Tag: State news 2023
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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Arlington, Texas
The general election for Arlington, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Arlington City Council Districts 3, 4, 5, and 8, as well as for mayor of Arlington. Incumbent Jim Ross won re-election as mayor with 51.8% of the vote to Amy Cearnal’s 48.2%.…
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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Dallas, Texas
The general election for Dallas, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Dallas City Council Districts 1-14, as well as for mayor of Dallas. Incumbent Eric Johnson won re-election as mayor with 93% of the vote. Incumbents Chad West, Jesse Moreno, Carolyn King Arnold,…
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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Fort Worth, Texas
The general election for Fort Worth, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Fort Worth City Council Districts 2-11, as well as for mayor of Fort Worth. Incumbent Mattie Parker won re-election as mayor with 69.3% of the vote. Incumbents Carlos Flores, Michael Crain,…
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City council and mayoral incumbents win re-election in Garland, Texas
The general election for Garland, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Garland City Council Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8, as well as for mayor of Garland. Incumbent Scott LeMay won re-election as mayor with 75.4% of the vote to Roel Garcia’s 24.6%.…
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City council incumbents win re-election in Plano, Texas
The general election for Plano, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Plano City Council Places 1, 3, 5, and 7. Four of eight council seats were up for election. Incumbents Maria Tu, Shelby Williams, and Julie Holmer won re-election for Places 1, 5,…
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Irving, Texas, city council races head to a runoff
The general election for Irving, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for Irving City Council Places 3 and 5, as well as for mayor of Irving. Incumbent Rick Stopfer won re-election as mayor and ran unopposed. Incumbent Mark Zeske and Abdul Khabeer advanced to…
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Two city council races in San Antonio, Texas, headed to a runoff
The general election for San Antonio, Texas, was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Candidates competed for San Antonio City Council Districts 1-10, as well as for mayor of San Antonio. Incumbent Ron Nirenberg won re-election as mayor with 60.9% of the vote. Seven of eight incumbents won…
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Three elected to Pflugerville Independent School District school board
The general election for Pflugerville Independent School District school board in Texas was on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Feb. 17. Three of seven school board seats were up for election. Candidates competed for Place 5, Place 6, and Place 7. Place 5 was a special election, while Places 6…
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Colorado voters will be asked in 2023 whether to dedicate $23.65 million in state revenue to preschool programs or refund it to tobacco wholesalers and distributors
Colorado voters will be asked in Nov. 2023 whether to allow the state to retain revenue above the estimated revenue generated from increased taxes on cigarettes and tobacco and nicotine products established by Proposition EE, which was approved by voters in 2020. Proposition EE increased cigarette and tobacco product taxes and created a new tax…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives
As of May 7, Ballotpedia has tracked 22 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 22, Ballotpedia tracked one from May 1-7. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is below: NC H851: Improving Our Democracy, Reps. John Ager (D), Johnnie Autry (D), Cynthia Ball (D),…