Category: Local

The filing deadline to run for election in Memphis passed on July 18, and all 13 city council seats are on the October 3 ballot. As of July 19, 42 candidates had qualified for the ballot, and another four potential candidates’ papers were still being verified.   Including the four candidates who are still in…

In Merrill, Wisconsin, Council President Rob Norton and Aldermen Paul Russell, Tim Meehean, John Van Lieshout, and Dave Sukow were up for recall on July 16. Four of the five officials retained their positions, but Tim Meehean was successfully recalled.   In District 1, Alderman Paul Russell defeated Becky Meyer with 62% of the vote.…

Twenty candidates filed to run for the November 5 general election for six of the 12 city council seats in Toledo, Ohio. A primary is scheduled for September 10 for races that had more than two candidates file. The filing deadline was July 12. Toledo’s municipal elections are nonpartisan, but party affiliations were available for…

Nine candidates filed to run in a special election for the District 2 seat on the Atlanta Public Schools school board. They had until July 10 to file for the seat, and the special election is on September 17. A runoff election, if needed, is scheduled for October 15.   The special election was called…

Voters in Humboldt, Nebraska, voted to recall City Councilwoman Dolores Martinez on July 9. There were 93 votes cast in favor of recalling Martinez and 55 votes against the recall.   The recall effort began in April 2019. Recall organizer Jamie Lynne Dorney accused Martinez of failing to act in the best interest of the…

Memphis, Tennessee, is holding nonpartisan general elections for mayor and all 13 seats on the city council on October 3. The filing deadline to run is July 18.   The same positions were last up for election in 2015. Mayor Jim Strickland won his first term that year in an open-seat race. He received 41%…

Seattle’s nonpartisan primary elections on August 6 include four open-seat city council races and three council incumbents facing challengers. As of July 8, there were 55 candidates running across the seven races.   This is the second city council election in which members will be elected by district and have the option to participate in…

As of early July, Seattle’s city council elections have seen $1.2 million in public financing and $308,000 in satellite spending. The nonpartisan primary elections for seven of nine city council seats—three with incumbents facing challengers and four open-seat races—take place August 6. General elections will be held November 5.   Public financing comes through the…

Five members of the Merrill City Council in Wisconsin are on the ballot in a recall election set for July 16. In District 1, Alderman Paul Russell is facing Becky Meyer. In District 2, Alderman John Van Lieshout is facing Shannon Collins. In District 6, Alderman Dave Sukow is running unopposed. In District 7, Council…

Candidates interested in running in the Atlanta Public Schools school board special election for District 2 have until July 10 to file. The special election is on September 17. A runoff election, if needed, has been scheduled for October 15.   The special election became necessary after Byron Amos resigned his seat on January 29,…