Tag: primaries
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Duggan and Adams advance from Detroit, Michigan mayoral primary
Incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan and Anthony Adams advanced from Detroit, Michigan’s mayoral primary on Aug. 4, 2021. Duggan received 72.4% of the vote and to Adams’ 10%. Tom Barrow received 6% of the vote followed by Myya Jones with 5%. No other candidate received more than 2%. Before becoming mayor, Duggan was president and CEO…
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Update on Seattle’s mayor and council primary election results
Seattle, Washington, held top-two primary elections on Tuesday, Aug. 3. Results of the races are pending. Elections in Washington are conducted primarily by mail (ballots may also be deposited in drop boxes or returned in person). Ballots postmarked by Aug. 3 will be counted. King County Elections plans to release updated vote totals each weekday…
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Seattle city attorney primary undecided
The nonpartisan primary election for city attorney of Seattle, Washington, was undecided as of 8:00 p.m. on August 3, 2021. Elections in Washington are conducted primarily by mail (ballots may also be deposited in drop boxes or returned in person). Ballots postmarked by Aug. 3 will be counted. King County Elections plans to release updated…
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Voters decide municipal primary elections in Clallam County, WA
Clallam County, Washington, has the nation’s longest unbroken record of voting for the winning presidential candidate, going back to 1980. Since 1920, voters in the county backed the winning presidential candidate in every election except 1968 and 1976. Top-two primaries took place on Aug. 3 in three cities in Clallam County—Port Angeles, Sequim, and Forks.…
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Incumbents advance in Wichita City Council primary races
Voters in Wichita, Kan., held a nonpartisan primary election on Aug. 3 for two seats on the city council. The general election will be held on Nov. 2. Of the three city council seats on the ballot in 2021, only two required a primary election. In the race that did not require a primary election,…
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Shontel Brown wins Democratic primary in Ohio’s 11th District special election
Shontel Brown won the special Democratic primary for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District on Aug. 3. As of 11 p.m. ET, Brown had received 50% of the vote to Nina Turner’s 44%. Eleven other candidates split 6%. Brown serves on the Cuyahoga County Council and chairs the county’s Democratic Party. She previously served on the Warrensville…
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Mike Carey wins Republican primary in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District special election
Mike Carey defeated 10 candidates to win the special Republican primary for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District on Aug. 3. As of 9:30 p.m. ET, Carey had received 37% of the vote, Bob Peterson was second with 15%, Ron Hood was third with 14%, and Jeff LaRe was fourth with 11%. The special election will fill…
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Two races to be decided in Aug. 3 primary in Topeka, Kan.
The nonpartisan primary for Kansas’ capital city, Topeka, is on Aug. 3. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2. The filing deadline to run passed on June 1. Candidates filed for mayor and Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 of the city council. Mayor Michelle De La Isla…
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Primary election set for Aug. 3 in Tucson, Arizona
The municipal primary in Tucson, Arizona, is scheduled for Aug. 3, 2021. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2. The filing deadline to run passed on April 5. Candidates filed for three seats on the six-seat city council. In Ward 3, Kevin Dahl will face Juan Padres in the…
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Special primary elections to be held on August 3 in Michigan State Senate Districts 8 and 28
The special primary elections for Michigan State Senate District 8 and 28 are on Aug. 3. The major party candidate filing deadline passed on April 20, and the filing deadline for minor party and independent candidates is Aug. 4. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 2. District 8 In the Democratic primary, John Bill…