Tag: Mayoral elections
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Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election
Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval defeated Cincinnati Councilman and former mayor David Mann in the general election for mayor of Cincinnati on November 2, 2021. Pureval received 66 percent of the vote and Mann received 34 percent of the vote. Pureval will serve a four-year term. The two advanced from a six-person primary…
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Ken Welch wins St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election
Ken Welch defeated Robert Blackmon in the general election for mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. This was the first open race for mayor of St. Petersburg since 2009. Welch, a Pinellas County Commissioner from 2000 to 2020, was endorsed by incumbent Mayor Rick Kriseman (D). Though the race is officially nonpartisan, Welch is a registered…
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Bovo wins primary for mayor of Hialeah
Esteban “Steve” Bovo Jr. defeated Isis Garcia-Martinez, Fernando Godo, Julio Martinez, and Juan Santana in a nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Hialeah, Florida on November 2, 2021. With 88 percent of precincts reporting, Bovo received 59 percent of the vote, meaning he won outright. If no candidate had received a majority of the votes,…
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A look at mayoral partisanship ahead of Nov. 2 elections
Seventeen of the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and 10 state capitals outside of the top-100 cities are holding general elections for mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 2. In these 27 cities, 26 incumbent mayors are Democrats, and one is a Republican. Fourteen of these incumbents are not on the general election ballot: 10 did…
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Seattle’s mayoral and city council races, by the numbers
Seattle holds city elections on Nov. 2 for mayor, two at-large city council seats, and other local offices. Recent polling, campaign finance data, and satellite spending provide insight into these races just over one week out. Polls City Council President Lorena González and former City Council President Bruce Harrell face each other in the mayoral…
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Meet the 2021 Forks mayoral candidates
The city of Forks, in Clallam County, Wash., is holding municipal elections on Nov. 2, 2021. The mayor’s office is one of those seats up for election. The mayor serves a four-year term alongside five city council members. Candidates submitted statements to the Washington Secretary of State when they filed a Declaration of Candidacy for…
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Boston mayoral debate highlights differences on housing, policing policy and more
In Boston’s Oct. 13 mayoral debate, At-Large City Councilors Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu each argued that her record and vision make her the best candidate to lead the city. Essaibi George said she has a track record of working with the people of Boston to get things done. She said, “This work is…
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Boston mayoral candidates receive new endorsements following primary wins
Boston’s mayoral candidates received new endorsements following the Sept. 14 primary election. Michelle Wu, who received the most votes in the seven-candidate primary field at 33.4%, has been endorsed by gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz (D), state Rep. Liz Miranda (D), and SEIU 1199, which represents healthcare workers. Annissa Essaibi George received recent…
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Three 2021 mayoral primaries still ahead in top-100 U.S. cities
Three of the 100 largest U.S. cities by population—Boston, Massachusetts, Cleveland, Ohio, and Toledo, Ohio—held mayoral primaries on Sept. 14. Three top-100 cities have mayoral primaries still ahead: Durham, North Carolina (Oct. 5), Hialeah, Florida (Nov. 2), and New Orleans, Louisiana (Nov. 13). Twenty-eight top-100 cities will elect mayors in 2021. While most of these…
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Wu and Essaibi George advance from Boston mayoral primary
Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George advanced from Boston’s mayoral primary election Tuesday night. As of Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. EST, Wu received 33.4% of the vote to Essaibi George’s 22.5%. Eight candidates were on the ballot. Wu and Essaibi George are both at-large city councilors. They defeated fellow city councilors Andrea Campbell and Kim…