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Ballotpedia covered municipal elections in 24 counties and 70 cities, including 40 mayoral elections, in 2021. We provide comprehensive coverage of elections on the ballot in America's 100 largest cities by population each year. We also cover elections for mayors, city council members, and district attorneys in each state capital.
On this page, you will find information on:
- 2021 municipal battleground elections
- Mayoral partisanship information
- List of municipal elections by state and by date
- Common issues in 2021 municipal elections
- List of mayors of the 100 largest cities
- Historical municipal election data
- More local election analysis
Note: The statistics on this page do not include data from local elections in the U.S. territories.
2021 municipal battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
Ballotpedia designated certain 2021 elections as battlegrounds—races expected to have a meaningful effect on the balance of power in governments or to be particularly competitive or compelling.
Mayoral battlegrounds
- See also: United States mayoral elections, 2021
Ballotpedia covered 40 mayoral elections in 2021. This included 28 mayoral elections in the 100 largest U.S. cities and 12 state capitals that did not fall into the top 100 cities.
Click below to expand summaries of key 2021 mayoral battleground elections.
City council battlegrounds
Click below to expand summaries of key 2021 city council battleground elections.
Other battlegrounds
Click below to expand summaries of key 2021 battleground elections.
Mayoral partisanship
Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 64 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:
- Mayor John J. Lee of North Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican on April 6, 2021.[217]
- David Bronson (R) was elected as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 11, 2021. He assumed office on July 1, 2021, replacing nonpartisan Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.
In cities where mayoral elections are nonpartisan, Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder’s partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
Mayoral partisanship in state capitals
Fifteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2021. The following office changed partisan control:
- Daniel Rickenmann (R) was elected as mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, on November 16, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Stephen Benjamin (D) did not run for re-election.
Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 38 state capitals were affiliated with the Democratic Party, six were Republicans, one was independent, and two were nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of three state capital mayors was unknown.
Municipal elections across the United States
Use the tabs below to sort 2021 municipal elections either by state or by date.
By state
Alabama
- Birmingham, Alabama - Mayor and city council
- Montgomery, Alabama - City council (special elections)
Alaska
- Anchorage, Alaska - Mayor and service area board of supervisors
- Juneau, Alaska - Mayor and city assembly
Arizona
- Tucson, Arizona - City council
California
- Riverside, California - City council
- Orange County, California - Board of supervisors (special)
Colorado
- Aurora, Colorado - City council
- Colorado Springs, Colorado - City council
Delaware
- Dover, Delaware - City council (regular & special)
Florida
- Hialeah, Florida - Mayor and city council
- Jacksonville, Florida - City council (special election)
- Miami, Florida - Mayor and city council
- Orlando, Florida - City commissioners
- St. Petersburg, Florida - Mayor and city council
Georgia
- Atlanta, Georgia - Mayor, city council, and municipal court judge
Idaho
- Boise, Idaho - City council
Iowa
- Des Moines, Iowa - City council
Kansas
- Topeka, Kansas - Mayor and city council
- Wichita, Kansas - City council
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Family court and city court judges (special)
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Mayor city council, sheriff, assessor, coroner, civil district court clerk, and criminal district court clerk
Maine
- Augusta, Maine - Mayor and city council
Maryland
- Annapolis, Maryland - Mayor and city council
Massachusetts
- Boston, Massachusetts - Mayor and city council
Michigan
- Detroit, Michigan - Mayor, city council, clerk, and board of police commissioners
- Lansing, Michigan - Mayor and city council
Minnesota
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - Mayor, city council, board of estimate and taxation, park and recreation board
- St. Paul, Minnesota - Mayor
Mississippi
- Jackson, Mississippi - Mayor and city council
Missouri
- Jefferson City, Missouri - City council and city prosecutor
- St. Louis, Missouri - Mayor, comptroller, and board of aldermen
Montana
- Helena, Montana - Mayor and city council
Nebraska
- Lincoln, Nebraska - City council and airport authority board
- Omaha, Nebraska - Mayor and city council
New Hampshire
- Concord, New Hampshire - Mayor and ward councilors
New Jersey
- Jersey City, New Jersey - Mayor and city council
- Essex County, New Jersey - County sheriff
- Hudson County, New Jersey - County register
New Mexico
- Albuquerque, New Mexico - Mayor and city council
- Santa Fe, New Mexico - Mayor and city council
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Flood control authority board, community college board, and conservation district board
New York
- Albany, New York - Mayor and city council
- Buffalo, New York - Mayor and city court judges
- New York, New York - Mayor, city council, public advocate, and comptroller
- Bronx County, New York - Borough president and civil court judges
- Erie County, New York - County legislature, comptroller, sheriff, and family court judge
- Kings County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, surrogate court judge, and civil court judges
- New York County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, and civil court judges
- Queens County, New York - Borough president and civil court judges
- Richmond County, New York - Borough president and civil court judge
North Carolina
- Durham, North Carolina - Mayor and city council
- Guilford County, North Carolina - Special districts
Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio - Mayor and city council
- Cleveland, Ohio - Mayor, city council, and city municipal court judge
- Columbus, Ohio - City council, city attorney, and city auditor
- Toledo, Ohio - Mayor, city council, and municipal judge
- Fairfield County, Ohio - Educational service center, municipal court clerk, and municipal court judges
- Franklin County, Ohio - County municipal court judges
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - City council
- Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Treasurer (special)
Oregon
- Multnomah County, Oregon - Community college boards, educational service boards, & Portland Community College Board Zone 7 (special)
Pennsylvania
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Mayor and city council
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - District attorney, city controller, and local judicial seats
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Mayor and city council
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - County council and sheriff
Rhode Island
- Providence, Rhode Island - City council (special)
South Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina - Mayor and city council
South Dakota
- Pierre, South Dakota - City council
Texas
- Arlington, Texas - Mayor and city council
- Dallas, Texas - City council
- Fort Worth, Texas - Mayor and city council
- Garland, Texas - Mayor and city council
- Irving, Texas - City council
- Plano, Texas - Mayor and city council
- San Antonio, Texas - Mayor and city council
- Bexar County, Texas - River district board
- Collin County, Texas - Community college board
- El Paso County, Texas - Community college board
- Harris County, Texas - Community college board
- Tarrant County, Texas - Community college board and water district board
Utah
- Salt Lake City, Utah - City council
Vermont
- Montpelier, Vermont - City council
Virginia
- Chesapeake, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Norfolk, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Richmond, Virginia - Commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
- Virginia Beach, Virginia - Commissioner of revenue, commonwealth's attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
Washington
- Olympia, Washington - City council
- Seattle, Washington - Mayor, city council, and city attorney
- Clallam County, Washington - City elections in Forks, Port Angeles, and Sequim
- King County, Washington - Executive, county council, Seattle port commissioner, superior court judge, one intermediate appellate court judge, and one King Conservation District seat
Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin - Common council and municipal judge
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Municipal judge
- Dane County, Wisconsin - County executive, county supervisors (special), and circuit court judges
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - Circuit court judges
U.S. territories
Puerto Rico
- Cataño, Puerto Rico - Mayor
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June 5
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- Arlington, Texas
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June 8
Primary
- Essex County, New Jersey
- Hudson County, New Jersey
- Chesapeake, Virginia
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Richmond, Virginia
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
General election
June 15
Primary
June 22
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- Albany, New York
- Buffalo, New York
- New York, New York
- Erie County, New York
- Bronx County, New York
- Kings County, New York
- New York County, New York
- Queens County, New York
- Richmond County, New York
July 6
Special election
July 13
Special elections
August 3
Primary
- Tucson, Arizona
- Topeka, Kansas
- Wichita, Kansas
- Detroit, Michigan
- Lansing, Michigan
- Olympia, Washington
- Seattle, Washington
- King County, Washington
August 10
Special election
August 24
Primary
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- Montgomery, Alabama (canceled)
September 14
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October 5
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November 2
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- Tucson, Arizona
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General runoff
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Issues
As municipal election candidates address issues relevant to their localities, common themes often emerge in elections across the country. In 2021, four common issues stood out in municipal battleground elections: coronavirus pandemic response and recovery, crime and public safety, criminal justice and policing, and homelessness and housing policy. Click on the links below to read more about the elections in which these issues featured prominently.
- Coronavirus pandemic response & recovery:
- Crime & public safety:
- Criminal justice & policing:
- Mayoral election in Atlanta, Georgia
- Mayoral election in Boston, Massachusetts
- City council elections in Dallas, Texas
- Mayoral election in Detroit, Michigan
- Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mayoral election in New York, New York
- Mayoral election in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Mayoral election in San Antonio, Texas
- Mayoral election in Seattle, Washington
- Mayoral election in St. Louis, Missouri
- Homelessness & housing policy:
- Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska
- Mayoral election in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mayoral election in Detroit, Michigan
- Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mayoral election in New York, New York
- Mayoral election in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- City attorney election in Seattle, Washington
- Mayoral election in Seattle, Washington
List of mayors of the 100 largest cities
To view a list of the current mayors of the top 100 U.S. cities by population, click here.
Historical election data
The 100 largest cities in the U.S. held an average of 29.0 mayoral elections and 51.3 city council elections each year between 2014 and 2020. Ballotpedia covers local elections in America’s 100 largest cities by population and in the counties that overlap those cities. This section includes statistics for mayoral elections, city council elections, and county elections between 2014 and 2020, 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 2020, including the number of cities that held mayoral and city council elections in a given year:
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Mayoral elections
Between 2014 and 2020, 68.5% of incumbent mayors sought re-election; of these, 18.0% 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.
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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.
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City council elections
Between 2014 and 2020, 69.2% of city council incumbents sought re-election; of these, 13.0% 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.
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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.
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County elections
Between 2017 and 2020, 83.9% of county and special district incumbents sought re-election; of these, 8.8% 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.
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Uncontested races
An average of 1.9 mayoral races and 51.1 city council races went uncontested between 2014 and 2020. In terms of mayoral elections, 2016 saw the highest number of uncontested races (four), and 2017 saw the fewest (zero). For city council seats, 2015 had the highest number of uncontested races (97) and 2018 had the fewest (29). The chart below shows the percentage of uncontested mayoral and city council races between 2014 and 2020.
More local election analysis
In 2021, Ballotpedia covered elections for mayor, city council, and all other city officials in the 100 largest cities by population in the United States, as well as elections for county officials whose jurisdictions overlapped with those cities.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Anchorage, "Election Summary Report," May 25, 2021
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Bronson set to win race for Anchorage mayor; Dunbar concedes," May 23, 2021
- ↑ Municipality of Anchorage, "April 6, 2021 Regular Municipal Election Results," accessed April 20, 2021
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz resigns over what he calls ‘unacceptable personal conduct'", October 14, 2020
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Meet Austin Quinn-Davidson, Anchorage’s new acting mayor," October 24, 2020
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 19, 2014 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Daily News, "A contentious election for Anchorage mayor is nearing the finish line, revealing deep divisions on how the city should move ahead," May 8, 2021
- ↑ City Charter of Anchorage, AL, Secs. 5.01-03, accessed March 15, 2021
- ↑ City Charter of Anchorage, AL, Secs. 5.01-03, accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ A candidate must receive at least 50%+1 of the vote in order to avoid a runoff election.
- ↑ City of Arlington, "Ord. 21-006," accessed March 22, 2021
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "‘We live in new times’: Arlington runoffs will come down to turnout, experts say," May 19, 2021
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 While the position in Arlington is officially nonpartisan, Ballotpedia tracks the party affiliations of all mayors of the 100 largest cities. Ballotpedia identified Williams' party affiliation as a Republican using local news references such as those found here and here.
- ↑ Google Docs, "2021 Municipal & ISD Candidate Primary Voting Record : Sheet1," accessed May 4, 2021
- ↑ Arlington Spectator, "June 5/May 1, 2021 Election - Our Analysis," accessed May 4, 2021
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Michael Glaspie's campaign website, "About Me," accessed March 23, 2021
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Our recommendation for Arlington mayor," April 11, 2021
- ↑ Michael Glaspie's campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed March 22, 2021
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Former Arlington mayoral candidates throw support behind Michael Glaspie in runoff," May 11, 2021
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Jim Ross' campaign website, "Meet Jim," accessed March 23, 2021
- ↑ Jim Ross' campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed March 22, 2021
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "This Arlington mayor candidate is best choice to lead city on crime, economic issues," April 11, 2021
- ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, "Home," accessed Jan. 7, 2021
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-constitution, "Bottoms joins rare group of 1-term Atlanta mayors," May 7, 2021
- ↑ Our Campaigns, "Moore, Felicia," accessed Oct. 3, 2021
- ↑ Our Campaigns, "Dickens, Andre," accessed Oct. 27, 2021
- ↑ Fox 5 Atlanta, "Crime problems key issue in Atlanta mayoral race as election draws near," Oct. 2, 2021
- ↑ Atlanta Civic Circle, "Felicia Moore," Sept. 20, 2021
- ↑ Atlanta Civic Circle, "Kasim Reed," Sept. 20, 2021
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "FBI: Homicide, manslaughter cases increased 29.4% nationwide in 2020," Sept. 29, 2021
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Dickens, Moore split over key public safety issues ahead of mayoral runoff," Nov. 19, 2021
- ↑ Felicia Moore's campaign website, "Crime," accessed Oct. 4, 2021
- ↑ Andre Dickens' campaign website, "Public Safety one-pager," accessed Oct. 27, 2021
- ↑ Boston Globe, "With different visions for Boston, Wu and Essaibi George hit the campaign trail," September 15, 2021
- ↑ Washington Post, "Two women of color will compete to become Boston’s next mayor, marking historic shift," September 14, 2021
- ↑ Politico Massachusetts Playbook, "Progressives SPLIT in Boston mayor's race — MASK UP and VAX UP — LELLING talks ROLLINS," July 28, 2021
- ↑ Axios, "The tea leaves of Boston's historic mayoral race," August 2, 2021
- ↑ Boston.com, "Annissa Essaibi George jabs Michelle Wu in celebratory speech ahead of mayoral general election," September 15, 2021
- ↑ CBS Local, "Keller @ Large: Mayoral Candidate Michelle Wu Says Boston ‘Can’t Afford To Just Nibble Around The Edges Of The Status Quo,’" September 19, 2021
- ↑ Boston.com, "4 key policy differences that could drive the race between Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George," September 15, 2021
- ↑ Boston Globe, "In an unprecedented moment, Kim Janey endorses Michelle Wu for Boston mayor," September 25, 2021
- ↑ The Boston Globe, "WAKANDA II endorses Janey for mayor," August 7, 2021
- ↑ CBS News, "Boston's next mayor will make history as Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George advance to runoff," September 15, 2021
- ↑ Boston.com, "A look back at the mayors of Boston," April 14, 2013
- ↑ Erie County Board of Elections, "Official 2021 Primary Canvass Books," accessed July 23, 2021
- ↑ The New York Times, "India Walton stuns longtime incumbent in Buffalo mayoral primary." June 23, 2021
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "2021 primary election results: Buffalo mayor and Erie County sheriff," accessed June 23, 2021
- ↑ WGRZ, "Mayor Byron Brown: 'I will be a candidate for mayor, as a write-in for the November General Election,'" June 28, 2021
- ↑ Our Campaigns, "Brown, Byron W.," accessed June 23, 2021
- ↑ The New York Times, "India Walton Beat the Buffalo Mayor in a Primary. He Won’t Give Up." Sept. 27, 2021
- ↑ Jacobin, "India Walton: Byron Brown Is a “Sore Loser” Whose Pro-Corporate Policies Have Failed Buffalo," Sept. 8, 2021
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Working Families' nod to Walton sets primary, general election challenge to Brown," Feb. 24, 2021
- ↑ India Walton's 2021 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed June 23, 2021
- ↑ Twitter, "Chuck Schumer," Oct. 21, 2021
- ↑ WIVB, "Erie County Democrats make Walton endorsement official," Aug. 26, 2021
- ↑ WGRZ, "Mayor Byron Brown: 'I will be a candidate for mayor, as a write-in for the November General Election,'" June 28, 2021
- ↑ WGRZ, "Walton, Brown share visions for the city during Buffalo mayoral debate," Sept. 9, 2021
- ↑ Facebook, "Byron W. Brown," Oct. 9, 2021
- ↑ WKBW, "Support for Mayor Brown’s write-in," June 29, 2021
- ↑ Scribd, "Brown for Buffalo Announces Supporters of Write-In Campaign," June 29, 2021
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "The Editorial Board: Re-elect Brown, who knows how to govern, unlike the dangerously inexperienced Walton," Oct. 23, 2021
- ↑ KPVI, "Hochul marches in Buffalo Labor Day Parade," Sept. 6, 2021
- ↑ Spectrum News 1, "Police benevolent associations endorse Mayor Brown for re-election," Oct. 12, 2021
- ↑ InvestigativePost, "State realtors spend big money on Brown campaign," Oct. 13, 2021
- ↑ Twitter, "Daniel Marans," Oct. 22, 2021
- ↑ Twitter, "Ryan Grim," Oct. 19, 2021
- ↑ WLWT, "Cincinnati mayoral race: Aftab Pureval, David Mann to face off in November," May 4, 2021
- ↑ NBC News, "Third Cincinnati council member arrested on federal corruption charges," November 20, 2020
- ↑ WVXU, "Explaining Issues 1 And 2, The Anti-Corruption Amendments On Cincinnati's May Ballot," April 15, 2021
- ↑ Cincinnati Enquirer, "Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young charged with felony in 'Gang of 5' texting case," April 15, 2021
- ↑ The Enquirer, "Cincinnati mayor debate: Aftab Pureval and David Mann talk kites, genes, and 'lying.'" September 22, 2021
- ↑ Both candidates previously ran for election to partisan offices as Democrats: Mann for U.S. House in the 1990s and Pureval for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts in 2017.
- ↑ WLWT5, "2021 will bring changing of the guard to Cincinnati politics," January 1, 2021
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 Cleveland.com, "Justin Bibb, Kevin Kelley emerge victorious from Cleveland mayoral primary, setting up showdown for November general election," Sept. 14, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Justin M. Bibb," accessed July 30, 2021
- ↑ Twitter, "Our Revolution Ohio," June 15, 2021
- ↑ WKYC, "Former Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White set to endorse Justin Bibb as next mayor of Cleveland," Aug. 17, 2021
- ↑ Facebook, "Justin Bibb for Mayor," Sept. 23, 2021
- ↑ WKYC, "'Let's get to work': Justin Bibb elected mayor of Cleveland; Kevin Kelley concedes," Nov. 2, 2021
- ↑ Cleveland City Council, "Kevin J. Kelley Ward 13," accessed Aug. 10, 2021
- ↑ PorterWright, "Kevin J. Kelley," accessed Aug. 10, 2021
- ↑ Ideastream Public Media, "Frank Jackson Endorses Kevin Kelley To Succeed Him As Cleveland Mayor," Aug. 11, 2021
- ↑ Facebook, "Kevin Kelley," Aug. 5, 2021
- ↑ YouTube, "2021 CCPC Cleveland Mayoral Candidates Forum." July 27, 2021
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Duggan 3.0: In a time of crisis, Detroit's mayor has earned a third term," July 4, 2021
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "A Tale of Two Motor Cities," January 20, 2020
- ↑ Money Inc., "10 Things You Didn't Know About Mike Duggan," May 26, 2020
- ↑ Duggan for Detroit, "Home," accessed May 26, 2021
- ↑ Duggan for Detroit, "Home," accessed May 26, 2021
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "The campaign for Detroit's next mayor is underway. Here are the issues to watch.," May 25, 2021
- ↑ Anthony Adams for Mayor, "His Story," accessed May 26, 2021
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "Ordinance No. 24687-01-2021," accessed March 29, 2021
- ↑ WFAA, "Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price will not seek re-election," January 5, 2021
- ↑ Mattie Parker's campaign website, "About Mattie," accessed March 25, 2021
- ↑ Deborah Peoples' campaign website, "About," accessed March 25, 2021
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "First millennial mayor or first Black mayor? Fort Worth voters have a historic choice," May 2, 2021
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "Election History," accessed March 25, 2021
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Think Fort Worth is a GOP city? It’s not, and here’s what that means for mayor runoff," May 21, 2021
- ↑ The Texan, "10 Candidates Vie to Replace Betsy Price as Mayor of Fort Worth," February 25, 2021
- ↑ City of Fort Worth, "Population," accessed March 29, 2021
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "U.S. Population Up 5.96% Since 2010," December 20, 2018
- ↑ Mattie Parker's campaign website, "Issues," accessed March 25, 2021
- ↑ The Texan, "10 Candidates Vie to Replace Betsy Price as Mayor of Fort Worth," February 25, 2021
- ↑ Deborah Peoples' campaign website, "Priorities," accessed March 25, 2021
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Hialeah mayoral, city council race kicks off as deadline to qualify for the ballot passes," July 27, 2021
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Steve Bovo Jr. officially running for Hialeah Mayor," July 7, 2021
- ↑ CBS Miami, "Former Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Officially Running For Mayor Of Hialeah," July 8, 2021
- ↑ Miami Herald, "In ‘civil war’ for Hialeah mayor’s seat, familiar faces battle over a powerful job," September 29, 2021
- ↑ South Florida Media Network, "Hialeah’s future will be in the hands of a new mayor soon," April 9, 2021
- ↑ Miami Herald, "In ‘civil war’ for Hialeah mayor’s seat, familiar faces battle over a powerful job," September 29, 2021
- ↑ Miami Herald, "In ‘civil war’ for Hialeah mayor’s seat, familiar faces battle over a powerful job," September 29, 2021
- ↑ Miami Herald, "In ‘civil war’ for Hialeah mayor’s seat, familiar faces battle over a powerful job," September 29, 2021
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Donald Trump endorses Esteban ‘Steve’ Bovo for Hialeah Mayor," October 8, 2021
- ↑ Cuban Studies Institute, "Esteban L. Bovo, Jr," accessed October 18, 2021
- ↑ Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, "FAQ: Can I list a political party affiliation or principle?", accessed August 16, 2021
- ↑ StarTribune, "Minneapolis elections highlight divide between progressive, moderate Democrats," September 11, 2021
- ↑ The Minnesota Daily, "Yes 4 Minneapolis public safety amendment explained," September 12, 2021
- ↑ CBS Minnesota, "Frey’s Veto Of 1 Rent Control Charter Amendment Stands, Other Goes To Ballot," August 13, 2021
- ↑ MPR News, "What to know about the ‘strong mayor’ ballot amendment in Minneapolis," August 31, 2021
- ↑ Kare 11, "Minneapolis city council overrides mayor's veto of ballot language to replace MPD," August 20, 2021
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