Tag: local elections
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Durham, North Carolina, to hold primary on Oct. 10
The nonpartisan primary for Durham, North Carolina, is on Oct. 10, 2023. Candidates are competing to advance to the nonpartisan general scheduled for Nov. 7. The filing deadline to run was on July 21. Candidates filed for Durham City Council At-large and mayor of Durham. There are three seats up for election on the city…
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Two incumbents file for re-election to Durham City Council
On July 21, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Durham, North Carolina. Candidates filed for Durham City Council and mayor of Durham. Two incumbents are running for re-election to Durham City Council At-large. The incumbents are Javiera Caballero and Monique Holsey-Hyman. Ten additional candidates are running in the primary. Eight candidates…
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Four incumbents file for re-election to Hialeah City Council
On July 31, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Hialeah, Florida. Candidates filed for Hialeah City Council. Four incumbents are running for re-election to the city council. The incumbents are Monica Perez (Group I), Jesús Tundidor (Group II), Jackie Garcia-Roves (Group III), and Vivian Casáls-Muñoz (Group IV). Two additional candidates are…
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All candidates for Tucson City Council Ward 2 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the Aug. 1 Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 2 — ncumbent Paul Cunningham and Lisa Nutt — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question: What are…
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California parcel tax measures have an approval rate of 62% during odd-numbered years; in 2023, 89% have been approved so far
From 2011 to 2021, voters decided 216 parcel tax-related ballot measures in California during odd-numbered year elections. Voters approved 133 (61.57%) and rejected 83 (38.43%). Through April, voters have decided on nine parcel tax ballot measures in California in 2023. Eight (88.89%) were approved, and one (11.11%) was defeated. This approval rate is higher than…
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Abortion, marijuana decriminalization, the climate, and law enforcement featured on local ballots in Texas on May 6
Ballotpedia is covering 47 ballot measures in seven counties in Texas on May 6. Five of the 47 are citizen initiatives, and the remaining 42 were referred to the ballot by a vote of a local governing board, such as a county board or city council. Compared to the May elections in 2019 and 2021…
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Jacksonville, Florida, voters to decide runoff races
The general runoff for Jacksonville, Florida, is on May 16, 2023. The general election was held on March 21, and the filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 13. Candidates are competing for property appraiser, city council, and mayor. The general elections for sheriff, supervisor of elections, and tax collector were canceled after no more…
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Voters to decide mayoral and city council elections in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, is holding primary elections on May 2, 2023. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023. The filing deadline to run was on Feb. 3. Candidates filed for city council and mayor. For city council, 21 of 25 incumbents are running for re-election. Incumbent Joe Hogsett, Bob Kern,…
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Nine candidates running in Democratic primary for mayor of Philadelphia
Nine candidates are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of Philadelphia on May 16, 2023. The winner will face David Oh—the only candidate who ran for the Republican nomination—in the general election on Nov. 7. Incumbent Jim Kenney (D), who was first elected mayor in 2015 and re-elected in 2019, is term-limited. Asha Prihar,…
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Three incumbents lose in first general election for downsized St. Louis’ Board of Aldermen
St. Louis, Missouri, held general elections for the Board of Aldermen on April 4, 2023. All 14 seats on the board and the seat of the president of the board were up for election. Eleven incumbents, including Board President Megan Ellyia Green, won re-election. Three incumbents were defeated. The 2023 elections were the first to…