on a ballot initiative on Nov. 3, 2026, that would require voter approval before a proposed $8 billion data center can be developed. On Feb. 9, 2026, the Janesville City Council voted to include the ballot initiative on the general election ballot. No Janesville Data Center organized the petition…
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Both candidates for Orange County, N.C., Board of Commissioners complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running for an at-large seat on the Orange County, N.C., Board of Commissioners—Adam Beeman and Karen Stegman—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages.…
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Ballotpedia publishes analysis of 2025 school board elections
Ballotpedia’s 2025 School Board Election Data Analysis examines candidate participation, election methods, and incumbency outcomes in school board elections across the United States. The report analyzes elections held in 187 school districts across 29 states, representing a total of 4,877,739 students. Ballotpedia tracked 546 school board seats up for election in 2025 and 990 candidates…
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Oregon voters to decide on veto referendum to repeal a gas tax increase and other parts of transportation bill in November
A veto referendum targeting the repeal of parts of a recently passed transportation funding bill, including an increase in the state’s gas tax, qualified for the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot on Dec. 30. The Oregon secretary of state reported that 163,451 of the 191,828 signatures accepted for verification were valid—a signature validity rate of 85%.…
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Incumbent Tim Keller and Darren White are running in the runoff election for mayor of Albuquerque
Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller and Darren White advanced from the nonpartisan election for mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to a runoff election on Dec. 9. Keller earned 36.6% of the vote in the general election, and White earned 31.3%. Keller, who was first elected mayor in 2017, is running on his record. According to his…