Tag: municipal elections

  • Garza defeats incumbent Moore in Travis County, Texas, District Attorney runoff

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    José Garza defeated incumbent Margaret Moore in the Democratic primary runoff for Travis County District Attorney in Texas. Garza received 68% of the vote to Moore’s 32%. The race attracted national attention after Garza received endorsements from U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Moore was endorsed by the Austin American-Statesman and Austin…

  • New Jersey to hold primary election on July 7

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    The statewide primary election for New Jersey is on July 7, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on March 30, 2020. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: • U.S. Senate (1 seat) • U.S. House (12 seats) • State Senate District 25 (special election) • State House District 25 (special election)…

  • Louisiana to hold special elections July 11

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    Ballotpedia will be covering three special elections on July 11 in Louisiana. Offices on the ballot include a state House seat located in the Jefferson and Lafourche parishes and two judicial positions in Baton Rouge. A general election is scheduled on August 15, 2020, in case no candidate receives a majority of the vote in…

  • Colorado sheriff recall on June 30 ballot

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    A recall election seeking to remove Lance FitzGerald from his position as the Ouray County Sheriff in Colorado is being held on June 30, 2020. Justin Perry (unaffiliated) and Ted Wolfe (R) are running to replace FitzGerald. The election is being conducted by mail-in ballot. Voters received their ballots by June 11 and must return…

  • Voters decide municipal and school board races in Chesapeake and Norfolk, Virginia

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    Chesapeake and Norfolk, Virginia, held nonpartisan general elections for municipal and school board offices on May 19, 2020. Candidates ran in elections for the following offices: Mayor of Chesapeake • Incumbent Richard West defeated Lenard Myers, Steffanie Aubuchon, and Palmer Smith. Chesapeake City Council • Don Carey III and incumbents S.Z. Ritter and Robert Ike…