Category: Local
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Special election preview: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, general
The nonpartisan general for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is on April 4, 2023. The primary was held on Feb. 21 and the filing deadline to run was on Jan. 3. Candidates are competing for three out of 15 seats on the Milwaukee Common Council. Candidates are also competing for two seats on the Milwaukee Municipal Court. The…
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Pflugerville Independent School District filing deadline passes
On Feb. 17, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office on the Pflugerville Independent School District school board in Texas. Three of seven school board seats are up for election. Candidates filed for Place 5, Place 6, and Place 7. Place 5 is a special election, while Places 6 and 7 are up…
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Incumbent Jane Castor wins re-election as mayor of Tampa
The general election for Tampa, Florida, was on March 7, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 20. Candidates competed for seven of seven city council seats, with all seven incumbents running for re-election. Candidates also competed for mayor of Tampa. Incumbent Jane Castor and Belinda Noah ran in the nonpartisan mayoral election.…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Indiana roundup
Indiana is holding elections, including for Indianapolis City Council, on May 2, 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…
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All candidates for Madison Common Council District 2 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the April 4, 2023, general election for Madison Common Council District 2 — Incumbent Juliana Bennett (nonpartisan) and Colin Barushok (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’…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup
Texas is holding elections, including for municipal and school board offices, on May 6, 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…
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Jacksonville, Florida voters to decide local races
The general election for Jacksonville, Florida is on March 21, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 13. Candidates are competing for property appraiser, city council, and mayor. The general elections for sheriff, supervisor of elections, and tax collector were canceled after no more than one candidate filed to run for each race.…
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Johnson and Vallas advance to mayoral runoff in Chicago
Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas advanced from a nine candidate field in the Feb. 28, 2023, general election for mayor of Chicago, Illinois, to an April 24 runoff. Vallas received 33.7% of the vote in the general election. He was the 2014 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. He worked as chief administrative officer at Chicago…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Madison Common Council roundup
Wisconsin is holding elections, including for Madison Common Council, on April 4, 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 a candidate who filled…
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Filing deadline passes in Irving, Texas
The filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Irving, Texas, on Feb. 17. Candidates filed for Irving City Council Places 3 and 5, as well as for mayor of Irving. Two of eight city council seats are up for election this year. Incumbent Mark Zeske is running for re-election to City Council Place…