Category: Local

  • Filing deadline passes in Arlington, Texas

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    On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Arlington, Texas. Candidates filed for Arlington City Council Districts 3, 4, 5, and 8, as well as for mayor of Arlington. Incumbents Nikkie Hunter, Andrew Piel, Rebecca Boxall, Barbara Odom-Wesley, and Jim Ross are running for re-election. They are running for Districts…

  • Filing deadline passes in San Antonio, Texas

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    On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in San Antonio, Texas. Candidates filed 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, and John Courage are running for…

  • Candidates advance from Milwaukee Common Council special primary

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    A special nonpartisan primary election was held for Milwaukee Common Council Districts 1, 5, and 9 on Feb. 21, 2023. Andrea Pratt and David Bowen advanced to the special general election for District 1, defeating Zandra Bailey, Vincent G. Toney, and Marshall Martin. The special election was called after Ashanti Hamilton left office to become the…

  • Candidates advance from Madison, Wisconsin primary

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    The primary election in Madison, Wisconsin, was on Feb. 21, 2023. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for April 4. The filing deadline to run was on Jan. 3. Candidates ran for Madison Common Council Districts 1-20. The primaries for districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18,…

  • Voters in Seattle approve Initiative 135, creating the Social Housing Developer

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    On Feb. 14, voters in Seattle, Washington, approved Initiative 135, a citizen-initiated measure to create the Seattle Social Housing Developer, a public development organization that will own, develop, and maintain what the initiative describes as social housing. As of Feb. 21, election results showed the initiative received 57.1% of the vote. According to Initiative 135,…

  • Chicago mayoral election takes place next week

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    Nine candidates are running for mayor of Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 28. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will take place on April 4. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, first elected in 2019, is running for re-election. The candidates to perform best in polling and receive the most endorsements are…

  • Twenty-one candidates running in Denver’s first open mayoral race since 2011

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    Twenty-one candidates are running in the general election for mayor of Denver, Colorado, on April 4, 2023. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top-two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on June 6, 2023. Incumbent Michael Hancock (D), first elected in 2011, is term-limited. This is Denver’s fifth open mayoral election since…

  • Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Tampa, Florida roundup

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    Florida is holding elections, including for Tampa City Council, on March 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who filled…

  • Indiana House education committee approves bill giving districts the option of holding partisan school board elections

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    On Feb. 8, the Indiana House Committee on Education voted 6-4 to approve House Bill 1428, which would allow school districts to conduct partisan elections. The bill now goes to the full House.  In Indiana and 41 other states, state law requires that school board candidates run in nonpartisan elections. Even so, these elections over…

  • All candidates for Denver City auditor complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Both of the candidates running in the April 4, 2023, general election for Denver City auditor—Incumbent Tim O’Brien (nonpartisan) and Erik Clarke (nonpartisan)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question: “Please list…