Category: Local

  • Ballotpedia’s mid-year recall report shows school board recalls on the rise

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    In the first half of 2021, Ballotpedia tracked 164 recall efforts against 262 officials. This was the most recall efforts for this point in the year since the first half of 2016, when we tracked 189 recall efforts against 265 officials. In comparison, we tracked between 72 and 155 efforts by the midpoints of 2017,…

  • Voters reelect mayor and 5 of 7 city council members in Jackson, Miss.

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    The city of Jackson, Miss., held a general election for mayor and all seven seats on the city council on June 8. A primary was held on April 6, and a primary runoff was held on April 27. The filing deadline for this election was Feb. 6. Democratic Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba won re-election with…

  • Early voting begins in NYC mayoral primary on June 12

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    Thirteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City on June 22, 2021. Early voting began on June 12. This election features the first use of ranked-choice voting for a mayoral primary in the city’s history. Under this system, voters will be able to rank up to five candidates on…

  • The NYC race you may not have heard about—for comptroller

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    On June 22nd, New York City will vote in primaries not only for mayor, but for other city offices as well, including comptroller. The comptroller performs audits of city agencies and manages five public pension funds, among other responsibilities. As of March, the pension funds totaled $253 billion in assets. The next comptroller will also…

  • Virginia cities hold municipal primaries on June 8

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    The primary election for Norfolk and Richmond in Virginia was on June 8. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2.  In Richmond, Antionette Irving defeated William Burnett in the Democratic primary for sheriff. Irving earned 55% of the vote to Irving’s 45%. No Republican candidates filed to run. In the…

  • Two incumbents lose re-election bids in Fort Worth City Council runoffs

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    The general runoff election for the Fort Worth City Council in Texas was held on June 5. The general election was held on May 1, and the filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 21. Races for City Council Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9 were decided in the runoff. Both incumbents who ran in…

  • Two incumbents lose re-election bids in Fort Worth City Council runoffs

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    The general runoff election for the Fort Worth City Council in Texas was held on June 5. The general election was held on May 1, and the filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 21. Races for City Council Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9 were decided in the runoff. Both incumbents who ran in…

  • Mattie Parker defeats Deborah Peoples in Fort Worth mayoral runoff election

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    Mattie Parker defeated Deborah Peoples in the Fort Worth mayoral runoff election on June 5, 2021. Parker received 54% of the vote to Peoples’ 46%. Parker and Peoples advanced to the runoff from the general election on May 1, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Betsy Price (R) did not run for re-election. Prior to the election, Parker…

  • Jim Ross defeats Michael Glaspie in mayoral runoff election in Arlington, Texas

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    Attorney Jim Ross defeated former city councilor Michael Glaspie in the general election runoff for mayor of Arlington, Texas, on June 5, 2021. Ross received 54.4% of the vote to Glaspie’s 45.6%. This was the first mayoral election in Arlington since 2003 without an incumbent on the ballot. Mayor Jeff Williams (R) was term-limited and…

  • Dallas voters elect four new members to City Council in runoff elections

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    Dallas, Texas, voters elected four new members to the City Council in the June 5, 2021 city runoff elections. Elections for six of the 14 seats on the city council advanced to runoffs from the May 1 general election, including three with incumbents. One incumbent lost re-election. In District 14, Paul Ridley defeated incumbent David…