Category: Local
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Tucson Democrats vie for spot on general election ballot in partisan primary for mayor
Tucson is holding partisan primary elections for mayor and three of seven city council seats on Tuesday. Six of the city council seats are elected at large, and the mayor occupies the seventh seat. The general election is scheduled for November 5, and the filing deadline passed on May 29. Four candidates filed in…
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St. Petersburg City Council primary scheduled for August 27
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, is holding nonpartisan primaries on August 27 for Districts 3, 5, and 7 on the city council. The general election is scheduled for November 5, 2019. The candidate filing deadline passed on June 21, 2019. District 3 incumbent Ed Montanari faces challenges from Orlando A. Acosta and Zachary…
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Three Idaho school board members up for recall on August 27
In Idaho, a recall election that could remove Tim Winkle, Alicia McConkie, and Marianne Blackwell from their positions on the Middleton School District board of trustees is scheduled for August 27. The recall effort against Winkle and McConkie began after they voted to accept the superintendent’s personnel recommendations at a board meeting on May…
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Eight file for Richmond City Council special election
Eight candidates have filed to run in a special election for the District 5 seat on the Richmond City Council in Virginia. They had until August 16 to file for the seat, and the special election is on November 5. The special election was called after Councilman Parker Agelasto announced his resignation in April…
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Judge dismisses GOP petition challenge, leaving the Tucson sanctuary city initiative on the November ballot
On Friday, Pima County Superior Court Judge Douglas Metcalf rejected a lawsuit challenging the initiative signature petition for Tucson’s sanctuary city initiative. The ruling means the initiative will remain on the city’s November 5 ballot after being officially certified on August 6. If the initiative is approved, Tucson would become the first sanctuary city in…
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Colorado recall on Tuesday rooted in commercial activity zoning conflict
In Colorado, Estes Park Mayor Pro Tem Cody Walker is facing a recall election on August 20. Prior to the recall effort beginning, the city government had approved code changes that would allow for commercial development and activity in some areas that had been zoned for residential use. Recall supporters listed six grounds for…
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Lee defeats Lundquist in Los Angeles special election
The city of Los Angeles, California, held a nonpartisan special general election on August 13 for one of the 15 seats on the city council. John Lee and Loraine Lundquist faced off after both advanced from a pool of 15 candidates in the June 4 special primary. Lee won with 52.1% of the vote in…
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Colorado school board recall scheduled for November 5 as court challenges wrap up
A recall election seeking to remove board President Timothy Braun from his position on the Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1 school board in Colorado will be held on November 5, 2019. Board Treasurer Dennis Jones and Secretary Tonya Martin were also targeted in the initial recall effort, but they resigned from office in June 2019.…
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Seattle City Council results: Incumbents, Chamber of Commerce-backed candidates and more advance
Nonpartisan, top-two primary elections for seven of nine seats on the Seattle City Council took place August 6. Seattle uses a vote-by-mail process, so while results may not be certified until August 20, media outlets have projected winners in each race who will move on to the November 5 general election. All three incumbents…
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Legislative aides facing off in Milwaukee Common Council special election
A special election is being held for District 13 of the Milwaukee Common Council on August 13. Patty Doherty and Scott Spiker are facing off in the special general election. The two candidates advanced past a seven-way primary on July 16. Spiker earned 44.5% of the vote in the primary, while Doherty earned 24.7% of…