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## Contents

* 1 Mayoral partisanship
* 1.1 Mayoral partisanship in state capitals
* 2 Mayoral elections across the United States
* 3 By state
* 3.1 Alabama
* 3.2 California
* 3.3 Florida
* 3.4 Georgia
* 3.5 Kansas
* 3.6 Louisiana
* 3.7 Massachusetts
* 3.8 Maryland
* 3.9 Michigan
* 3.10 Minnesota
* 3.11 Missouri
* 3.12 Mississippi
* 3.13 Montana
* 3.14 Nebraska
* 3.15 New Hampshire
* 3.16 New Jersey
* 3.17 New Mexico
* 3.18 New York
* 3.19 North Carolina
* 3.20 Ohio
* 3.21 Pennsylvania
* 3.22 South Carolina
* 3.23 Texas
* 3.24 Washington
* 4 By date
* 4.1 March 4
* 4.1.1 Primary
* 4.2 April 1
* 4.2.1 Primary
* 4.3 April 8
* 4.3.1 General election
* 4.4 April 15
* 4.4.1 General election
* 4.5 April 22
* 4.5.1 Primary runoff
* 4.6 May 3
* 4.6.1 General election
* 4.7 May 6
* 4.7.1 Primary
* 4.8 May 13
* 4.8.1 General election
* 4.9 May 20
* 4.9.1 Primary
* 4.10 June 3
* 4.10.1 General election
* 4.11 June 24
* 4.11.1 Primary
* 4.12 August 5
* 4.12.1 Primary
* 4.13 August 26
* 4.13.1 General election
* 4.14 September 9
* 4.14.1 Primary
* 4.15 September 16
* 4.15.1 Primary
* 4.16 October 7
* 4.16.1 Primary
* 4.16.2 Primary runoff
* 4.16.3 General runoff
* 4.17 October 11
* 4.17.1 Primary
* 4.18 November 4
* 4.18.1 Primary
* 4.18.2 General election
* 4.19 November 11
* 4.19.1 General election
* 4.20 November 15
* 4.20.1 General election
* 4.21 November 18
* 4.21.1 General runoff
* 4.22 December 2
* 4.22.1 General runoff
* 4.23 List of mayors of the 100 largest cities
* 4.24 Historical election data
* 4.24.1 Mayoral elections
* 4.24.2 City council elections
* 4.24.3 County elections
* 4.24.4 Uncontested races
* 4.25 See also
* 4.26 Footnotes

## Mayoral partisanship[edit]

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2025)

At the start of 2025, the mayors of 65 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party. Republicans held 25 mayoral offices, Libertarians held one office, independents held two, and four mayors were nonpartisan. Three mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

### Mayoral partisanship in state capitals[edit]

Thirteen state capitals are holding mayoral elections in 2025, including 10 capitals that fall outside of the top 100 cities.

At the beginning of 2025, 35 state capital mayors were affiliated with the Democratic Party, seven were Republicans, one was independent, two were nonpartisan, and five mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

## Mayoral elections across the United States[edit]

# By state[edit]

### Alabama[edit]

* Birmingham, Alabama

### California[edit]

* Oakland, California

### Florida[edit]

* Hialeah, Florida
* Miami, Florida

### Georgia[edit]

* Atlanta, Georgia

### Kansas[edit]

* Topeka, Kansas

### Louisiana[edit]

* New Orleans, Louisiana

### Massachusetts[edit]

* Boston, Massachusetts

### Maryland[edit]

* Annapolis, Maryland

### Michigan[edit]

* Detroit, Michigan
* Lansing, Michigan

### Minnesota[edit]

* Minneapolis, Minnesota
* St. Paul, Minnesota

### Missouri[edit]

* St. Louis, Missouri

### Mississippi[edit]

* Jackson, Mississippi

### Montana[edit]

* Helena, Montana

### Nebraska[edit]

* Omaha, Nebraska

### New Hampshire[edit]

* Concord, New Hampshire

### New Jersey[edit]

* Jersey City, New Jersey

### New Mexico[edit]

* Albuquerque, New Mexico
* Santa Fe, New Mexico

### New York[edit]

* Albany, New York
* Buffalo, New York
* New York, New York

### North Carolina[edit]

* Charlotte, North Carolina
* Durham, North Carolina
* Greensboro, North Carolina

### Ohio[edit]

* Cincinnati, Ohio
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Toledo, Ohio

### Pennsylvania[edit]

* Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

### South Carolina[edit]

* Columbia, South Carolina

### Texas[edit]

* Fort Worth, Texas
* Garland, Texas
* Plano, Texas
* San Antonio, Texas

### Washington[edit]

* Seattle, Washington

# By date[edit]

## March 4[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* St. Louis, Missouri

## April 1[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Jackson, Mississippi
* Omaha, Nebraska

## April 8[edit]

### General election[edit]

* St. Louis, Missouri

## April 15[edit]

### General election[edit]

* Oakland, California

## April 22[edit]

### Primary runoff[edit]

* Jackson, Mississippi

## May 3[edit]

### General election[edit]

* Fort Worth, Texas
* Garland, Texas
* Plano, Texas
* San Antonio, Texas

## May 6[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Cincinnati, Ohio
* Toledo, Ohio

## May 13[edit]

### General election[edit]

* Omaha, Nebraska

## May 20[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

## June 3[edit]

### General election[edit]

* Jackson, Mississippi

## June 24[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Albany, New York
* Buffalo, New York
* New York, New York

## August 5[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Topeka, Kansas
* Detroit, Michigan
* Lansing, Michigan
* Seattle, Washington

## August 26[edit]

### General election[edit]

* Birmingham, Alabama

## September 9[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Boston, Massachusetts
* Helena, Montana
* Charlotte, North Carolina
* Cleveland, Ohio

## September 16[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Annapolis, Maryland

## October 7[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Durham, North Carolina
* Greensboro, North Carolina

### Primary runoff[edit]

* Charlotte, North Carolina

### General runoff[edit]

* Birmingham, Alabama

## October 11[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* New Orleans, Louisiana

## November 4[edit]

### Primary[edit]

* Hialeah, Florida

### General election[edit]

* Miami, Florida
* Atlanta, Georgia
* Topeka, Kansas
* Annapolis, Maryland
* Boston, Massachusetts
* Detroit, Michigan
* Lansing, Michigan
* Minneapolis, Minnesota
* St. Paul, Minnesota
* Helena, Montana
* Concord, New Hampshire
* Jersey City, New Jersey
* Albuquerque, New Mexico
* Santa Fe, New Mexico
* Albany, New York
* Buffalo, New York
* New York, New York
* Charlotte, North Carolina
* Durham, North Carolina
* Greensboro, North Carolina
* Cincinnati, Ohio
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Toledo, Ohio
* Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Columbia, South Carolina
* Seattle, Washington

## November 11[edit]

### General election[edit]

* Hialeah, Florida

## November 15[edit]

### General election[edit]

* New Orleans, Louisiana

## November 18[edit]

### General runoff[edit]

* Miami, Florida

## December 2[edit]

### General runoff[edit]

* Atlanta, Georgia
* Jersey City, New Jersey

## List of mayors of the 100 largest cities[edit]

See also: List of current mayors of the top 100 cities in the United States

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 | Yes
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 | 2029 | 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 (D) | 2017 | 2025 | Council-manager | Yes
8  | San Diego, California | 1,386,932  | Todd Gloria (D) | 2020 | 2028 | 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 | 2029 | Council-manager | No
11  | Austin, Texas | 961,855  | Kirk Watson (D) | 2023 | 2029 | 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 | 2028 | Strong mayor | No
16  | Charlotte, North Carolina | 874,579  | Vi Lyles (D) | 2017 | 2025 | Council-manager | Yes
17  | San Francisco, California | 873,965  | Daniel Lurie (D) | 2025 | 2029 | 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  | Renard Johnson (Unknown)  | 2025 | 2029 | Council-manager | No
23  | Boston, Massachusetts | 675,647  | Michelle Wu (D) | 2021  | 2026 | Strong mayor | Yes
24  | Portland, Oregon | 652,503  | Keith Wilson (D) | 2025 | 2029 | Hybrid  | No
25  | Las Vegas, Nevada | 641,903  | Shelley Berkley (D) | 2024  | 2028 | Council-manager | No
26  | Detroit, Michigan | 639,111  | Mike Duggan (D) | 2014  | 2026 | Strong mayor | Yes
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 | Yes
32  | Tucson, Arizona | 542,629  | Regina Romero (D) | 2019 | 2027 | Council-manager | No
33  | Fresno, California | 542,107  | Jerry Dyer (R) | 2025 | 2029 | Hybrid  | No
34  | Sacramento, California | 524,943  | Kevin McCarty (D) | 2024 | 2028 | Council-manager | No
35  | Kansas City, Missouri | 508,090  | Quinton Lucas (D) | 2019 | 2027 | Council-manager | No
36  | Mesa, Arizona | 504,258  | Mark Freeman (R) | 2025 |  2029 | Council-manager | No
37  | Atlanta, Georgia | 498,715  | Andre Dickens (D) | 2022 | 2026 | Strong mayor | Yes
38  | Omaha, Nebraska | 486,051  | Jean Stothert (R) | 2013  | 2025 | Strong mayor | Yes
39  | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 478,961  | Yemi Mobolade (ind.) | 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 | 2028 | Council-manager | No
43  | Miami, Florida | 442,241  | Francis Suarez (R) | 2021 | 2025 | Hybrid  | Yes
44  | Oakland, California | 440,646  | Kevin Jenkins (D) | 2025  | 2025 | Hybrid  | Yes
45  | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 429,954  | Jacob Frey (D) | 2022 | 2026 | Strong mayor | Yes
46  | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 413,066  | Monroe Nichols (D) | 2024 | 2028 | Strong mayor | No
47  | Bakersfield, California | 403,455  | Karen Goh (R) | 2017 | 2029 | 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 | 2026 | 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 | Yes
53  | Cleveland, Ohio | 372,624  | Justin Bibb (D) | 2022 | 2026 | Strong mayor | Yes
54  | Honolulu, Hawaii | 350,964  | Rick Blangiardi (ind.) | 2021 | 2028 | 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  | Christina Fugazi (D) | 2025 | 2029 | Council-manager | No
58  | Corpus Christi, Texas | 317,863  | Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan)  | 2025 | 2027 | 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  | 2028 | 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 | Yes
63  | Santa Ana, California | 310,227  | Valerie Amezcua (D) | 2022 | 2026 | Council-manager | No
64  | Cincinnati, Ohio | 309,317  | Aftab Pureval (D) | 2022  | 2026 | Hybrid  | Yes
65  | Irvine, California | 307,670  | Larry Agran (D) | 2024  | 2026 | Council-manager | No
66  | Orlando, Florida | 307,573  | Buddy Dyer (D) | 2003  | 2028 | Strong mayor | No
67  | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 302,971  | Edward Gainey (D) | 2022 | 2026 | Strong mayor | Yes
68  | St. Louis, Missouri | 301,578  | Cara Spencer (Nonpartisan)  | 2025 | 2029 | Strong mayor | Yes
69  | Greensboro, North Carolina | 299,035  | Nancy B. Vaughan (D) | 2013  | 2025 | Council-manager | Yes
70  | Jersey City, New Jersey | 292,449  | Steven Fulop (D) | 2013  | 2026 | Strong mayor | Yes
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 | Yes
75  | Buffalo, New York | 278,349  | Christopher P. Scanlon (D) | 2024  | 2025 | Strong mayor | Yes
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 | Yes
79  | Madison, Wisconsin | 269,840  | Satya Rhodes-Conway (D) | 2019 | 2027 | Strong mayor | No
80  | Gilbert, Arizona | 267,918  | Scott Anderson (R) | 2025 | 2029 | 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  | 2028 | 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  | Lisa Borowsky (R) | 2025 | 2029 | Council-manager | No
93  | Norfolk, Virginia | 238,005  | Kenneth Alexander (D) | 2016 | 2029 | Council-manager | No
94  | Boise, Idaho | 235,684  | Lauren McLean (D) | 2020 | 2028 | Strong mayor | No
95  | Fremont, California | 230,504  | Raj Salwan (D) | 2024 | 2028 | Council-manager | No
96  | Spokane, Washington | 228,989  | Lisa Brown (D) | 2024 | 2028 | Strong mayor | No
97  | Santa Clarita, California | 228,673  | Bill Miranda (R) | 2024  | 2025  | Council-manager | No
98  | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 227,470  | Emile "Sid" Edwards (R) | 2025 | 2028 | Strong mayor | No
99  | Richmond, Virginia | 226,610  | Danny Avula (D) | 2025 | 2029 | Strong mayor | No
100  | Hialeah, Florida | 223,109  | Esteban Bovo Jr. (R) | 2021 | 2025 | Strong mayor | Yes

## Historical election data[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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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.

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[edit]

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.

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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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

## See also[edit]

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