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Ballotpedia covered municipal elections in 80 counties and 84 cities, including 41 mayoral elections, in 2024. As of 2024, Ballotpedia's coverage scope for local elections included elections on the ballot in the 100 largest U.S. cities by population, as well as elections for mayors, city council members, and district attorneys in each state capital.

Elections were also held for local positions in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. That included elections for mayor in 19 cities in Guam and 78 cities in Puerto Rico.


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2024 municipal battleground elections

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


Other municipal battlegrounds

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 held 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.


Municipal elections across the United States

By state

Alabama

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

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

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

Delaware

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, 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
  • All other local elections by county

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, state court judge, and superior court judges
  • Fulton County, Georgia - District attorney, sheriff, solicitor general, surveyor, tax commissioner, county commission, soil and water board, superior court clerk, probate court judge, state court judges, and superior court judges
  • All other local elections by county

Hawaii

Idaho

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

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

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

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

  • Jefferson City, Missouri - City council
  • St. Louis, Missouri - Community college board, circuit court judges, circuit attorney, sheriff, and treasurer
  • 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, metropolitan community college district, circuit court judges, and associate circuit court judges

Montana

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

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

  • Toledo, Ohio - City council (special election)
  • 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
  • Hamilton County, Ohio - Auditor (special), coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, clerk of courts, and common pleas court
  • Lucas County, Ohio - Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges, and county auditor (special election)
  • All other local elections by county

Oklahoma

Oregon

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

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, justices of the peace, and probate court judge
  • Collin County, Texas - Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, county commission, appraisal district, constables, district court judges, and probate court judge
  • 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, justices of the peace, and probate court judge
  • 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, district court judges, justices of the peace judges, and probate 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
  • All other local elections by county

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. territories

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

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

January 20

General runoff

February 13

General election

February 20

Primary

March 5

Primary

General election

General runoff

March 9

General election

March 19

Primary

General election

March 23

Primary

April 2

General election

April 16

Primary runoff

April 27

General election

April 30

Primary

May 4

General election

May 7

Primary

May 14

Primary

Primary runoff

General election

May 21

Primary

General

May 28

Primary runoff

June 2

Primary

June 4

Primary

General election

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

August 13

Primary

August 20

Primary

August 27

Primary runoff

General election

September 3

Primary

October 1

General election

October 11

General runoff

November 5

Primary

General election

General runoff

December 3

General runoff

December 7

General election

December 14

General runoff


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 2025?
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 No
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 Yes
8 San Diego, California 1,386,932 Todd Gloria (D) 2020 2024 Strong mayor No
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 No
11 Austin, Texas 961,855 Kirk Watson (D) 2023 2025 Council-manager No
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 Yes
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 No
18 Seattle, Washington 737,015 Bruce Harrell (D) 2022 2025 Strong mayor Yes
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 No
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 No
25 Las Vegas, Nevada 641,903 Carolyn Goodman (Nonpartisan) 2011 2024 Council-manager No
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) 2024 2028 Strong mayor No
30 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 577,222 Cavalier Johnson (D) 2021 2028 Strong mayor No
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 No
34 Sacramento, California 524,943 Darrell Steinberg (D) 2016 2024 Council-manager No
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 No
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 Yes
39 Colorado Springs, Colorado 478,961 Yemi Mobolade (I) 2023 2027 Strong mayor No
40 Raleigh, North Carolina 467,665 Janet Cowell (D) 2024 2026 Council-manager No
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 No
43 Miami, Florida 442,241 Francis Suarez (R) 2021 2025 Hybrid Yes
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 Monroe Nichols (D) 2024 2028 Strong mayor No
47 Bakersfield, California 403,455 Karen Goh (R) 2017 2025 Council-manager No
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 No
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 No
58 Corpus Christi, Texas 317,863 Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan) 2021 2025 Council-manager No
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 No
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 No
64 Cincinnati, Ohio 309,317 Aftab Pureval (D) 2022 2026 Hybrid Yes
65 Irvine, California 307,670 Farrah Khan (D) 2020 2024 Council-manager No
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 Yes
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 Suzanne LaFrance (Nonpartisan) 2024 2027 Hybrid No
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 Yes
74 Durham, North Carolina 283,506 Leonardo Williams (D) 2023 2025 Council-manager No
75 Buffalo, New York 278,349 Christopher P. Scanlon (D) 2024 2025 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 No
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 Mark McBrayer (R) 2024 2026 Council-manager No
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 2028 Council-manager No
89 Chesapeake, Virginia 249,422 Richard West (R) 2008 2024 Council-manager No
90 Glendale, Arizona 248,325 Jerry Weiers (R) 2013 2028 Council-manager No
91 Garland, Texas 246,018 Scott LeMay (R) 2019 2025 Council-manager Yes
92 Scottsdale, Arizona 241,361 David Ortega (I) 2021 2025 Council-manager No
93 Norfolk, Virginia 238,005 Kenneth Alexander (D) 2016 2024 Council-manager No
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 No
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 No
99 Richmond, Virginia 226,610 Levar Stoney (D) 2016 2024 Strong mayor No
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
# % # % # %
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
# % # % # %
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
# % # % # %
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.


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  • Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2023): Twenty-nine of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2023. Heading into the year, 20 of those cities had a Democratic mayor, seven had a Republican mayor, one mayor was independent, and one mayor's partisan affiliation was unknown. Mayoral offices changed partisan control in five cities in 2023—four as the result of elections and one party switch—resulting in no net change in the number of offices held by Democrats and a net loss of two Republican-held offices. Libertarians and independents gained one office each. Once mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 26, Libertarians held one, independents held four, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

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