Tag: 2025 elections coverage
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Incumbent Tim Keller defeated Darren White in the general election runoff for mayor of Albuquerque
Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller defeated Darren White to win the nonpartisan election for mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a Dec. 9, 2025, runoff. Keller earned 58.4% of the vote, and White earned 41.6% in the runoff. The two candidates advanced to the runoff after Keller earned 36.6% of the vote in the general election,…
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Matt Van Epps (R) won the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
Matt Van Epps (R) won the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District on December 2, 2025. Van Epps received 53.8% of the vote to Aftyn Behn's (D) 45.2%. Van Epps, Behn, and four independent candidates ran in the election. The special election filled the vacancy created when the former incumbent, Rep. Mark Green (R),…
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Emilio Gonzalez and Eileen Higgins are candidates in the runoff election for mayor of Miami, Florida, on Dec. 9, 2025
Emilio Gonzalez and Eileen Higgins are candidates in the runoff election for mayor of Miami, Florida, on Dec. 9, 2025. This is the first runoff election for mayor since 2001. The two advanced from a 13-candidate field in the nonpartisan election on Nov. 4, 2025. In the November 4 election, Higgins received 36% of the…
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Progressives maintain majority on Minneapolis City Council, lose veto override power
All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council were up for election on November 4, 2025. While the Minneapolis municipal elections are officially nonpartisan, media outlets reported the council's progressive bloc maintained a seven-member majority but lost the ability to override Mayor Jacob Frey's vetoes. Nine votes are required to override a mayoral veto in…
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Kaohly Her defeated incumbent Melvin Carter III in the general election for mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota on Nov. 4
Kaohly Her defeated incumbent Melvin Carter III and three other candidates in the general election for mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota on November 4, 2025. While mayoral elections in St. Paul are nonpartisan, both candidates were Democrats. Her was the first woman and the first Hmong American to be elected mayor of St. Paul. Carter…
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Greenbelt, Maryland, could be the next municipality to adopt ranked-choice voting
On Nov. 4, 2025, voters in Greenbelt, Maryland, passed a non-binding referendum in favor of adopting ranked-choice voting (RCV) for city council elections. If the Greenbelt City Council adopts an RCV system, it would be the 52nd locality in the United States that uses or is scheduled to use RCV in at least some elections.…
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A look at elections for downballot state offices in 2025
In the 2025 elections, while much attention is focused on the top statewide offices, such as governor or attorney general, these are not the only statewide offices up for election in 2025. Other states will be holding elections for various statewide offices, including those for state supreme court and public service commission. Here is a…
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Voters in six states will decide on 24 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 4, 2025
On Nov. 4, voters in six states—California, Colorado, Maine, New York, Texas, and Washington—will be deciding on 24 statewide ballot measures. Overall, 30 statewide ballot measures are certified for the ballot in nine states in 2025. Earlier in 2025, voters in three states—Louisiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin—decided on six ballot measures. Two were approved, and four…
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Four seats on the Albuquerque Public Schools board are up for election
Four seats on the Albuquerque Public Schools school board in New Mexico are up for election on November 4, 2025. Albuquerque Journal’s Noah Alcala Bach wrote, "The balance of power between the two primary factions that make up the Albuquerque Public Schools board is on the ballot this November." Eight candidates are running in the…
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Six candidates are running for three seats on the South-Western City Schools Board of Education on Nov. 4, 2025
Six candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for three at-large seats on the five-member South-Western City Schools Board of Education on Nov. 4, 2025. The three candidates who receive the most votes will serve four-year terms on the board. Incumbents Camille Peterson and Chris Boso are running for re-election, while incumbent Kelli Martindale is not running for re-election. The six candidates are running…