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2024 municipal battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

Ballotpedia designates races expected to have a meaningful effect on the balance of power in governments or to be particularly competitive or compelling as battlegrounds.

Mayoral battlegrounds

See also: United States mayoral elections, 2024

Anchorage, Alaska

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2024)

Suzanne LaFrance won the nonpartisan general runoff election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 14, 2024. LaFrance defeated incumbent David Bronson, 53.5% to 46.5%.
Bronson and LaFrance advanced to the runoff from the nonpartisan general election on April 2. LaFrance received 36.3% of the vote and Bronson received 35.0%. The two advanced to a runoff because neither received more than 45% of the vote.
LaFrance was a former member of the Anchorage Assembly and chaired the Assembly during the first two years of Bronson's term.^[1] LaFrance said she was running to "bring people together and get our future back on track." LaFrance said her business experience and time on the assembly gave her the necessary knowledge and skillset to turn Anchorage around.^[2] LaFrance said she would be a more effective mayor than Bronson: "My pitch is that we can get the basics right, and we can build a better future for everyone in our community."^[3]
First elected in 2021, Bronson ran on his first-term record. Bronson said he opposed the Anchorage Assembly's efforts to increase tax and spending rates and worked to reopen the city following the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] Bronson said he had the "relentless commitment, vision, and a whole lot of heart" needed for the office.^[5] Bronson said he would act as a more effective check on the Assembly than LaFrance: "My administration is standing between single party governance in the city...and the balance that we need within our government."^[6]
Although the election was nonpartisan, Bronson was a registered Republican and LaFrance was a registered nonpartisan. The Alaska Republican Party endorsed Bronson and the Alaska Democratic Party endorsed LaFrance.^[7]^[8]
As of April 2024, 63 mayors in the 100 largest cities by population were affiliated with the Democratic Party, 25 were affiliated with the Republican Party, one was affiliated with the Libertarian Party, four were independents, five identified as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two had unknown partisan affiliations.

Baltimore, Maryland

See also: Mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Incumbent Brandon Scott (D) won the Democratic primary for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, on May 14, 2024. Scott received 51.1% of the vote. Sheila Dixon (D) finished in second place with 41.1%. Wayne Baker (D), Wendy Bozel (D), Texas Brown (D), Kevin P. Harris (D), Wendell Hill-Freeman (D), Yolanda Pulley (D), Joseph Scott (D), Keith Scott (D), Thiru Vignarajah (D), Bob Wallace (D) and Yasaun Young (D) also ran in the primary. Scott, Dixon, and Wallace led in fundraising and local media attention.
Local political observers said crime was a central issue for both the Scott and Dixon campaigns.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Dixon was likely to focus her campaign on a similar section of the electorate as in 2020, which it described as "Black voters, many of whom named crime as their top concern."^[9] Dixon said her policies as mayor "led to 30-year record lows in crime and homicides."^[10] Scott's challenge was "more complicated that [sic] lowering the homicide rate. The battle is also over the public perception of crime among city residents, some of whom find little solace in the city’s diminished homicide count," according to the Baltimore Sun.^[9]
Scott was first elected in 2020 and was running on his record: "We have been able to decrease crime by doing it the right way."^[9] Scott said he offered "a choice to make about whether we will continue on the sustainable path forward, or if we will go back to the broken ways and failed leadership of the past."^[11]
Dixon was a former mayor and city council member who resigned in 2010 as part of a plea deal following a corruption investigation.^[12] Dixon said she was running because Scott was mismanaging the city: "I look at city government today, and I don't recognize it anymore. I see firsthand that it's letting people down daily."^[13] In 2020, Scott defeated Dixon 29.6%–27.5% in the Democratic primary.
Wallace was, at the time of the election, a businessman and author of books on wealth creation and entrepreneurship.^[14] Wallace said he was running because "today's Baltimore presents challenges for our Black sons and daughters."^[15] Wallace said he would create the position of city manager/chief ethics officer, pursue partnerships with businesses to attract $1 billion of investment, and overhaul the city's schools.^[16] In 2020, Wallace ran for mayor as an independent. Scott defeated him 70.5%–20.2%.
The last Republican mayor of Baltimore was Theodore McKeldin (R) in 1967.^[17]

Las Vegas, Nevada

See also: Mayoral election in Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)

Thirteen candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas mayor on June 11, 2024. Shelley Berkley, Victoria Seaman, and Cedric Crear have led in polling, media coverage, and fundraising.^[18]^[19]^[20]
Incumbent Carolyn Goodman, who was first elected in 2011, is term-limited. Goodman's husband, Oscar, served as Las Vegas mayor from 1999 to 2011.^[21] Goodman is one of eight mayors in the 100 largest cities by population registered as nonpartisan or independent.
The mayor sits on the Las Vegas City Council and is the only member elected at large. The mayor presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. KTNV Channel 13 Senior Reporter Steve Sebelius said, "The importance [is in] this bully pulpit role of the mayor."^[22]
Berkeley represented Nevada's 1st Congressional District as a Democrat from 1999 to 2013. Before that, she practiced law and served in the Nevada Assembly from 1982 to 1984.^[23] Berkeley said, "[Las Vegas] is the fastest growing community in the United States, and it certainly was when I was in Congress representing Las Vegas. So many of the issues that I concentrated on when I was in Congress are still important issues today."^[24] Berkeley said her campaign was focused on affordable housing, homelessness, and small businesses.^[24]
Crear has represented Ward 5 on the Las Vegas City Council since 2018. Before that, he served as a Las Vegas Planning Commissioner and was a member of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.^[25] Crear said, "The number one issue in our city is public safety. We have to continue to keep our community safe. I work with three area commands now — Bolden Area Command, Downtown Area Command, Northwest Area Command — and we have to ensure our residents have a sound quality of life, that our neighborhoods are safe, and people feel comfortable going out of their homes and participating in our community."^[26] Crear said he is also running on homelessness and workforce development.^[27]
Seaman has represented Ward 2 on the Las Vegas City Council since 2019. From 2014 to 2016, Seaman served as a Republican in the Nevada Assembly, representing District 34. Seaman said, "I have a keen ability to recognize and face head-on complicated issues that impact our residents. It is for this reason and my commitment for this city that I live in — and the support of my family — that I’m announcing my campaign for mayor of Las Vegas.”^[28] Seaman's top issues include public safety, infrastructure, and supporting local businesses.^[29].
Kola Akingbade, Tera Anderson, Lynn Baird, Dan Chapman, Irina Hansen, Kara Jenkins, Eric Medlin, Donna Miller, Michael Pacino, Deb Peck, and William Walls are also running in the election. Baird and Jenkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Click here to read their responses.
The city of Las Vegas does not include the Strip, which is in an unincorporated part of Clark County.^[30] Clark County and Las Vegas share a police department and other municipal services.^[30]
Thirty-four of the 100 largest cities are holding mayoral elections in 2024.^[31] Heading into the year, 18 of those cities had a Democratic mayor, meaning 29% of the 63 Democratic-led cities are holding mayoral elections. Eleven cities holding elections had a Republican mayor at the start of the year, meaning 42% of the 26 Republican-led cities are holding elections. The remaining eight top-100 cities holding elections in 2024 started the year with independent or nonpartisan mayors.

Other municipal battlegrounds

Cook County State's Attorney

See also: Cook County State's Attorney election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

Eileen O'Neill Burke (D) defeated Clayton Harris III (D) in the Democratic primary for Cook County State's Attorney on March 19, 2024. O'Neill Burke received 50.1% of the vote to Harris' 49.9%.
Incumbent Kim Foxx (D) did not seek re-election. Foxx was first elected in 2016. Both Harris and O'Neill Burke said they would build on Foxx's policies while improving the relationship between prosecutors and police.^[32]
Harris was a former prosecutor and state government staff manager who, at the time of the election, taught state and local government policy, including policing, at the University of Chicago.^[33] Harris ran on his experience, saying he would be "the bridge, the evolution of what has been going on and we’re going to move forward to ensure that our communities feel safe."^[34] Harris said he would add a division to the special prosecutors unit that would focus on firearms, carjackings, and retail theft.^[32]
O'Neill Burke was a former prosecutor, defense attorney, and judge. O'Neill Burke said she had more courtroom experience and more experience in mentorship owing to her time running training programs for new judges.^[35]^[36] O'Neill Burke said she was running because of crime rates: "make no mistake about it, the economic viability of Chicago is on the ballot this year."^[32] O'Neill Burke said she would end Foxx's policy of prohibiting prosecution of retail theft less than $1,000.^[32]
O'Neill Burke advanced to the general election against Bob Fioretti (R) and Andrew Charles Kopinski (L). Democrats had, at the time of the election, won every election for Cook County State's Attorney since 1996.^[37] Foxx won the 2016 election 72%-28% and the 2020 election 54%-39%.

Harris County District Attorney

See also: Harris County District Attorney election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Sean Teare (D) defeated incumbent Kim Ogg (D) in the Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney on March 5, 2024.
Ogg was first elected in 2016 on a platform of prosecuting violent offenders, offering diversion programs as an alternative to jail time, and making less use of cash bail.^[38] Ogg was running on her record: "In my seven years as District Attorney, significant reforms have reshaped Harris County's justice system. Despite challenges like Harvey and the pandemic, our office supported 86 law enforcement agencies, ensuring uninterrupted operations."^[39]
Teare ran because he believed Ogg hadn't fulfilled her campaign promises. Teare said prosecutors' morale was low because Ogg had focused on building her political influence over implementing her policy platform: "The promises that we were all led to believe in 2016 were not being followed through."^[40] Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (D) and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner both endorsed Teare.^[41]^[42]
The Harris County Democratic Party voted to admonish Ogg on December 13, 2023.^[43] The resolution accused Ogg of supporting Republican firearms and sentencing laws, intimidating elected officials with whom she disagreed, and not reducing the use of cash bail as she had promised.^[44] Ogg said the county party had admonished her because she was investigating three of County Judge Lina Hidalgo's (D) former staffers.^[45]
Teare advanced to the general election against Dan Simons (R). According to Rice University professor Bob Stein, county Republicans saw an opportunity to win back the district attorney's office: "The cleavage, the fissure, the infighting in the Democratic Party to oust Kim Ogg, I think, has attracted some candidates to run countywide."^[46] Ogg won the 2016 and 2020 elections 54%-46%. Ogg was the first Democrat to win election as Harris County District Attorney since 1980.^[47]

Los Angeles County District Attorney

See also: Los Angeles County District Attorney election, 2024

Incumbent George Gascón and Nathan Hochman are running in the general election for Los Angeles County District Attorney on November 5, 2024. Gascón and Hochman were the top two finishers in the nonpartisan primary, receiving 24.4% and 16.4% of the vote, respectively. The two advanced to a general election because neither won more than 50% of the vote.
According to LAist, the election is "expected to be closely watched across the country as a barometer of how the public is feeling about criminal justice reforms amid an increase in property crime. Property crime is up 17.4% in the city of L.A. so far this year compared to two years ago...Violent crime is down 1.3% year to date from two years ago."^[48]
Although the election is nonpartisan, Gascón is a registered Democrat and Hochman is an independent.^[49]^[50]
Gascón was elected in 2020 on a platform of not seeking the death penalty, limiting the imposition of cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, and "stopping the practice of imposing excessive sentences".^[51]^[52] Gascón says his policies have made county residents safer and he will keep them in place if re-elected: "The reality is that having thoughtful policies that hold people accountable, as we have, sending people to prison when they need to be locked up, but recognizing that prison cannot be the only one answer is what public safety is all about."^[53] Gascón previously served eight years as San Francisco District Attorney. He earlier served as chief of police in San Francisco and in Mesa, Arizona.^[54]
Hochman is a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor.^[55] Hochman says Gascón has put his policies ahead of public safety and that Hochman will prioritize public safety and victims' rights over reducing the length of sentences.^[56]^[57] Hochman says Gascón is responsible for "nine of the most pro-criminal blanket policies in DA history."^[58] Hochman says his public and private legal experience will help him change the direction of the district attorney's office.^[55] Hochman says he will avoid both Gascón's policies and policies centered on expanding incarceration in favor of what he describes as "the hard middle, which means you look at each individual case, the defendant, the crime committed, and the impact on the victim to determine who the true threats to our safety are, who needs to be behind bars."^[58]
Local political observers say Hochman, who ran for attorney general as a Republican in 2022, faces a disadvantage in Los Angeles County, where Democrats have been favored in recent elections.^[59] The county voted for Joe Biden (D) over Donald Trump (R) 71%–27% in 2020 and for Rob Bonta (D) over Hochman 67%–33% in the 2022 attorney general election.^[60]^[61] The last Republican elected Los Angeles County District Attorney was Steve Cooley (R) in 2008. Hochman said after the primary that "three-quarters of Angelenos rejected George Gascón and said enough is enough of playing politics with our communities’ safety...In the general election, I look forward to unifying all those who want to restore safety in their communities, in their streets, parks, subways and neighborhoods."^[62]

Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2024)

At the start of 2024, the mayors of 63 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party. Republicans held 26 mayoral offices, Libertarians held one office, independents held four, and four mayors were nonpartisan. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

Mayoral partisanship in state capitals

Fourteen state capitals are holding mayoral elections in 2024, including seven capitals that fall outside of the top 100 cities.

At the beginning of 2024, 37 state capital mayors were affiliated with the Democratic Party, six were Republicans, one was independent, two were nonpartisan, and four mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

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Alabama

Jefferson County, Alabama - County treasurer, county constables, county circuit clerk, probate court judges, circuit court judges, district court judges

Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska - Mayor, assembly member, service area board of supervisors, superior court, and district court
Juneau, Alaska - Mayor and city assembly

Arizona

Chandler, Arizona - City council and fire district
Gilbert, Arizona - Mayor, city council, and fire district
Glendale, Arizona - Mayor and city council
Mesa, Arizona - Mayor and city council
Phoenix, Arizona - Mayor, city council, and city council (special)
Scottsdale, Arizona - Mayor, city council, and fire district
Maricopa County, Arizona - Assessor, attorney, county school superintendent, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county board of supervisors, community college district board, constables, education center board, healthcare district board, technical school board, water conservation district board, justices of the peace, and superior court judges
Pima County, Arizona - Assessor, attorney, county school superintendent, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county board of supervisors, community college district board, constables, justices of the peace, and superior court judges

Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas - City council

California

Anaheim, California - City council
Bakersfield, California - Mayor and city council
Chula Vista, California - City council
Fremont, California - Mayor and city council
Fresno, California - Mayor and city council
Irvine, California - Mayor and city council
Long Beach, California - City council
Los Angeles, California - City council
Oakland, California - City council
Riverside, California - Mayor and city council
Sacramento, California - Mayor and city council
San Bernardino, California - City council
San Diego, California - Mayor, city attorney, and city council
San Francisco, California - Mayor, city attorney, district attorney, sheriff, treasurer, board of supervisors, community college district, transit district, and superior court judges
San Jose, California - Mayor and city council
Santa Ana, California - Mayor and city council
Santa Clarita, California - City council
Stockton, California - Mayor and city council
Alameda County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, flood district, health care district, park district, sanitary district, transit districts, utility district, water district, and superior court judges
Fresno County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, irrigation district, public utility district, recreation and park district, veterans memorial district, water district, and superior court judges
Kern County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, community services district, county board of education, water district, and superior court judges
Los Angeles County, California - District attorney, board of supervisors, community college districts, water districts, and superior court judges
Orange County, California - Board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, geological hazard abatement district, water districts, and superior court judges
Riverside County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, community services district, county board of education, sanitary district, water district, and superior court judges
Sacramento County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, fire district, flood district, water districts, and superior court judges
San Bernardino County, California - Board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, water districts, and superior court judges
San Diego County, California - Board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, health care districts, irrigation district, and superior court judges
San Joaquin County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, fire district, irrigation district, water district, and superior court judges
Santa Clara County, California - Board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, geological hazard abatement district, open space authority district, water district, and superior court judges

Colorado

Denver, Colorado - Regional Transportation District, district court judges, county court judge
Adams County, Colorado - District attorney, county commission, and county court judges
Arapahoe County, Colorado - District attorney, county commission, Regional Transportation District, county court judges, and district court judges
El Paso County, Colorado - District attorney, county commission, county court judges, and district court judges

Florida

Jacksonville, Florida - State attorney, public defender, community development districts, soil and water district, special dependent districts, clerk of court, county court judges, and circuit court judges
Orlando, Florida - City council (special)
St. Petersburg, Florida - City council
Tallahassee, Florida - State attorney and city council
Hillsborough County, Florida - Property appraiser, public defender, sheriff, state attorney, supervisor of elections, tax collector, county commission, soil & water conservation district, clerk of circuit court, circuit court judges, and county court judges
Miami-Dade County, Florida - Mayor, clerk of the circuit court and comptroller, property appraiser, public defender, sheriff, state attorney, supervisor of elections, tax collector, county commission, soil and water conservation district, community development district, circuit court judges, and county court judges
Orange County, Florida - Clerk of courts, comptroller, property appraiser, public defender, sheriff, state attorney, supervisor of elections, tax collector, county commission, soil and water conservation district, circuit court judges, and county court judges
Pinellas County, Florida - Clerk of circuit court & comptroller, property appraiser, public defender, sheriff, state attorney, supervisor of elections, tax collector, county commission, fire control district, circuit court judges, county court judges

Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia - City council (special)
DeKalb County, Georgia - Chief executive officer, chief magistrate, district attorney, sheriff, solicitor general, tax commissioner, county commission, soil and water board, superior court clerk, probate court judge, and superior court judges
Fulton County, Georgia - District attorney, sheriff, solicitor general, surveyor, tax commissioner, county commission, superior court clerk, probate court judge, and superior court judges

Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii - Mayor, prosecuting attorney, and city council

Idaho

Ada County, Idaho - Prosecutor, sheriff, county commission, county highway district board, college board, soil and water conservation district board, and judicial offices

Illinois

Cook County, Illinois - State's attorney, county commissioners, board of review commissioners, water reclamation district, clerk of circuit court, circuit court judges, and subcircuit court judges
Springfield, Illinois - State's attorney

Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana - Coroner, surveyor, treasurer, and superior court judges
Allen County, Indiana - Coroner, surveyor, treasurer, board of commissioners, county council, and circuit court judge

Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa - City council

Kansas

Topeka, Kansas - District attorney
Sedgwick County, Kansas - County clerk, district attorney, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer

Kentucky

Frankfort, Kentucky - Mayor, commonwealth's attorney, and city council
Lexington, Kentucky - Commonwealth’s attorney, circuit clerk, city council, and soil and water board
Louisville, Kentucky - Commonwealth’s attorney, circuit court clerk, metro council, county commission, and soil and water board

Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Mayor, metro council, city constable, city court judges
New Orleans, Louisiana - Constables, clerk of city court, city court judges, civil district court judges

Maine

Augusta, Maine - Mayor and city council

Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland - Mayor, comptroller, city council, and circuit court judges

Massachusetts

Suffolk County, Massachusetts - Register of deeds, county clerk of courts civil business, county clerk of courts criminal business, county clerk of supreme judicial court, and register of probate (special)

Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan - County clerk, prosecutor, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, community college board, probate court judges, district court judges, and circuit court judges

Minnesota

Hennepin County, Minnesota - County commission, county park commission, and district court
Ramsey County, Minnesota - County commission and district court judges

Missouri

Jefferson City, Missouri - City council
St. Louis, Missouri - Community college board and circuit court judges
Clay County, Missouri - Assessor, sheriff, county commission, metropolitan community college district, circuit court judges, and associate circuit court judges
Jackson County, Missouri - Prosecutor, sheriff, metropolitan community college district, circuit court judges, and associate judges
Platte County, Missouri - Assessor, public administrator, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, circuit court judges, and associate circuit court judges

Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska - Public power district
Douglas County, Nebraska - County clerk, county public defender, county commissioner, community college board, educational service unit board, learning community coordinating council board, metropolitan utilities district board, natural resources district board, regional transportation board, county court judges, county district court judges, Nebraska workers’ compensation court judge, and separate juvenile court judges
Lancaster County, Nebraska - County commissioners, community college board, educational service unit board, natural resources district boards, county court judges, county district court judges, Nebraska workers’ compensation court judge, and separate juvenile court judges

Nevada

Carson City, Nevada - Mayor and city council
Henderson, Nevada - City council and judicial offices
Las Vegas, Nevada - Mayor, city council, and judicial offices
North Las Vegas, Nevada - City council and judicial offices
Reno, Nevada - City council and judicial offices
Clark County, Nevada - County Commission and judicial offices
Washoe County, Nevada - County Commission

New Jersey

Essex County, New Jersey - Register of deeds and mortgages and sheriff
Hudson County, New Jersey - County surrogate

New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico - District attorney
Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Clerk, treasurer, county commissioners, district attorney, and metropolitan court judge

New York

Albany, New York - District attorney
Buffalo, New York - City court judge
Bronx County, New York - Civil court judges
Erie County, New York - District attorney, family court judge, and supreme court judges
Kings County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
New York County, New York - Civil court judges
Queens County, New York - Civil court judges, supreme court judges, and surrogate court judge

North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina - Mayor and city council
Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Mayor and city council
Durham County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, district court judges, and superior court judges
Forsyth County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
Guilford County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, and district court judges
Wake County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges

North Dakota

Bismarck, North Dakota - City commission

Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio - Prosecutor, county council, and common pleas court judges
Fairfield County, Ohio - Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges
Franklin County, Ohio - Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, clerk of courts, and common pleas court judges
Lucas County, Ohio - Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges
Hamilton County, Ohio - Auditor (special), coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, clerk of courts, and common pleas court judges

Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma - Mayor, city auditor, and city council
Canadian County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
Cleveland County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
Osage County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commissioner, and court clerk

Oregon

Portland, Oregon - Mayor, city auditor (special), and city council
Salem, Oregon - Mayor and city council
Multnomah County, Oregon - District attorney, county commission, metro council, soil and water conservation districts, and circuit court judges

South Dakota

Pierre, South Dakota - City commission

Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee - County assessor and circuit court judge
Shelby County, Tennessee - General Sessions Court clerk and criminal court judge

Texas

Arlington, Texas - City council
Austin, Texas - Mayor and city council
Corpus Christi, Texas - Mayor and city council
El Paso, Texas - Mayor, city council, municipal court judge, and municipal court of appeals judge.
Garland, Texas - City council
Irving, Texas - City council
Laredo, Texas - City council
Lubbock, Texas - Mayor, city council, and municipal court judge
Bexar County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, district court judges, and justices of the peace
Collin County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, and district court judges
Dallas County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, district court judges, and criminal district court judges.
Denton County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, and district court judges
El Paso County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, criminal court at law judge, criminal district court judges, and district court judges
Fort Bend County, Texas - Attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, county court at law judge, district court judges, and justices of the peace
Harris County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, constables, county department of education, county criminal court at law judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace
Lubbock County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, water conservation board, water control and improvement district board, and district court judges
Nueces County, Texas - Attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, constables, district court judges, and justices of the peace
Tarrant County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, criminal court district judges, and district court judges
Travis County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, constables, county court at law judges, and district court judges
Webb County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, community college district, constables, district court judges, and justices of the peace
Williamson County, Texas - County attorney, district attorney, sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, court at law judge, and district court judges

Vermont

Montpelier, Vermont - Mayor and city council

Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia - Mayor and city council
Norfolk, Virginia - Mayor and city council
Richmond, Virginia - Mayor and city council
Virginia Beach, Virginia - Mayor, sheriff (special), and city council

Washington

Seattle, Washington - City council (special)
King County, Washington - King Conservation District and superior court judges
Spokane County, Washington - County commission and superior court

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. - City council

Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Mayor, city attorney, city treasurer, comptroller, and common council
Dane County, Wisconsin - County executive (special), county clerk, district attorney, register of deeds, treasurer, board of supervisors, and circuit court judges
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - County executive, county clerk, comptroller, district attorney, register of deeds, treasurer, county board of supervisors, and circuit court judges

Wyoming

Cheyenne, Wyoming - Mayor and city council

U.S. territories

Guam

Agana Heights, Guam - Mayor
Hågat, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Asan/Maina, Guam - Mayor
Barrigada, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Chalan Pago-Ordot, Guam - Mayor
Dededo, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Hagåtña, Guam - Mayor
Inalåhan, Guam - Mayor
Mangilao, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Malesso′, Guam - Mayor
Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Guam - Mayor
Piti, Guam - Mayor
Sånta Rita-Sumai, Guam - Mayor
Sinajana, Guam - Mayor
Talo′fo′fo′, Guam - Mayor
Tamuning, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Humåtak, Guam - Mayor
Yigo, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Yona, Guam - Mayor

Northern Mariana Islands

Rota, Northern Mariana Islands - Municipal council
Saipan and Northern Islands, Northern Mariana Islands - Municipal council
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands - Municipal council

Puerto Rico

Adjuntas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Aguada, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Aibonito, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Arecibo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Arroyo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Añasco, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Barceloneta, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Barranquitas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Bayamón, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Caguas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Camuy, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Canóvanas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Carolina, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Cataño, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Cayey, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Ceiba, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Ciales, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Cidra, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Coamo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Comerío, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Corozal, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Culebra, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Dorado, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Fajardo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Florida, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Guayama, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Guayanilla, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Gurabo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Guánica, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Hatillo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Hormigueros, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Humacao, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Isabela, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Jayuya, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Juncos, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Lajas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Lares, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Las Marías, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Las Piedras, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Loíza, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Luquillo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Manatí, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Maricao, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Maunabo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Moca, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Morovis, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Naguabo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Naranjito, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Orocovis, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Patillas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Peñuelas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Ponce, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Quebradillas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Rincón, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Río Grande, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Salinas, Puerto Rico - Mayor
San Germán, Puerto Rico - Mayor
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Mayor
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico - Mayor
San Sebastián, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Toa Alta, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Utuado, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Vieques, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Villalba, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico - Mayor
Yauco, Puerto Rico - Mayor

By date

January 9

General election

Virginia Beach, Virginia

January 20

General runoff

El Paso, Texas

February 13

General election

King County, Washington

February 20

Primary

March 5

Primary

General election

General runoff

Chula Vista, California

March 9

General election

Sinajana, Guam

March 19

Primary

General election

Des Moines, Iowa

March 23

Primary

New Orleans, Louisiana

April 2

General election

April 16

Primary runoff

Jefferson County, Alabama

April 27

General election

New Orleans, Louisiana

April 30

Primary

Hennepin County, Minnesota

May 4

General election

May 7

Primary

May 14

Primary

Primary runoff

General election

Hennepin County, Minnesota

May 21

Primary

General

Orlando, Florida

May 28

Primary runoff

June 2

Primary

June 4

Primary

June 11

Primary

June 15

General runoff

June 18

Primary

Primary runoff

General runoff

June 25

Primary

July 30

Primary

August 1

General election

August 3

Primary

August 6

Primary

August 10

Primary

Honolulu, Hawaii

August 13

Primary

August 20

Primary

August 27

Primary runoff

General election

Tulsa, Oklahoma

September 3

Primary

Suffolk County, Massachusetts

October 1

General election

Juneau, Alaska

November 5

Primary

New Orleans, Louisiana

General election

General runoff

December 3

General runoff

December 7

General election

New Orleans, Louisiana

List of mayors of the 100 largest cities

The following table contains a list of current mayors of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. by population.

100 Largest Cities By Population
Rank	City	Population (2020)	Mayor	Took office	Term ends	Government type	Mayoral election in 2024?
1	New York, New York	8,804,190	Eric Adams (D)	2022	2026	Strong mayor	No
2	Los Angeles, California	3,898,747	Karen Bass (D)	2022	2026	Strong mayor	No
3	Chicago, Illinois	2,746,388	Brandon Johnson (D)	2023	2027	Strong mayor	No
4	Houston, Texas	2,304,580	John Whitmire (D)	2024	2028	Strong mayor	No
5	Phoenix, Arizona	1,608,139	Kate Gallego (D)	2019	2025	Council-manager	Yes
6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1,603,797	Cherelle Parker (D)	2024	2028	Strong mayor	No
7	San Antonio, Texas	1,434,625	Ron Nirenberg (I)	2017	2025	Council-manager	No
8	San Diego, California	1,386,932	Todd Gloria (D)	2020	2024	Strong mayor	Yes
9	Dallas, Texas	1,304,379	Eric Johnson (R)	2019	2027	Council-manager	No
10	San Jose, California	1,013,240	Matt Mahan (D)	2023	2024	Council-manager	Yes
11	Austin, Texas	961,855	Kirk Watson (D)	2023	2025	Council-manager	Yes
12	Jacksonville, Florida	949,611	Donna Deegan (D)	2023	2027	Strong mayor	No
13	Fort Worth, Texas	918,915	Mattie Parker (R)	2021	2025	Council-manager	No
14	Columbus, Ohio	905,748	Andrew J. Ginther (D)	2015	2027	Strong mayor	No
15	Indianapolis, Indiana	897,041	Joseph Hogsett (D)	2016	2024	Strong mayor	No
16	Charlotte, North Carolina	874,579	Vi Lyles (D)	2017	2025	Council-manager	No
17	San Francisco, California	873,965	London Breed (D)	2018	2025	Strong mayor	Yes
18	Seattle, Washington	737,015	Bruce Harrell (D)	2022	2025	Strong mayor	No
19	Denver, Colorado	715,522	Michael Johnston (D)	2023	2027	Strong mayor	No
20	Nashville, Tennessee	715,884	Freddie O'Connell (D)	2023	2027	Strong mayor	No
21	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	681,054	David Holt (R)	2018	2026	Council-manager	No
22	El Paso, Texas	678,815	Oscar Leeser (D)	2021	2025	Council-manager	Yes
23	Boston, Massachusetts	675,647	Michelle Wu (D)	2021	2026	Strong mayor	No
24	Portland, Oregon	652,503	Ted Wheeler (D)	2017	2025	City commission	Yes
25	Las Vegas, Nevada	641,903	Carolyn Goodman (Nonpartisan)	2011	2024	Council-manager	Yes
26	Detroit, Michigan	639,111	Mike Duggan (D)	2014	2026	Strong mayor	No
27	Memphis, Tennessee	633,104	Paul Young (D)	2024	2028	Strong mayor	No
28	Louisville, Kentucky	633,045	Craig Greenberg (D)	2023	2027	Strong mayor	No
29	Baltimore, Maryland	585,708	Brandon M. Scott (D)	2020	2024	Strong mayor	Yes
30	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	577,222	Cavalier Johnson (D)	2021	2028	Strong mayor	Yes
31	Albuquerque, New Mexico	564,559	Tim Keller (D)	2017	2025	Strong mayor	No
32	Tucson, Arizona	542,629	Regina Romero (D)	2019	2027	Council-manager	No
33	Fresno, California	542,107	Jerry Dyer (R)	2021	2028	Hybrid	Yes
34	Sacramento, California	524,943	Darrell Steinberg (D)	2016	2024	Council-manager	Yes
35	Kansas City, Missouri	508,090	Quinton Lucas (D)	2019	2027	Council-manager	No
36	Mesa, Arizona	504,258	John Giles (R)	2014	2025	Council-manager	Yes
37	Atlanta, Georgia	498,715	Andre Dickens (D)	2022	2026	Strong mayor	No
38	Omaha, Nebraska	486,051	Jean Stothert (R)	2013	2025	Strong mayor	No
39	Colorado Springs, Colorado	478,961	Yemi Mobolade (I)	2023	2027	Strong mayor	No
40	Raleigh, North Carolina	467,665	Mary-Ann Baldwin (D)	2019	2024	Council-manager	Yes
41	Long Beach, California	466,742	Rex Richardson (D)	2022	2026	Council-manager	No
42	Virginia Beach, Virginia	459,470	Bob Dyer (R)	2018	2025	Council-manager	Yes
43	Miami, Florida	442,241	Francis Suarez (R)	2021	2025	Hybrid	No
44	Oakland, California	440,646	Sheng Thao (D)	2023	2027	Hybrid	No
45	Minneapolis, Minnesota	429,954	Jacob Frey (D)	2022	2026	Strong mayor	No
46	Tulsa, Oklahoma	413,066	G. T. Bynum (R)	2016	2024	Strong mayor	Yes
47	Bakersfield, California	403,455	Karen Goh (R)	2017	2025	Council-manager	Yes
48	Wichita, Kansas	397,532	Lily Wu (L)	2024	2028	Council-manager	No
49	Arlington, Texas	394,266	Jim Ross (Unknown)	2021	2025	Council-manager	No
50	Aurora, Colorado	386,261	Mike Coffman (R)	2019	2027	Council-manager	No
51	Tampa, Florida	384,959	Jane Castor (D)	2019	2027	Strong mayor	No
52	New Orleans, Louisiana	383,997	LaToya Cantrell (D)	2018	2026	Strong mayor	No
53	Cleveland, Ohio	372,624	Justin Bibb (D)	2022	2026	Strong mayor	No
54	Honolulu, Hawaii	350,964	Rick Blangiardi (I)	2021	2024	Strong mayor	Yes
55	Anaheim, California	346,824	Ashleigh Aitken (D)	2022	2026	Council-manager	No
56	Lexington, Kentucky	322,570	Linda Gorton (R)	2019	2027	Strong mayor	No
57	Stockton, California	320,804	Kevin Lincoln II (R)	2021	2024	Council-manager	Yes
58	Corpus Christi, Texas	317,863	Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan)	2021	2025	Council-manager	Yes
59	Henderson, Nevada	317,610	Michelle Romero (R)	2023	2027	Council-manager	No
60	Riverside, California	314,998	Patricia Lock Dawson (Nonpartisan)	2012	2024	Council-manager	Yes
61	Newark, New Jersey	311,549	Ras J. Baraka (D)	2014	2026	Strong mayor	No
62	St. Paul, Minnesota	311,527	Melvin Carter III (D)	2022	2026	Strong mayor	No
63	Santa Ana, California	310,227	Valerie Amezcua (D)	2022	2024	Council-manager	Yes
64	Cincinnati, Ohio	309,317	Aftab Pureval (D)	2022	2026	Hybrid	No
65	Irvine, California	307,670	Farrah Khan (D)	2020	2024	Council-manager	Yes
66	Orlando, Florida	307,573	Buddy Dyer (D)	2003	2024	Strong mayor	No
67	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	302,971	Edward Gainey (D)	2022	2026	Strong mayor	No
68	St. Louis, Missouri	301,578	Tishaura Jones (D)	2021	2025	Strong mayor	No
69	Greensboro, North Carolina	299,035	Nancy B. Vaughan (D)	2013	2025	Council-manager	No
70	Jersey City, New Jersey	292,449	Steven Fulop (D)	2013	2026	Strong mayor	No
71	Anchorage, Alaska	291,247	David Bronson (R)	2021	2024	Hybrid	Yes
72	Lincoln, Nebraska	291,082	Leirion Gaylor Baird (D)	2019	2027	Strong mayor	No
73	Plano, Texas	285,494	John Muns (R)	2021	2025	Council-manager	No
74	Durham, North Carolina	283,506	Leonardo Williams (D)	2023	2025	Council-manager	No
75	Buffalo, New York	278,349	Byron Brown (D)	2005	2026	Strong mayor	No
76	Chandler, Arizona	275,987	Kevin Hartke (R)	2019	2027	Council-manager	No
77	Chula Vista, California	275,487	John McCann (R)	2022	2026	Council-manager	No
78	Toledo, Ohio	270,871	Wade Kapszukiewicz (D)	2022	2026	Strong mayor	No
79	Madison, Wisconsin	269,840	Satya Rhodes-Conway (D)	2019	2027	Strong mayor	No
80	Gilbert, Arizona	267,918	Brigette Peterson (R)	2021	2025	Hybrid	Yes
81	Reno, Nevada	264,165	Hillary Schieve (Nonpartisan)	2014	2026	Council-manager	No
82	Fort Wayne, Indiana	263,886	Sharon Tucker (D)	2024	2027	Strong mayor	No
83	North Las Vegas, Nevada	262,527	Pamela Goynes-Brown (D)	2022	2026	Council-manager	No
84	St. Petersburg, Florida	258,308	Kenneth Welch (D)	2022	2027	Strong mayor	No
85	Lubbock, Texas	257,141	Tray Payne (R)	2022	2024	Council-manager	Yes
86	Irving, Texas	256,684	Rick Stopfer (R)	2017	2026	Council-manager	No
87	Laredo, Texas	255,205	Victor Treviño (Unknown)	2022	2026	Council-manager	No
88	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	249,545	Allen Joines (D)	2001	2024	Council-manager	Yes
89	Chesapeake, Virginia	249,422	Richard West (R)	2008	2024	Council-manager	Yes
90	Glendale, Arizona	248,325	Jerry Weiers (R)	2013	2024	Council-manager	Yes
91	Garland, Texas	246,018	Scott LeMay (R)	2019	2025	Council-manager	No
92	Scottsdale, Arizona	241,361	David Ortega (I)	2021	2025	Council-manager	Yes
93	Norfolk, Virginia	238,005	Kenneth Alexander (D)	2016	2024	Council-manager	Yes
94	Boise, Idaho	235,684	Lauren McLean (D)	2020	2028	Strong mayor	No
95	Fremont, California	230,504	Lily Mei (D)	2016	2024	Council-manager	Yes
96	Spokane, Washington	228,989	Lisa Brown (D)	2024	2028	Strong mayor	No
97	Santa Clarita, California	228,673	Cameron Smyth (R)	2023	2024	Council-manager	No
98	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	227,470	Sharon Weston Broome (D)	2017	2024	Strong mayor	Yes
99	Richmond, Virginia	226,610	Levar Stoney (D)	2016	2024	Strong mayor	Yes
100	Hialeah, Florida	223,109	Esteban Bovo Jr. (R)	2021	2025	Strong mayor	No

Historical election data

Cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope held an average of 31.7 mayoral elections and 56.2 city council elections each year between 2014 and 2023. From 2014 to 2016, our coverage scope included the 100 largest U.S. cities by population. In 2017, Ballotpedia began covering the counties that overlap those cities, as well. In 2021, our coverage scope expanded to include the mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in the 32 state capitals that fell outside the 100 largest U.S. cities.

This section includes statistics for mayoral elections, city council elections, and county elections between 2014 and 2023, comparing uncontested races, incumbents who sought re-election, and incumbents who were defeated in their re-election bids.

The following table details the total number of elections at the city and county level covered by Ballotpedia between 2014 and 2023, including the number of cities to hold mayoral and city council elections in a given year:

Total municipal elections covered by Ballotpedia from 2014 to 2023
Year	Cities	Mayor	City council	Counties
2023	77	40	69	29
2022	86	34	75	81
2021	70	40	59	22
2020	59	29	52	80
2019	64	30	63	29
2018	58	26	49	78
2017	59	36	50	23
2016	46	25	45	12
2015	59	33	58	N/A
2014	43	24	42	N/A

Mayoral elections

Between 2014 and 2023, 66.6% of incumbent mayors sought re-election; of these, 16.6% were defeated in their bids for re-election. The first chart below shows the number of incumbents who sought election each year compared to the number of seats up for election. The second chart shows the number of incumbents who were defeated compared to the number of incumbents who ran for re-election.

The table below is organized by year and includes the total number of mayoral races and the number and percentage of uncontested races, incumbents who sought re-election, and incumbents who were defeated in their re-election bids.

Mayoral election incumbency statistics from 2014 to 2023
Year	Total seats	Uncontested		Incumbents who sought re-election		Incumbents defeated
Year	Total seats	#	%	#	%	#	%
2023	40	5	12.5%	26	65.0%	4	15.4%
2022	34	0	0.0%	22	64.7%	3	13.6%
2021	40	1	2.5%	24	60.0%	3	12.5%
2020	29	1	3.4%	22	75.9%	5	22.7%
2019	30	2	6.7%	21	70.0%	4	19.0%
2018	26	1	3.8%	18	69.2%	1	5.6%
2017	36	0	0.0%	24	66.7%	5	20.8%
2016	25	4	16.0%	15	60.0%	4	26.7%
2015	33	3	9.1%	25	75.8%	4	16.0%
2014	24	2	8.3%	14	58.3%	2	14.3%

City council elections

Between 2014 and 2023, 68.7% of city council incumbents sought re-election; of these, 13.1% were defeated in their bids for re-election. The first chart below shows the number of incumbents who sought election each year compared to the number of seats up for election. The second chart shows the number of incumbents who were defeated compared to the number of incumbents who ran for re-election.

The table below is organized by year and includes the total number of city council races and the number and percentage of uncontested races, incumbents who sought re-election, and incumbents who were defeated in their re-election bids.

City council election incumbency statistics from 2014 to 2023
Year	Total seats	Uncontested		Incumbents who sought re-election		Incumbents defeated
Year	Total seats	#	%	#	%	#	%
2023	610	126	20.7%	442	72.5%	41	9.3%
2022	346	58	16.8%	215	62.1%	37	17.2%
2021	416	63	15.1%	276	66.3%	47	17.0%
2020	253	47	18.6%	175	69.2%	26	14.9%
2019	457	59	12.9%	312	68.3%	39	12.5%
2018	200	29	14.5%	137	68.5%	19	13.9%
2017	367	47	12.8%	274	74.7%	37	13.5%
2016	216	48	22.2%	156	72.2%	22	14.1%
2015	467	97	20.8%	309	66.2%	30	9.7%
2014	198	31	15.7%	130	65.7%	21	16.2%

County elections

Between 2017 and 2023, 82.0% of county and special district incumbents sought re-election; of these, 8.3% were defeated in their bids for re-election. The table below is organized by year and includes the total number of county races and the number and percentage of uncontested races, incumbents who sought re-election, and incumbents who were defeated in their re-election bids.

County election incumbency statistics from 2017 to 2023
Year	Total seats	Uncontested		Incumbents who sought re-election		Incumbents defeated
Year	Total seats	#	%	#	%	#	%
2023	208	105	50.5%	131	63.0%	7	5.3%
2022	2,499	1,347	53.9%	2,041	81.7%	152	7.4%
2021	176	59	33.5%	106	60.2%	8	7.5%
2020	2,167	1,190	54.9%	1,861	85.9%	147	7.9%
2019	183	85	46.4%	140	76.5%	11	7.9%
2018	2,168	1,115	51.4%	1,807	83.3%	176	9.7%
2017	108	47	43.5%	74	68.5%	9	12.2%

Uncontested races

An average of 1.9 mayoral races and 60.5 city council races went uncontested between 2014 and 2023. In terms of mayoral elections, 2023 saw the highest number of uncontested races (five) and 2017 and 2022 saw the fewest (zero). For city council seats, 2023 had the highest number of uncontested races (126) and 2018 had the fewest (29). The chart below shows the percentage of uncontested mayoral and city council races between 2014 and 2023.

Footnotes

[1] Alaska Public Media, "Former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance to run for mayor next year," May 9, 2023

[2] Suzanne LaFrance campaign website, "Home page," accessed February 6, 2024

[3] Alaska Public Media, "Bronson and LaFrance prepare for runoff in Anchorage mayoral election," April 2, 2024

[4] Alaska Public Media, "Two years into his tenure, Anchorage Mayor Bronson reflects on homeless policy, shelter plans and Assembly relationship," August 2, 2023

[5] Facebook, "Dave Bronson for Mayor on August 6, 2023," accessed February 5, 2024

[6] The Northern Light, "After Anchorage’s municipal election, Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance tee-up for a runoff challenge," April 9, 2024

[7] Facebook, "Dave Bronson for Mayor on February 1, 2024," accessed February 6, 2024

[8] Twitter, "The Alaska Democratic Party on January 6, 2024," accessed February 6, 2024

[BSunAug28-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 The Baltimore Sun, "Only Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is running again for sure. What if Sheila Dixon turns 2024 into a head-on contest?" August 28, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "BSunAug28" defined multiple times with different content

[10] Sheila Dixon campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 7, 2024

[11] WBAL-TV, "Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott seeks reelection in 2024," November 19, 2023

[12] NBC News, "Baltimore mayor resigns under plea deal," January 7, 2010

[13] WBAL-TV, "Sheila Dixon announces candidacy for Baltimore mayor again," September 7, 2023

[14] Bob Wallace campaign website, "Meet Bob," accessed March 7, 2024

[15] Vimeo, "Bob Wallace Campaign Ad," September 22, 2020

[16] Bob Wallace campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 7, 2024

[17] The Baltimore Sun, "Baltimore hasn't elected a Republican mayor since the 1960s. Meet the people trying to change that." August 27, 2019

[18] 8 News Now, "3 leaders emerge in Las Vegas mayor’s race; most voters against funding A’s stadium," April 4, 2024

[19] Las Vegas Review-Journal, "End of Goodman era: Here are 15 candidates vying to be next Las Vegas’ mayor," March 23, 2024

[20] Las Vegas Review-Journal, "How much money have Las Vegas mayoral candidates raised?" May 15, 2024

[21] 3 News Las Vegas, "Las Vegas mayor gives final State of City address as Goodman family dynasty closes," January 12, 2024

[22] City Cast Las Vegas, "Steve Sebelius on the Mayoral Legacy of Oscar and Carolyn Goodman," April 22, 2024

[23] Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, "Shelley Berkley," accessed May 14, 2024

[KTNV13-24] 24.0 ^24.1 KTNV 13 Las Vegas, "EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley announces plans to run for Las Vegas mayor," January 5, 2023

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[31] This number does not include Santa Clarita, California. The members of the Santa Clarita City Council select one member as mayor each December.

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[37] CBS News, "Former Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin won't run for Cook County state's attorney, citing Trump's impact," November 29, 2023

[38] Houston Public Media, "Democrat Kim Ogg Elected Harris County District Attorney," November 9, 2016

[39] Information submitted via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on February 27, 2024.

[40] Houston Public Media, "Sean Teare, longtime assistant to Harris County DA Kim Ogg, challenging former boss in Democratic primary," May 31, 2023

[41] KHOU, "Judge Lina Hidalgo formally endorses Sean Teare in Harris County DA race," November 13, 2023

[42] Twitter, "Patrick Svitek on January 30, 2024," accessed February 1, 2024

[43] The Texan, "Harris County Democratic Precinct Chairs Admonish District Attorney Kim Ogg," December 13, 2023

[44] Change.org, "Petition the Harris County Democratic Party to Admonish Kim Ogg," October 30, 2023

[45] Fox 26 Houston, "Harris County DA Kim Ogg pushes back after 'admonishment' by Democratic Party," December 13, 2023

[46] Houston Public Media, "Harris County Democrats’ admonishment of District Attorney Kim Ogg threatens party’s dominance in November 2024 elections, expert says," December 13, 2023

[47] ABC 13, "Ogg's historic win gives her mandate to protect victims," November 9, 2016

[48] LAist, "9 Candidates For LA County DA Will Debate Tonight. The Current DA Won't Be One Of Them," October 18, 2023

[49] Los Angeles Magazine, "Former Federal Prosecutor Jeff Chemerinsky Enters Race for District Attorney," September 12, 2023

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[51] National Public Radio, "George Gascón Implements Sweeping Changes To Los Angeles District Attorney's Office," December 8, 2020

[52] Los Angeles County District Attorney, "Special Directive 20-14," December 7, 2020

[53] ABC 7, "LA County race for district attorney: Gascón faces off with candidates in Democratic debate," November 16, 2023

[54] George Gascòn campaign website, "Meet George," accessed January 12, 2024

[HochmanHome-55] 55.0 ^55.1 Nathan Hochman campaign website, "Home page," accessed January 12, 2024

[56] YouTube, "Nathan Hochman for LA County District Attorney - Fixing LA's Broken Scales of Justice," April 10, 2023

[57] Nathan Hochman campaign website, "Blueprint for Justice," accessed January 12, 2024

[HochmanMar12-58] 58.0 ^58.1 Audacy, "L.A. DA candidate calls Gascón’s policies ‘pro-criminal’," March 12, 2024

[59] CALMatters, "Assessing the path to office for each contender seeking Los Angeles district attorney," February 29, 2024

[60] Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Los Angeles County General Election Results - November 3, 2020," accessed March 20, 2024

[61] Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Los Angeles County General Election Results - November 8, 2022," accessed March 20, 2024

[62] Los Angeles Daily News, "Election 2024: Gascón leads crowded DA race; Hochman in second in semi-final results," March 6, 2024

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