Tag: City Council elections
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Voters reelect mayor and 5 of 7 city council members in Jackson, Miss.
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…
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Two incumbents lose re-election bids in Fort Worth City Council runoffs
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…
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Dallas voters elect four new members to City Council in runoff elections
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…
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Eleven incumbents file to run for re-election to offices in King County, Wash.
The filing deadline passed on May 21 to run for elected office in King County, Wash. Candidates filed for the following positions: • Mayor of Seattle • Seattle City Attorney • Seattle City Council Position 8 At-Large • Seattle City Council Position 9 At-Large • Port of Seattle Commission Position 1 • Port of Seattle…
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Omaha, Nebraska, voters to decide mayoral, city council races on May 11
The nonpartisan general election for Omaha, Neb., will be held on May 11. The top-two primary was held on April 6. Candidates will be competing for mayor and seven city council seats. On election day, the polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. In the mayoral race, incumbent Jean Stothert and RJ…
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Eight incumbents win re-election, three more head to runoffs in Dallas City Council races
The city of Dallas, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 1, 2021. Eight of the 11 incumbents running for re-election won outright in the general election. Another three incumbents and three open-seat races advanced to a runoff election on June 5. The incumbents to win re-election were Chad West (District 1), Casey…
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Voters to decide mayoral and city council races in San Antonio
The general election in San Antonio is on May 1. The filing deadline to run passed Feb. 12. Candidates are competing for mayor and all 10 seats on the city council. Fourteen candidates filed to run in the nonpartisan mayoral race. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote in a race, the top-two…
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Lincoln voters to decide city council, school board, and Airport Authority races on May 4
The nonpartisan general election for Lincoln, Neb., will be held on May 4. The primary was held on April 6. Three city council seats, two seats on the Lincoln Airport Authority, and four seats on the Lincoln Public Schools school board will be on the ballot. Incumbent Roy Christensen, incumbent Bennie Shobe, incumbent Sändra Washington,…
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Filing deadline approaches in Lansing, Michigan
The filing deadline to run for elected office in Lansing, Michigan, is on April 27, 2021. Prospective candidates may file for mayor and the following positions on the eight-seat city council: the Ward 2 seat, the Ward 4 seat, and two at-large seats. The primary is scheduled for August 3, 2021, and the general election…
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Ballotpedia covering elections across 22 counties and 70 cities in 2021
Ballotpedia covers local elections in America’s 100 largest cities by population and in the counties that overlap those cities. Our coverage also includes mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in the 32 state capitals that are not already part of our largest cities coverage. In 2021, Ballotpedia is covering municipal elections in 22 counties and…