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The April 2, 2024 Missouri General Municipal Election results will be available after polls close at 7 p.m. The Jackson County Stadium Sales Tax vote is a highly contested race in this election. Voters can access a full voter guide and specific race breakdowns online. Valid photo ID is required to vote in Missouri.
The 2023 municipal election results for local races in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Pittsboro, North Carolina have been reported. Jess Anderson wins the Chapel Hill mayoral race with 59.76% of the votes, while Barbara Foushee becomes the Carrboro mayor with 96.91% of the votes. Mark Bell is elected as the Hillsborough mayor with 97.10% of the votes, and Kyle Shipp becomes the Pittsboro mayor with 95.31% of the votes. The results for town council and board of education seats are also provided.
The City of Portsmouth in New Hampshire has announced the use of an electronic voter check-in system for the upcoming municipal election on November 7. Instead of using a paper voter list, poll workers will be able to quickly confirm voter names and identities on a poll pad. Voters will receive printed confirmations of their authorization to vote, which they will provide to the poll worker distributing ballots. The electronic check-in system is expected to speed up the voting process.
Incumbents and current Charlotte City Council members easily won reelection in the municipal primaries, with only a few competitive races. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles endorsed Wil Russell against incumbent Renee Johnson in the City Council District 4 race, but Johnson ultimately won with 52% of the vote. In District 3, Tiawana Brown won with 60% of the vote. Lyles won the Democratic primary for mayor, and all four current council members won at-large seats. The general election will be held on November 7th.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas won a second term with 80.6% of the vote, while five sitting council members won their races for another four-year term. The KC Tenants Power group endorsed six candidates, with four winning their races. The new city council will tackle issues such as affordable housing and increasing gun violence, as well as big-ticket developments like a potential downtown baseball stadium, the 2026 World Cup, and an urban park above a portion of the downtown loop.
Mayor Quinton Lucas has been re-elected for a second term in a landslide victory against Clay Chastain in the Kansas City, Missouri, municipal election. Five of the six city council incumbents also celebrated relatively easy re-election wins, while seven new members will be sworn into office in August. Six of the newcomers won seats that were vacated due to term limits.
The latest vote results for Denver's municipal election show Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough in the top two spots for the mayoral race, with Lisa Calderón closing the gap on second place. The race for the open at-large City Council seats is tight, with Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez in first place and Sarah Parady currently in second. The races for runoff spots in City Council Districts 7 and 10 are also close. Recounts may be necessary for candidates in second and third place due to the narrow vote differential.
Denver's recent municipal election showed that homelessness and crime are major concerns for voters, but they prefer pragmatic solutions over drastic course corrections. The mayoral race advanced two safer-bet candidates with track records and well-funded campaigns to the June 6 runoff election. Voters were not convinced to support a cohort of progressive candidates backed by the local Democratic Socialists of America. A major development plan to add 2,500-plus homes on a defunct golf course in northeast Denver through ballot measure 2O appeared too ambitious a plan with roughly 60% voting against.
Denver's municipal election saw several races headed for runoffs, including the mayoral race. The city's progressive wing did not fare well, with some candidates facing defeat. The Fair Election Fund program did not decrease the impact of fundraising and outside spending. Voters rejected a proposal to allow a developer to build on the Park Hill Golf Course, which is subject to a city-owned easement and must now return to a privately-owned, regulation-length 18-hole golf course.
Kelly Brough, the president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Mike Johnston, a former state senator, are leading in the Denver mayoral race and could be pushed to a runoff election. The city faces rising crime rates, growing homeless encampments, and dizzying housing costs. In the councilmembers at-large race, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez and Penfield Tate were leading, while the results for councilmember districts 8, 9, and 10 were also being updated. Additionally, the Park Hill Golf Course ballot question results were being updated.
Voters in Chicago cast their ballots for mayor and alderman in 14 wards. Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson emerged as the final two candidates running for Chicago mayor. In the 14 runoff races for City Council, six involve incumbents who didn’t exceed the 50% threshold. Live results for the 2023 Chicago municipal election are available for the 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 21st, 24th, 29th, 30th, 36th, 43rd, 45th, 46th, and 48th wards.
The runoff election for Chicago's mayor and 14 ward races took place on April 4th, with early turnout indicators appearing to favor Paul Vallas. Voter turnout was low in several majority African-American and Hispanic wards, with Vallas winning in his strongholds. Voters expressed concerns about public safety and the need for safe recreational spaces for youth. Candidates who engaged in in-person outreach were more likely to earn votes. The final results may not be known on Election Day.