Category: Local

On February 1, a week-long application period will close for an open seat on the Reno City Council in Nevada. The vacancy is the only regular at-large seat on the council, which has seven positions. The other six positions are held by the mayor, who is also elected at-large, and five members who are elected…

In California, seven candidates are running in the nonpartisan special election for the vacant District 3 seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The candidate filing deadline passed on January 28, and the election is scheduled for March 12.   The vacancy was created when former District 3 representative Todd Spitzer was sworn into…

Early voting in Chicago’s municipal elections kicks off on January 29 at the Super Loop Site (175 W. Washington St.). The originally-scheduled start date of January 17 was delayed due to several outstanding petition challenges.   A total of 160 city council candidates will be on the ballot—down from 212 who filed to run in…

The filing deadline for the District 3 city council special election in Atlanta passed on January 25 at 4:30 p.m. The general election is on March 19, and a runoff election will be held on April 16 if no candidate receives a majority of the votes. Ten candidates filed to run.   The election was…

A total of six candidates filed to run for two at-large seats on the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education in Missouri. The general election is on April 2, and the filing deadline passed on January 15. Both seats are open since neither incumbent chose to file for re-election. Former incumbent Bill Haas lost…

On January 23, early voting began in the special election for the Nashville Metro Council’s District 29 seat. The election is on February 12, 2019. Four candidates filed to run for the vacancy: Nicola Lamattina, Delishia Porterfield, Constance Smith-Burwell, and Vicky Tataryn.   The District 29 seat was previously held by Karen Johnson, who was…

The filing deadline to run for office in Colorado Springs passed on January 22, 2019. The city is holding elections for mayor and three of nine seats on the city council on April 2, with a possible runoff scheduled for May 21. The six other seats on the city council, elected to specific districts, will…

A nonpartisan special election to fill the vacant District 3 seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors in California is being held March 12. The candidate filing deadline is January 28.   The vacancy occurred after the former District 3 representative, Todd Spitzer, was sworn into office as the county’s new district attorney. He…

On Tuesday, former U.S. Sen. and Florida governor Bob Graham (D) endorsed city council member Mike Suarez for Tampa Bay mayor. In a statement, Graham said, “His leadership on the environment, our efforts to fight the war on terrorism and his dedication to protecting our elders, is what I admire about his service.” Suarez has…

A total of 32 candidates filed to run for eight offices up for nonpartisan election in Tampa, Florida, which is double the number of candidates who ran in the city’s 2015 elections. The office of mayor and all seven city council seats are on the general election ballot on March 5, 2019. If no candidate…