Category: Local
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Mayor-endorsed candidates for Newark school board win election for ninth consecutive year
Three at-large seats on the Newark Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for general election on April 16. Incumbent Tave Padilla, A’Dorian Murray-Thomas, and Shayvonne Anderson ran together on the Moving Newark Schools Forward slate and were endorsed by Mayor Ras Baraka. They won the 2019 election and were the only candidates…
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Honolulu voters choose different winner in April re-do of November election
A special election for District 4 on the Honolulu City Council was held on April 13, 2019. It was called after the Hawaii Supreme Court invalidated the results from the district’s regular election on November 6, 2018. Both candidates who ran in the regular election, Trevor Ozawa and Tommy Waters, were on the ballot in…
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California: April 22 deadline to register to vote in May 7 local elections
April 22 is the deadline to register to vote in local California elections taking place May 7. Voters in nine counties across the state are set to decide on local ballot measures at the special election. Issues on the ballot include a residential care facility initiative for Solana Beach voters in San Diego County…
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Gov. Tom Wolf (D) and former Mayor John Street (D) endorse in Philadelphia mayoral primary
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) and challenger Anthony Williams (D) each picked up noteworthy endorsements Thursday in Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral primary election. Kenney, who was first elected in 2015, was endorsed by seven political figures including Gov. Tom Wolf (D) and all three of Philadelphia’s representatives to the U.S. House. Williams, who was…
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Two candidates running in Honolulu City Council rematch
The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, is holding a special election for the District 4 seat of the city council on April 13. Trevor Ozawa and Tommy Waters are running in the special general election. The special election was called after the results of the election on November 6, 2018, were invalidated by the Hawaii…
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New members could make up majority of Buffalo school board following election
All nine seats on the Buffalo Public Schools school board in New York are up for general election on May 7, 2019. Three at-large seats and six by-district seats are on the ballot. At-large members are elected to five-year terms, and by-district members are elected to three-year terms. The filing deadline was April 9. …
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Eleven candidates competing for 3 Newark school board seats
In New Jersey, a nonpartisan school board election is being held in Newark Public Schools on Tuesday. Three of the nine at-large seats on the school board are on the ballot. Two incumbents, Leah Owens and Tave Padilla, are running for re-election. Incumbent Kim Gaddy did not file for re-election. All three incumbents were first…
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Trio of open-seat Lincoln City Council races on general election ballot
A nonpartisan primary for four of seven seats on the Lincoln City Council and one of five elected seats on the Lincoln Airport Authority was held on Tuesday. The general election is on May 7. In the races for city council, only one incumbent filed for re-election – Jane Raybould in District 3 –…
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Baird and Lamm advance in open-seat Nebraska mayoral primary
A nonpartisan primary for mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, was held on Tuesday. Candidates Leirion Gaylor Baird and Cyndi Lamm advanced to the general election after defeating Jeff Kirkpatrick, Krystal Gabel, and Rene Solc. The filing deadline was March 7, and the general election is on May 7. The city’s current mayor, Chris Beutler (D), was…
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Five candidates in open-seat mayoral primary in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Tuesday
The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, is holding primaries for mayor, four city council districts, and one of five elected seats on the airport authority on April 9. A general election is scheduled for May 7. The filing deadline for this election was March 7. The open mayoral primary includes five candidates—Leirion Gaylor Baird, Krystal…