Tag: Mayoral elections
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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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Pureval, Mann advance to general election for Cincinnati mayor
Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval and councilman and former mayor David Mann advanced from the May 4 primary for mayor of Cincinnati. The two will meet in the general election on Nov. 2. The other four candidates in the primary election were Gavi Begtrup, Herman Najoli, Raffel Prophett, and Cecil Thomas. Pureval received…
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Arlington mayoral election heads to runoff
Jim Ross and Michael Glaspie advanced to a runoff from the seven-candidate field in the general election for mayor of Arlington, Texas, on May 1, 2021. Ross received 47.9% of the vote and Glaspie received 21.3% of the vote. Marvin Sutton, the third-place finisher, received 15.1% of the vote. The runoff election will take place…
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Fort Worth mayoral election heads to runoff
Deborah Peoples and Mattie Parker advanced to a runoff from a 10-candidate field in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, on May 1, 2021. Peoples received 33.6% of the vote and Parker received 30.8% of the vote. Brian Byrd, the third-place finisher, received 14.7% of the vote. The runoff election will…
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San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg wins re-election
Mayor Ron Nirenberg won re-election in a 14-candidate nonpartisan general election for mayor in San Antonio, Texas, on May 1, 2021. Nirenberg received 61.9% of the vote. 2019 challenger Greg Brockhouse received 31.5% of the vote. No other candidate received more than 2% of the vote. In the lead-up to the election, media coverage focused…
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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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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…
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Filing deadline for Detroit elections is April 20
The filing deadline to run for elected office in Detroit, Michigan, is on April 20. Prospective candidates may file for the following nonpartisan offices: • Mayor • City Council (9 seats) • Clerk • Board of Police Commissioners (7 seats) The primary is scheduled for Aug. 3 and the general election is scheduled for Nov.…
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Stothert and Neary advance to the general election for mayor of Omaha
Incumbent Jean Stothert (R) and RJ Neary (D) advanced from the top-two mayoral primary in Omaha, Nebraska, held on April 6, 2021. The two will advance to the general election on May 8, 2021. According to unofficial results, Stothert received 57% of the vote followed by Neary with 16%. The remaining candidates, Jasmine Harris (D),…