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(Mayor)Washoe County, NevadaWayne County, MichiganWebb County, TexasWilliamson County, TexasSubmit 2018 Elections By State2018 Elections By Date 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. Contents 1 Battleground elections summary 2 Municipal partisanship 3 Municipal elections across the United States 4 By state 4.1 Alabama 4.2 Alaska 4.3 Arizona 4.4 California 4.5 Colorado 4.6 Florida 4.7 Georgia 4.8 Hawaii 4.9 Idaho 4.10 Illinois 4.11 Indiana 4.12 Kansas 4.13 Kentucky 4.14 Louisiana 4.15 Maryland 4.16 Massachusetts 4.17 Michigan 4.18 Minnesota 4.19 Missouri 4.20 Nebraska 4.21 Nevada 4.22 New Jersey 4.23 New Mexico 4.24 New York 4.25 North Carolina 4.26 Ohio 4.27 Oklahoma 4.28 Oregon 4.29 Pennsylvania 4.30 Tennessee 4.31 Texas 4.32 Virginia 4.33 Washington 4.34 Washington, D.C. 4.35 Wisconsin 5 By date 5.1 February 13 5.1.1 General election 5.2 February 20 5.2.1 Primary election 5.3 March 6 5.3.1 Primary election 5.4 March 20 5.4.1 Primary election 5.5 March 27 5.5.1 General election 5.6 April 3 5.6.1 General election 5.7 April 10 5.7.1 Primary election 5.8 May 1 5.8.1 Primary election 5.8.2 General election 5.9 May 5 5.9.1 Primary election 5.9.2 General election 5.10 May 8 5.10.1 Primary election 5.10.2 General election 5.11 May 15 5.11.1 Primary election 5.12 May 22 5.12.1 Primary election 5.12.2 General election 5.12.3 Special primary election 5.13 June 5 5.13.1 Primary election 5.13.2 General election 5.14 June 12 5.14.1 Primary election 5.15 June 19 5.15.1 Primary election 5.15.2 Special general election 5.16 June 26 5.16.1 Primary election 5.17 August 2 5.17.1 General election 5.18 August 7 5.18.1 Primary election 5.18.2 General election 5.19 August 11 5.19.1 Primary election 5.20 August 14 5.20.1 Primary election 5.21 August 28 5.21.1 Primary election 5.21.2 Special election 5.22 September 11 5.22.1 Primary election 5.23 September 13 5.23.1 Primary election 5.24 November 6 5.25 December 8 5.26 See also 5.27 Footnotes Battleground elections summary 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: A mayoral election was held in Oakland, California. Incumbent Mayor Libby Schaaf defeated nine challengers, becoming the city's first two-term incumbent since Jerry Brown, who served as mayor from 1999 to 2007. In Austin, Texas, incumbent Mayor Stephen Adler defeated 2014 rival and councilmember Laura Morrison and four other challengers. He sought re-election for a second and final term in office against the backdrop of several major natural disasters and the Austin bomber attacks.[1] The race for two at-large seats on the Washington, D.C. council shaped up to be competitive. Incumbents Anita Bonds (D) and Elissa Silverman (I) defeated five challengers. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser backed challenger Dionne Reeder (I), who opposed, along with Bowser, a paid family and medical leave program that the Council passed last year and which Silverman supported.[2] A special mayoral election was called in San Francisco, California, after former Mayor Ed Lee died of a heart attack in 2017. Immediately after his death, Board of Supervisors President London Breed became acting mayor. A few weeks later, the board voted to replace her with fellow board of supervisors member Mark Ferrell. The board indicated they wanted an interim mayor who was not also running for the seat and emphasized the need to preserve the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches.[3] According to the San Francisco Examiner, members of the black community spoke out against displacing Breed, who is black. African American Chamber of Commerce President Fred Jordan said the decision was "disrespect to the black community.”[3] Breed eventually won the election. A special mayoral election was also called in Nashville after former Mayor Megan Barry resigned in March 2018. Barry pleaded guilty to felony theft charges relating to her affair with the Nashville police officer in charge of her security detail. She agreed to resign as part of her plea agreement on those charges.[4] Acting Mayor David Briley won the election.[5] The Baltimore state's attorney primary election occurred in June 2018. Baltimore saw 343 murders in 2017, which set the background for the race deciding who would be the city's top criminal prosecutor. Incumbent Marilyn Mosby (D) defeated two challengers to earn the Democratic nomination.[6] No Republican opposed Mosby in the November 6 general election. Municipal partisanship 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. Municipal elections across the United States By state 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. Alabama Jefferson County, Alabama - County commissioner, district attorney, county sheriff, circuit clerk, local judgeships Alaska Anchorage, Alaska - Mayor, city council (special election), superior court judges, and district court judges Arizona Chandler, Arizona - Mayor and city council Gilbert, Arizona - City council Glendale, Arizona - City council Maricopa County, Arizona - Clerk of the superior court, constables, and justices of the peace Mesa, Arizona - City council Phoenix, Arizona - Mayor (special election) Pima County, Arizona - Clerk of the superior court, superior court judges, constables, justices of the peace, and special districts Scottsdale, Arizona - City council California Alameda County, California - County board of supervisors, County board of education, flood control board of directors, County superintendent of schools, County assessor, County auditor-controller/clerk recorder, District attorney, County sheriff/coroner, County treasurer-tax collector, Superior court judges, community college boards, Union Sanitary District, Water District directors, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) directors, East Bay Municipal Utility District board, Washington Township Healthcare District board, and East Bay Regional Park District board Anaheim, California - Mayor and city council Bakersfield, California - City council Chula Vista, California - Mayor, city council, and city attorney Fremont, California - City council Fresno, California - City council Fresno County, California - County clerk, county board of supervisors, county assessor recorder, county auditor-controller/treasurer-tax collector, district attorney-public administrator, county sheriff-coroner, county superintendent of schools, superior court judges, irrigation district board, community college district board, park district board, memorial district board, water district board, and public utility district board Irvine, California - Mayor and city council Kern County, California - County board of supervisors, county assessor-recorder, county auditor-controller-county clerk, district attorney, county sheriff-coroner-public administrator, county treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, superior court judges, county board of education, community college district governing board, water agency board, and community services district board Long Beach, California - Mayor, city council, city attorney, city auditor, and city prosecutor Los Angeles County, California - County board of supervisors, county assessor, county sheriff, college district governing board, water district boards, and superior court judges Oakland, California - Mayor, city council, and auditor Orange County, California - County board of supervisors, county assessor, county auditor-controller, district attorney-public administrator, county sheriff-coroner, county treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, county clerk-recorder, college district boards, water district boards, hazard abatement district, and superior court judges Riverside County, California - County board of supervisors, county assessor-clerk-recorder, county auditor-controller, district attorney, county sheriff-coroner-public administrator, county treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, county board of education, water district board, college district board, and superior court judges Sacramento, California - City council Sacramento County, California - County board of supervisors, county board of education, county assessor, county sheriff, district attorney, fire district board, utility district board, water district boards, flood control district board, college district trustees, and superior court judges San Bernardino, California - Mayor and city council San Bernardino County, California - County board of supervisors, county assessor/recorder, county auditor-controller/treasurer/tax collector, district attorney, county sheriff/coroner/public administrator, county superintendent of schools, college district board members, water district board members, and superior court judges San Diego, California - City council San Diego County, California - County board of supervisors, county assessor/recorder/county clerk, county treasurer/tax collector, district attorney, county sheriff, county board of education members, college district members, irrigation district board members, water district members, health care district members, and superior court judges San Francisco, California - Mayor, board of supervisors, city assessor-recorder, public defender, county board of education members, superior court judge, and seats on the college board San Joaquin County, California - County board of supervisors, county assessor-recorder-clerk, county treasurer-tax collector, district attorney, county sheriff-coroner-public administrator, county board of education, county auditor-controller, county superintendent of schools, water district board, college district board, irrigation district board, fire protection district board, and superior court judges San Jose, California - Mayor and city council Santa Ana, California - Mayor and city council Santa Clara County, California - County board of supervisors, county assessor, county sheriff, district attorney, superior court judges, county board of education, college district boards, water district board, and special districts Stockton, California - City council Colorado Adams County, Colorado - County commissioner, county clerk, county treasurer, county assessor, county sheriff, county surveyor, and county coroner Arapahoe County, Colorado - County commissioner, county clerk, county treasurer, county assessor, county sheriff, and county coroner Denver, Colorado - Local court judges El Paso County, Colorado - County commissioner, county clerk, county treasurer, county assessor, county sheriff, county surveyor, and county coroner Florida Hillsborough County, Florida - County commissioner and special district board members Jacksonville, Florida - City council and tax collector Miami-Dade County, Florida - County commissioner and special district board members Orange County, Florida - County mayor, county commissioner, and special district board members Pinellas County, Florida - County commissioner Georgia DeKalb County, Georgia - County commissioner and local judgeships Fulton County, Georgia - County commissioner and local judgeships Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii - City council Idaho Ada County, Idaho - County commissioner, district court clerk, county treasurer, county assessor, county coroner, county highway district commissioner, and College of Western Idaho trustee Illinois Cook County, Illinois - County commission president, county commissioner, county assessor, county clerk, county sheriff, county treasurer, county board of review commissioner, circuit court judgeships, and subcircuit court judgeships Indiana Allen County, Indiana - County commissioner, county council, county assessor, county recorder, county sheriff, county auditor, circuit court clerk, and prosecuting attorney Marion County, Indiana - County clerk of the circuit court, county auditor, county sheriff, county assessor, county recorder, Marion County Superior Court judges Kansas Sedgwick County, Kansas - County commissioner Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky - Mayor, county commission, commonwealth's attorney, circuit court clerk, county judge/executive, county attorney, county clerk, county sheriff, coroner, property valuation administrator, city council, constables, local judgeships Louisville, Kentucky - Mayor, county commission, commonwealth's attorney, circuit court clerk, county judge/executive, county attorney, county clerk, county sheriff, coroner, property valuation administrator, city council, constables, local judgeships, special district board members Louisiana Orleans Parish, Louisiana - District court judge, district court clerk, traffic court judgeships, city court judge, city court clerks, city court constable Maryland Baltimore, Maryland - State's attorney, clerk of the circuit court, register of wills, sheriff, and orphans' court Massachusetts Suffolk County, Massachusetts - District attorney, register of deeds, and clerk of courts Michigan Wayne County, Michigan - County executive, county commissioner, and local judgeships Minnesota Hennepin County, Minnesota - County commissioner, county attorney, county sheriff, and park commissioner Ramsey County, Minnesota - County commissioner, county attorney, and county sheriff St. Paul, Minnesota - City council (special election) Missouri Clay County, Missouri - County commissioner, county clerk, prosecuting attorney, county collector, recorder of deeds, county auditor, and local judgeships Jackson County, Missouri - County executive, county legislator, and sheriff Platte County, Missouri - County commissioner, county clerk, prosecuting attorney, county collector, recorder of deeds, and county auditor St. Louis, Missouri - Collector of revenue, license collector, recorder of deeds, community college board, and Ward 8 alderman (special election) Nebraska Douglas County, Nebraska - County commissioner, county assessor, county attorney, county clerk of the district court, county engineer, county sheriff, county treasurer, and special district board members Lancaster County, Nebraska - County commissioner, county assessor, county attorney, county clerk of the district court, county engineer, county sheriff, county treasurer, public defender, county clerk, and special district board members Nevada Clark County, Nevada - County commissioner, county assessor, county clerk, district attorney, justice of the peace, district judge, public administrator, county recorder, county treasurer, and county sheriff Las Vegas, Nevada - City council (special election) North Las Vegas - Constable Reno, Nevada - Mayor, city council, and city attorney Washoe County, Nevada - County commissioner, county assessor, county clerk, district attorney, justice of the peace, district judge, public administrator, county recorder, county sheriff, and county treasurer New Jersey Essex County, New Jersey - County executive and county sheriff Newark, New Jersey - Mayor and city council New Mexico Bernalillo County, New Mexico - County commissioner, county assessor, probate judge, and county sheriff New York Buffalo, New York - City judge Erie County, New York - County clerk, County Judge, Family Court Judge New York, New York - City civil court judge North Carolina Durham County, North Carolina - District attorney, county sheriff, clerk of court, special district board members, and local judgeships Forsyth County, North Carolina - County commissioner, clerk of superior court, county sheriff, district attorney, special district board members, and local judgeships Guilford County, North Carolina - County commissioner, clerk of superior court, district attorney, county sheriff, and special district board members Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - County commissioner, clerk of superior court, district attorney, county sheriff, special district board members, and local judgeships Wake County, North Carolina - County commissioner, clerk of superior court, district attorney, county sheriff, special district board members, and local judgeships Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio - County commissioner, county executive, and local judgeships Fairfield County, Ohio - County commissioner, county auditor, and local judgeships Franklin County, Ohio - County commissioner, county auditor, county engineer, and local judgeships Hamilton County, Ohio - County commissioner, county auditor, and local judgeships Lucas County, Ohio - County commissioner, county auditor, county treasurer, and local judgeships Toledo, Ohio - City council Oklahoma Canadian County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, and county district attorney Cleveland County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, and county district attorney Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Mayor and city council Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, and county district attorney Osage County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, and election board secretary Tulsa, Oklahoma - City council and auditor Tulsa County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, and election board secretary Oregon Multnomah County, Oregon - County commissioner, auditor, sheriff, and local judgeships Portland, Oregon - City commission and auditor Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - City council Tennessee Davidson County, Tennessee - Chancery court, county clerk, criminal court clerk, criminal court judge, general sessions court judge, juvenile court clerk, public defender, register of deeds, sheriff, trustee, metro council (special election) Nashville, Tennessee - Mayor (special election) Shelby County, Tennessee - County mayor, county commissioner, county trustee, property assessor, county sheriff, circuit court clerk, probate court clerk, juvenile court clerk, county clerk, and county register Texas Arlington, Texas - City council Austin, Texas - Mayor and city council Bexar County, Texas - County commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, and local judgeships Collin County, Texas - County commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, and local judgeships Corpus Christi, Texas - Mayor and city council Dallas, Texas - City council Dallas County, Texas - County commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, and local judgeships Denton County, Texas - County commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, and local judgeships El Paso, Texas - City council El Paso County, Texas - County commissioner, district clerk, county clerk, and local judgeships Fort Bend County, Texas - County commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, and local judgeships Garland, Texas - Mayor and city council Harris County, Texas - County commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, board of education, and local judgeships Houston, Texas - City council (special election) Irving, Texas - City council Laredo, Texas - Mayor and city council Lubbock, Texas - Mayor and city council Lubbock County, Texas - County judge, county commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, and local judgeships Nueces County, Texas - County commissioner, district clerk, county clerk, and local judgeships Tarrant County, Texas - County commissioner, district attorney, district clerk, county clerk, tax assessor-collector, and local judgeships Travis County, Texas - County commissioner, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, and local judgeships Webb County, Texas - County commissioner, county judge, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, tax assessor-collector, and local judgeships Williamson County, Texas - County commissioner, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, and local judgeships Virginia Chesapeake, Virginia - Mayor and city council Norfolk, Virginia - City council Virginia Beach, Virginia - City council and mayor (special election) Washington King County, Washington - Prosecuting attorney and district court judges Seattle, Washington - Municipal court judges Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. - Mayor, city council, attorney general, shadow U.S. Senator, shadow U.S. Representative Wisconsin Dane County, Wisconsin - County sheriff, clerk of circuit court, county supervisors, and local judgeships Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Common council special election Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - County sheriff, clerk of circuit court, county supervisors, and local judgeships By date February 13 General election St. Louis, Missouri (special election) February 20 Primary election Dane County, Wisconsin Milwaukee County, Wisconsin March 6 Primary election Bexar County, Texas Collin County, Texas Dallas County, Texas Denton County, Texas El Paso County, Texas Fort Bend County, Texas Harris County, Texas Lubbock County, Texas Nueces County, Texas Tarrant County, Texas Travis County, Texas Webb County, Texas Williamson County, Texas March 20 Primary election Cook County, Illinois March 27 General election Las Vegas, Nevada (special election) April 3 General election St. Louis, Missouri Dane County, Wisconsin Milwaukee County, Wisconsin April 10 Primary election Long Beach, California May 1 Primary election Shelby County, Tennessee General election Chesapeake, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia May 5 Primary election Arlington, Texas General election Garland, Texas Houston, Texas Irving, Texas Lubbock, Texas May 8 Primary election Allen County, Indiana Marion County, Indiana Cuyahoga County, Ohio Durham County, North Carolina Fairfield County, Ohio Forsyth County, North Carolina Franklin County, Ohio Guilford County, North Carolina Hamilton County, Ohio Lucas County, Ohio Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Wake County, North Carolina General election Newark, New Jersey Toledo, Ohio May 15 Primary election Ada County, Idaho DeKalb County, Georgia Douglas County, Nebraska Fulton County, Georgia Lancaster County, Nebraska Portland, Oregon May 22 Primary election Lexington, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky General election Multnomah County, Oregon Special primary election Miami-Dade County, Florida June 5 Primary election Alameda County, California Chula Vista, California Fresno, California Fresno County, California Jefferson County, Alabama Kern County, California Los Angeles County, California Orange County, California Riverside County, California Sacramento, California Sacramento County, California San Bernardino, California San Bernardino County, California San Diego, California San Diego County, California San Francisco, California San Joaquin County, California San Jose, California Santa Clara County, California Stockton, California General election Long Beach, California June 12 Primary election Clark County, Nevada North Las Vegas, Nevada Reno, Nevada Washoe County, Nevada June 19 Primary election Washington, D.C. Special general election Miami-Dade County, Florida June 26 Primary election Adams County, Colorado Arapahoe County, Colorado Baltimore, Maryland Canadian County, Oklahoma Cleveland County, Oklahoma El Paso County, Colorado Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Osage County, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa County, Oklahoma August 2 General election Shelby County, Tennessee August 7 Primary election Clay County, Missouri Jackson County, Missouri King County, Washington Sedgwick County, Kansas St. Louis, Missouri Platte County, Missouri Seattle, Washington Wayne County, Michigan General election Anchorage, Alaska August 11 Primary election Honolulu, Hawaii August 14 Primary election Hennepin County, Minnesota Ramsey County, Minnesota Dane County, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee County, Wisconsin August 28 Primary election Chandler, Arizona Gilbert, Arizona Glendale, Arizona Hillsborough County, Florida Maricopa County, Arizona Mesa, Arizona Miami-Dade County, Florida Orange County, Florida Pinellas County, Florida Scottsdale, Arizona Special election Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Jacksonville, Florida September 11 Primary election Suffolk County, Massachusetts September 13 Primary election Buffalo, New York Erie County, New York New York, New York November 6 Ada County, Idaho Adams County, Colorado Alameda County, California Allen County, Indiana Anaheim, California Arapahoe County, Colorado Austin, Texas Bakersfield, California Baltimore, Maryland Bernalillo County, New Mexico Bexar County, Texas Buffalo, New York Canadian County, Oklahoma Chandler, Arizona Chula Vista, California Clark County, Nevada Clay County, Missouri Cleveland County, Oklahoma Collin County, Texas Cook County, Illinois Corpus Christi, Texas Cuyahoga County, Ohio Dallas, Texas Dallas County, Texas Dane County, Wisconsin DeKalb County, Georgia Denton County, Texas Douglas County, Nebraska Durham County, North Carolina El Paso County, Colorado El Paso County, Texas Erie County, New York Essex County, New Jersey Fairfield County, Ohio Forsyth County, North Carolina Fort Bend County, Texas Franklin County, Ohio Fremont, California Fresno, California Fresno County, California Fulton County, Georgia Gilbert, Arizona Glendale, Arizona Guilford County, North Carolina Hamilton County, Ohio Harris County, Texas Hennepin County, Minnesota Hillsborough County, Florida Honolulu, Hawaii Irvine, California Jackson County, Missouri Jefferson County, Alabama Kern County, California King County, Washington Lancaster County, Nebraska Laredo, Texas Lexington, Kentucky Los Angeles County, California Louisville, Kentucky Lubbock County, Texas Lucas County, Ohio Marion County, Indiana Maricopa County, Arizona Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Mesa, Arizona Miami-Dade County, Florida Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee County, Wisconsin New York, New York North Las Vegas, Nevada Nueces County, Texas Oakland, California Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Orange County, California Orange County, Florida Orleans Parish, Louisiana Osage County, Oklahoma Platte County, Missouri Pinellas County, Florida Portland, Oregon Phoenix, Arizona Ramsey County, Minnesota Reno, Nevada Riverside County, California Sacramento, California Sacramento County, California San Bernardino, California San Bernardino County, California San Diego, California San Diego County, California San Francisco, California San Joaquin County, California San Jose, California Santa Ana, California Santa Clara County, California Scottsdale, Arizona Seattle, Washington Sedgwick County, Kansas St. Louis, Missouri Stockton, California Suffolk County, Massachusetts Tarrant County, Texas Travis County, Texas Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa County, Oklahoma Virginia Beach, Virginia Wake County, North Carolina Washington, D.C. Washoe County, Nevada Wayne County, Michigan Webb County, Texas Williamson County, Texas December 8 Orleans Parish, Louisiana See also Local Politics 2018 Election Analysis Municipal government Local courts School boards Local ballot measures Local recalls Municipal elections, 2018 Local court elections, 2018 School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections, 2018 Political recall efforts, 2018 Municipal: Partisanship in United States municipal elections Local: Preemption conflicts between state and local governments Local: Sanctuary policy preemption conflicts between the federal and local governments Local: Local government responses to the sharing economy (ridesharing/homesharing) Footnotes ↑ Spectrum News Austin, "Six candidates file for Austin mayoral race," August 21, 2018 ↑ The Georgetowner, "At-Large Council Race Brings Drama to Midterms," October 22, 2018 ↑ 3.0 3.1 San Francisco Examiner, "SF supervisors select Mark Farrell as interim mayor to replace London Breed," January 23, 2018 ↑ The Tennessean, "Nashville Mayor Megan Barry pleads guilty to felony theft," March 6, 2018 ↑ Davidson County Election Commission, "May 24 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed May 25, 2018 ↑ Baltimore City Board of Elections, "Gubernatorial Primary Election," accessed July 19, 2018 v • e2018 Municipal ElectionsMayoral electionsAnaheim • Anchorage • Austin • Chandler • Chesapeake • Chula Vista • Corpus Christi • Garland • Irvine • Laredo • Lexington • Long Beach • Louisville • Lubbock • Nashville • Newark • Oakland • Oklahoma City • Phoenix • Reno • San Bernardino • San Francisco • San Jose • Santa Ana • Virginia Beach • Washington, D.C.Municipal electionsAnaheim • Anchorage • Arlington • Austin • Bakersfield • Baltimore • Buffalo • Chandler • Chesapeake • Chula Vista • Corpus Christi • Dallas • Fremont • Fresno • Garland • Gilbert • Glendale • Honolulu • Irvine • Irving • Jacksonville • Laredo • Las Vegas • Lexington • Long Beach • Louisville • Lubbock • Mesa • 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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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