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Elections were held in 56 of the 100 largest cities by population in 2018. This included elections for 25 mayoral offices, as well as elections for county officials whose jurisdictions overlap with those cities.
Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections held in 2018 in the country's 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton was elected to succeed former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray, who ran for the U.S. House of Representatives. Also, Republican Bob Dyer was elected mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia, succeeding interim Mayor Louis Jones, who was an independent.
One 2018 race, in Phoenix, Arizona, was decided in a 2019 runoff election; mayoral control flipped from Republican to Democratic in the runoff.
Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held 61 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 30, independents held four, and nonpartisan mayors held four. One mayor's partisan affiliation was unknown.
At the end of 2016, Democratic mayors oversaw 64 of the 100 cities, while at the end of 2017, Democrats held the mayorship of 63 of the country's largest 100 cities.
Click on the tabs below for links to all of Ballotpedia's municipal election coverage by state and by date. Click here to read more about the influence of political parties in municipal politics and policy.
Ballotpedia designated certain 2018 elections as battlegrounds, due to those races being either particularly competitive, interesting, or meaningful to the future balance of power in that jurisdiction. Here is a summary of some key 2018 municipal battleground elections:
Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.
The following map shows the municipal elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2018. States not highlighted in blue may have held municipal elections that were not covered by Ballotpedia.
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