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.

To read about municipal elections that Ballotpedia designated as battlegrounds in 2024, click here.

As of 2024, Ballotpedia tracked the partisan affiliation of the mayors of the 100 largest cities and each state capital, including mayors of cities holding nonpartisan mayoral elections.^[1]

Thirty-four of the 100 largest U.S. cities held mayoral elections in 2024. Elections in six top-100 cities resulted in a change in party control, for a net gain of one for Democrats and a net loss of one for Republicans.^[2] Once mayors elected in 2024 were sworn in, there were 64 Democratic mayors, 25 Republican mayors, one Libertarian mayor, three independent mayors, four nonpartisan mayors, and three mayors with unknown party affiliation.

Fourteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2024, including seven capitals that fell outside of the top 100 cities. Click here for more information about state capital mayoral elections in 2024.

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2024 municipal battleground elections

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Mayoral battlegrounds

Anchorage, Alaska

See also: Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2024)

Suzanne LaFrance won the nonpartisan general runoff election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 14, 2024. LaFrance defeated incumbent David Bronson, 53.5% to 46.5%.
Bronson and LaFrance advanced to the runoff from the nonpartisan general election on April 2. LaFrance received 36.3% of the vote and Bronson received 35.0%. The two advanced to a runoff because neither received more than 45% of the vote.
LaFrance was a former member of the Anchorage Assembly and chaired the Assembly during the first two years of Bronson's term.^[3] LaFrance said she was running to "bring people together and get our future back on track." LaFrance said her business experience and time on the assembly gave her the necessary knowledge and skillset to turn Anchorage around.^[4] LaFrance said she would be a more effective mayor than Bronson: "My pitch is that we can get the basics right, and we can build a better future for everyone in our community."^[5]
First elected in 2021, Bronson ran on his first-term record. Bronson said he opposed the Anchorage Assembly's efforts to increase tax and spending rates and worked to reopen the city following the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] Bronson said he had the "relentless commitment, vision, and a whole lot of heart" needed for the office.^[7] Bronson said he would act as a more effective check on the Assembly than LaFrance: "My administration is standing between single party governance in the city...and the balance that we need within our government."^[8]
Although the election was nonpartisan, Bronson was a registered Republican and LaFrance was a registered nonpartisan. The Alaska Republican Party endorsed Bronson and the Alaska Democratic Party endorsed LaFrance.^[9]^[10]
As of April 2024, 63 mayors in the 100 largest cities by population were affiliated with the Democratic Party, 25 were affiliated with the Republican Party, one was affiliated with the Libertarian Party, four were independents, five identified as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two had unknown partisan affiliations.
Anchorage has term limits for the position of mayor. Those limits are: Two consecutive three-year terms, may run again after a three year break.

Baltimore, Maryland

See also: Mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Incumbent Brandon Scott (D) won the Democratic primary for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, on May 14, 2024. Scott received 51.1% of the vote. Sheila Dixon (D) finished in second place with 41.1%. Wayne Baker (D), Wendy Bozel (D), Texas Brown (D), Kevin P. Harris (D), Wendell Hill-Freeman (D), Yolanda Pulley (D), Joseph Scott (D), Keith Scott (D), Thiru Vignarajah (D), Bob Wallace (D) and Yasaun Young (D) also ran in the primary. Scott, Dixon, and Wallace led in fundraising and local media attention.
Local political observers said crime was a central issue for both the Scott and Dixon campaigns.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Dixon was likely to focus her campaign on a similar section of the electorate as in 2020, which it described as "Black voters, many of whom named crime as their top concern."^[11] Dixon said her policies as mayor "led to 30-year record lows in crime and homicides."^[12] Scott's challenge was "more complicated that [sic] lowering the homicide rate. The battle is also over the public perception of crime among city residents, some of whom find little solace in the city’s diminished homicide count," according to the Baltimore Sun.^[11]
Scott was first elected in 2020 and was running on his record: "We have been able to decrease crime by doing it the right way."^[11] Scott said he offered "a choice to make about whether we will continue on the sustainable path forward, or if we will go back to the broken ways and failed leadership of the past."^[13]
Dixon was a former mayor and city council member who resigned in 2010 as part of a plea deal following a corruption investigation.^[14] Dixon said she was running because Scott was mismanaging the city: "I look at city government today, and I don't recognize it anymore. I see firsthand that it's letting people down daily."^[15] In 2020, Scott defeated Dixon 29.6%–27.5% in the Democratic primary.
Wallace was, at the time of the election, a businessman and author of books on wealth creation and entrepreneurship.^[16] Wallace said he was running because "today's Baltimore presents challenges for our Black sons and daughters."^[17] Wallace said he would create the position of city manager/chief ethics officer, pursue partnerships with businesses to attract $1 billion of investment, and overhaul the city's schools.^[18] In 2020, Wallace ran for mayor as an independent. Scott defeated him 70.5%–20.2%.
The last Republican mayor of Baltimore was Theodore McKeldin (R) in 1967.^[19]

Las Vegas, Nevada

See also: Mayoral election in Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)

Shelley Berkley defeated Victoria Seaman in the general election for mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 5, 2024. Berkley and Seaman were the top-two vote-getters in the June 11, 2024, primary, and both advanced to the general election because neither won a majority of the votes.
Incumbent Carolyn Goodman, who was first elected in 2011, was term-limited. Goodman's husband, Oscar, served as Las Vegas mayor from 1999 to 2011.^[20] Goodman was one of eight mayors in the 100 largest cities registered as nonpartisan or independent.
The mayor sits on the Las Vegas City Council and is the only member elected at large. The mayor presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. KTNV Channel 13 Senior Reporter Steve Sebelius said, "The importance [is in] this bully pulpit role of the mayor."^[21]
Berkeley represented Nevada's 1st Congressional District as a Democrat from 1999 to 2013. Before that, she practiced law and served in the Nevada Assembly from 1982 to 1984.^[22] Berkeley said, "[Las Vegas] is the fastest growing community in the United States, and it certainly was when I was in Congress representing Las Vegas. So many of the issues that I concentrated on when I was in Congress are still important issues today."^[23] Berkeley said her campaign was focused on affordable housing, homelessness, and small businesses.^[23]
At the time of the election, Seaman had represented Ward 2 on the Las Vegas City Council since 2019. From 2014 to 2016, Seaman was a Republican representing the 34th District in the Nevada Assembly. Seaman said, "I have a keen ability to recognize and face head-on complicated issues that impact our residents. It is for this reason and my commitment for this city that I live in — and the support of my family — that I’m announcing my campaign for mayor of Las Vegas.”^[24] Seaman's top issues included public safety, infrastructure, and supporting local businesses.^[25]
Lawsuits against the city over a defunct golf course in the Queensridge area were an issue in the election. Click here to learn where the candidates stood on those lawsuits.
The city of Las Vegas does not include the Strip, which is in an unincorporated part of Clark County.^[26] Clark County and Las Vegas share a police department and other municipal services.^[26]
Thirty-four of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2024.^[27] Heading into the year, 18 of those cities had a Democratic mayor, meaning 29% of the 63 Democratic-led cities held mayoral elections. Eleven cities that held elections had a Republican mayor at the start of the year, meaning 42% of the 26 Republican-led cities held elections. The remaining eight top-100 cities that held elections in 2024 started the year with independent or nonpartisan mayors.
Las Vegas has term limits for the position of mayor. Those limits are: four-year term, 12 year lifetime limit.

Portland, Oregon

See also: Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2024)

Keith Wilson defeated eighteen candidates in the nonpartisan election for mayor of Portland on November 5, 2024.^[28] Wilson was one of five candidates—including Rene Gonzalez, Mingus Mapps, Liv Osthus, and Carmen Rubio—who led in media attention, polls, and campaign finance.
The Portland mayoral election was nonpartisan. Incumbent Ted Wheeler was affiliated with the Democratic Party. Click here to read more about the party affiliation of the mayors of the 100 largest cities.
This was the first mayoral election in Portland to use ranked-choice voting. The new mayor would also oversee the transition to a new governmental structure. These changes were features of Measure 26-228, which Portland voters approved 58%-42% in November 2022.
A ranked-choice voting system (RCV) is an electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference on their ballots. If a candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes, he or she is declared the winner. If no candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated. First-preference votes cast for the failed candidate are eliminated, lifting the second-preference choices indicated on those ballots. A new tally is conducted to determine whether any candidate has won a majority of the adjusted votes. The process is repeated until a candidate wins an outright majority.^[29]^[30]
Heading into the 2024 elections, Portland had been using a commission government where five commissioners, including the mayor, were elected citywide to act both executively and legislatively. Portland switched to a mayor-council government with a 12-member city council elected by district. OPB's Alex Zielinski wrote, "Under this 'mayor-council' model, city councilors will focus solely on legislating and will no longer oversee city bureaus. These departments will instead be overseen by a new city administrator, who will report to the mayor."^[31]
Homelessness was a key issue in the race.^[32]^[33]^[34] The Associated Press' Claire Rush wrote that the top candidates "presented different visions for reducing homelessness in a metro area where a January 2023 count found nearly 4,000 people living unsheltered."^[35]
In an October 15, 2024, debate between the top five candidates, the participants were asked to grade Portland's response to homelessness. Gonzalez gave the city a C, citing a lack of housing production. Mapps gave it the highest grade of C+ and said that while current transitional housing efforts were helping, more permanent housing efforts were needed. Osthus gave it a D and said she would like more state-level involvement. Rubio gave the city an Incomplete grade "on the way to a C," saying shelter and housing development efforts needed more time to produce results. Wilson gave the city an F and called the city's handling of homelessness a complete failure.^[36]
Gonzalez was a business attorney and city commissioner. He said, "I am running for Mayor to ensure the work we have begun on crime, homelessness, the drug crisis, and economic revitalization continue stronger than ever."^[37]
Mapps was a political scientist and city commissioner. Mapps said, "If you want common sense solutions to our most crucial problems, I sure hope that you’ll consider ranking me number one in the mayor’s race.”^[38]
Osthus said, "I am an artist. A writer, musician, stripper," and added, "I'm aghast that this city doesn't put more value on arts and its artists. I believe art and artists can revive downtown, and I want to be sure that message is heard loud and clear throughout the city."^[37]
Rubio was a city commissioner. Rubio said, "Portlanders deserve a mayor who will take us into our future without drama – just hard, collaborative work, especially on community safety, homelessness and housing. That’s how I’ve led as a Commissioner, and how I will do so as Portland’s next mayor."^[37]
Wilson was the chief executive officer of a trucking company and founder of the nonprofit Shelter Portland.^[37] Wilson said on his campaign website, "Enough is enough. We refuse to accept the status quo. Within one year, I’ll end unsheltered homelessness in our city."^[39]
Saadiq Ali, Shei'Meka As-Salaam, James Atkinson, Michael Hayes, Yao Jun He, Durrell Kinsey Bey, Josh Leake, James Macdonald, Sharon Nasset, Michael Necula, Alexander Landry Neely, Michael O'Callaghan, Martin Ward, and Dustin Witherspoon also ran.

San Francisco, California

See also: Mayoral election in San Francisco, California (2024)

Daniel Lurie defeated twelve other candidates in the general election for mayor of San Francisco, California, on Nov. 5, 2024. Click here for detailed results.
Four candidates led in polling and media attention before the election: Incumbent Mayor London Breed, Mark Farrell, Daniel Lurie, and Aaron Peskin. Though San Francisco holds nonpartisan elections, all four of the leading candidates were registered Democrats.^[40]
ABC7 News conducted interviews with the four leading candidates. According to ABC7 News Monica Madden, "All four candidates - Mayor London Breed, Aaron Peskin, Mark Farrell and Daniel Lurie - were in agreement about the severity of the homelessness problem in San Francisco, but they all differed in approaches to solutions."^[41] Breed said homelessness in San Francisco reached a ten-year low during her mayorship and said the city had the authority to enforce laws that restrict lying and camping in public spaces after the Supreme Court's decision in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson. Farrell said he would prioritize sustainable growth and marketing the city to businesses and tourists. Lurie said his experience working for Tipping Point, a nonprofit focused on antipoverty efforts, made him the most qualified to lead efforts to increase housing. Peskin said he would reform system management practices so various city departments work together to address homelessness, work with neighboring cities to restore underutilized state facilities for mental health treatment centers, and expand conservatorship laws.^[42]^[43]
Breed served as the mayor of San Francisco since 2020. Breed received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Davis and a master’s degree from the University of San Francisco.^[44] Before serving in public office, Breed worked as the executive director of the African American Art and Culture Complex. Breed served as the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commissioner and as a member and president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.^[45] Breed said housing affordability was her top priority. Breed said, “Our work is removing roadblocks and making it easier to build housing that’s affordable, so that everyone who wants to call San Francisco home can live here.”^[46] Breed also listed public safety, reducing drug abuse, improving street conditions, reducing homelessness, and improving public transportation as her priorities.^[47]
Farrell served as the interim mayor of San Francisco in 2018. Farrell received a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University, a master’s degree from University College Dublin, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Before serving in public office, Farrell worked as a corporate and securities attorney.^[48] Farrell served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2011-2018. Farrell said, "As mayor, I’ll fully fund public safety, make a change of leadership at the top of our police department, clear all our tent encampments, create a centralized intake center, and connect people to shelter and services."^[49]
Lurie worked as an associate at Robin Hood, chair of the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, and founded and worked as the CEO of Tipping Point Community.^[50] On his campaign website, Lurie listed public safety, improving mental health and drug abuse, reducing corruption, and providing more affordable housing as his priorities.^[51] "With accountability and rooting out corruption, we can tackle our housing and drug crisis, clear the tent encampments, and bring our businesses back."^[52]
Peskin was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Peskin received a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He founded the nonprofit Great Basin Land and Water, worked for the land conservation group Trust for Public Land, served as chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, and was the president of the historic preservation and affordable housing group Telegraph Hill Dwellers.^[53] On his campaign website, Peskin said he would reduce homelessness by building and supporting more affordable housing developments, force departments to improve their coordination, and identify and restore unused state facilities to use for mental health and drug abuse treatment locations.^[54]
Henry Flynn, Keith Freedman, Dylan Hirsch-Shell, Nelson Mei, Paul Ybarra Robertson, and Ahsha Safai also ran in the election.
San Francisco has term limits. The incumbent mayor can run for two consecutive four-year terms and may run again after a four-year break following his or her second consecutive term.
San Francisco uses ranked-choice voting, which asks voters to rank candidates by preference on their ballots. The candidate who wins a majority of first-preference votes is declared the winner. If no candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated. Ballots that ranked a failed candidate as their first, or highest choice, depending on the round, are then reevaluated and counted as first-preference ballots for the next-highest-ranked candidate in that round. A new tally is conducted to determine whether any candidate has won a majority of ballots. The process is repeated until a candidate wins an outright majority.

Other municipal battlegrounds

Cook County State's Attorney

See also: Cook County State's Attorney election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

Eileen O'Neill Burke (D) defeated Clayton Harris III (D) in the Democratic primary for Cook County State's Attorney on March 19, 2024. O'Neill Burke received 50.1% of the vote to Harris' 49.9%.
Incumbent Kim Foxx (D) did not seek re-election. Foxx was first elected in 2016. Both Harris and O'Neill Burke said they would build on Foxx's policies while improving the relationship between prosecutors and police.^[55]
Harris was a former prosecutor and state government staff manager who, at the time of the election, taught state and local government policy, including policing, at the University of Chicago.^[56] Harris ran on his experience, saying he would be "the bridge, the evolution of what has been going on and we’re going to move forward to ensure that our communities feel safe."^[57] Harris said he would add a division to the special prosecutors unit that would focus on firearms, carjackings, and retail theft.^[55]
O'Neill Burke was a former prosecutor, defense attorney, and judge. O'Neill Burke said she had more courtroom experience and more experience in mentorship owing to her time running training programs for new judges.^[58]^[59] O'Neill Burke said she was running because of crime rates: "make no mistake about it, the economic viability of Chicago is on the ballot this year."^[55] O'Neill Burke said she would end Foxx's policy of prohibiting prosecution of retail theft less than $1,000.^[55]
O'Neill Burke advanced to the general election against Bob Fioretti (R) and Andrew Charles Kopinski (L). Democrats had, at the time of the election, won every election for Cook County State's Attorney since 1996.^[60] Foxx won the 2016 election 72%-28% and the 2020 election 54%-39%.

Harris County District Attorney

See also: Harris County District Attorney election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Sean Teare (D) defeated incumbent Kim Ogg (D) in the Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney on March 5, 2024.
Ogg was first elected in 2016 on a platform of prosecuting violent offenders, offering diversion programs as an alternative to jail time, and making less use of cash bail.^[61] Ogg was running on her record: "In my seven years as District Attorney, significant reforms have reshaped Harris County's justice system. Despite challenges like Harvey and the pandemic, our office supported 86 law enforcement agencies, ensuring uninterrupted operations."^[62]
Teare ran because he believed Ogg hadn't fulfilled her campaign promises. Teare said prosecutors' morale was low because Ogg had focused on building her political influence over implementing her policy platform: "The promises that we were all led to believe in 2016 were not being followed through."^[63] Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (D) and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner both endorsed Teare.^[64]^[65]
The Harris County Democratic Party voted to admonish Ogg on December 13, 2023.^[66] The resolution accused Ogg of supporting Republican firearms and sentencing laws, intimidating elected officials with whom she disagreed, and not reducing the use of cash bail as she had promised.^[67] Ogg said the county party had admonished her because she was investigating three of County Judge Lina Hidalgo's (D) former staffers.^[68]
Teare advanced to the general election against Dan Simons (R). According to Rice University professor Bob Stein, county Republicans saw an opportunity to win back the district attorney's office: "The cleavage, the fissure, the infighting in the Democratic Party to oust Kim Ogg, I think, has attracted some candidates to run countywide."^[69] Ogg won the 2016 and 2020 elections 54%-46%. Ogg was the first Democrat to win election as Harris County District Attorney since 1980.^[70]

Hillsborough County State Attorney

See also: State attorney election in Hillsborough County, Florida (2024)

Incumbent Suzy Lopez (R) defeated Andrew Warren (D) in the general election for Hillsborough County State Attorney in Florida on November 5, 2024.
The election took place after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) removed Warren from office in August 2022 and appointed Lopez in his place. DeSantis suspended Warren after Warren signed a pledge not to prosecute cases related to abortion or gender transitions. In January 2023, a U.S. district court judge ruled that Warren's action was protected under the First Amendment but that the court did not have the power to reinstate him. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found in January 2024 that the court did have the power to reinstate Warren and remanded the case to the trial court to determine whether DeSantis had violated Warren's rights.^[71] The trial court did not issue a ruling before the election.
Before her appointment as state attorney, Lopez served as a judge and a prosecutor. Lopez said her record included bringing crime rates down and making the county safer. She said she had focused on "Driving crime to historic lows, protecting victims not criminals, and taking the fight to drug dealers who target kids."^[72] Lopez said she would focus "on finding justice and making certain those guilty of committing crimes serve their time," saying Warren had spent too much of his time in office pursuing political objectives.^[73]
Warren was first elected state attorney in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Warren said he had reduced crime rates by 30% while in office, while Lopez "was handpicked based on one qualification - her blind allegiance to Ron DeSantis."^[74] Warren said he would "continue to fight for the freedom of all Floridians to exercise their First Amendment rights, to protect our democracy by ensuring that voters decide who serves in elected office, and to uphold the rule of law by making sure that no one—not even the governor—is above the law."^[75]
In an interview with the Florida Phoenix before the election, political analyst Barry Edwards said the county had shifted politically since Warren's 2020 win, referencing changes in party registration as well as the results of the 2022 elections. Edwards wrote, "We’ve seen the performance of the county in 2022 — all the countywide and statewide Democrat candidates got wiped out...the county has changed to a red-performing county."^[76]
The Florida Thirteenth Circuit state attorney is the chief prosecutor for Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, which includes Hillsborough County and its incorporated cities — including Tampa. As of the 2024 election, the incumbent oversaw "132 Assistant State Attorneys and 160 victim advocates, investigators, administrators, paralegals, receptionists, and other support staff" with responsibility for prosecution and crime prevention programs.^[77]
A state attorney is an official elected to serve as the lead prosecutor for a specific jurisdiction. The office's responsibilities include managing the jurisdiction's prosecutors, setting department-wide guidelines for prosecutors to follow, and direct management of individual high-profile prosecutions. Prosecutors are responsible for deciding whether or not to bring criminal charges when wrongdoing is alleged, as well as for proving the charges in court, if necessary, and for recommending a sentence in the event a defendant is found guilty. This office is equivalent to the positions of district attorney, state's/commonwealth's attorney, county/city attorney, solicitor, circuit attorney, or prosecuting attorney found in other jurisdictions.

Los Angeles County District Attorney

See also: Los Angeles County District Attorney election, 2024

Nathan Hochman defeated incumbent George Gascón in the general election for Los Angeles County district attorney on November 5, 2024.^[78] Hochman received 61.5% of the vote to Gascón's 38.5%.
Gascón and Hochman were the top two finishers in the nonpartisan primary, receiving 24.4% and 16.4% of the vote, respectively. The two advanced to a general election because neither won more than 50% of the vote.
Before the election, LAist wrote the race was "expected to be closely watched across the country as a barometer of how the public is feeling about criminal justice reforms amid an increase in property crime. Property crime is up 17.4% in the city of L.A. so far this year compared to two years ago...Violent crime is down 1.3% year to date from two years ago."^[79]
Although the election was nonpartisan, Gascón was a registered Democrat, and Hochman was an independent.^[80]^[81]
Gascón was elected in 2020 on a platform of not seeking the death penalty, limiting the imposition of cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, and "stopping the practice of imposing excessive sentences."^[82]^[83] Gascón said his policies made county residents safer and he would keep them in place if re-elected. He said, "The reality is that having thoughtful policies that hold people accountable, as we have, sending people to prison when they need to be locked up, but recognizing that prison cannot be the only one answer is what public safety is all about."^[84] Gascón previously served eight years as San Francisco district attorney. He earlier served as chief of police in San Francisco and in Mesa, Arizona.^[85]
Hochman was, at the time of the election, a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor.^[86] Hochman said Gascón put his policies ahead of public safety. Hochman said he would prioritize public safety and victims' rights over reducing the length of sentences.^[87]^[88] Hochman said Gascón was responsible for "nine of the most pro-criminal blanket policies in DA history."^[89] Hochman said his public and private legal experience would help him change the direction of the district attorney's office.^[86] Hochman said he would avoid Gascón's policies centered on decarceration in favor of what he described as "the hard middle, which means you look at each individual case, the defendant, the crime committed, and the impact on the victim to determine who the true threats to our safety are, who needs to be behind bars."^[89]
Before the election, local political observers said Hochman, who ran for attorney general as a Republican in 2022, faced a disadvantage in Los Angeles County, where Democrats had been favored in recent elections.^[90] The county voted for President Joe Biden (D) over former President Donald Trump (R) 71%–27% in 2020 and for Rob Bonta (D) over Hochman 67%–33% in the 2022 attorney general election.^[91]^[92] At the time of the election, the last Republican elected Los Angeles County district attorney was Steve Cooley (R) in 2008. Hochman said after the primary that "three-quarters of Angelenos rejected George Gascón and said enough is enough of playing politics with our communities’ safety...In the general election, I look forward to unifying all those who want to restore safety in their communities, in their streets, parks, subways and neighborhoods."^[93]

Orange County State Attorney

See also: State attorney election in Orange County, Florida (2024)

Former state attorney Monique Worrell (D) defeated incumbent Andrew Bain (independent) in the general election for Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney, which encompasses all of Orange County, Florida, on November 5, 2024.
The election took place after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) removed Worrell from office in August 2023 and appointed Bain in her place. DeSantis suspended Worrell, claiming she failed to pursue minimum mandatory sentences for criminals and did not fully prosecute both adults and juveniles who later went on to commit other crimes.^[94] The Florida Supreme Court upheld the suspension after Worrell filed a lawsuit in which she claimed DeSantis did not have a legal basis for removing her from office.^[95] Worrell said, "This is simply a smokescreen for Ron DeSantis’ failing and disastrous presidential campaign. He needed to get back in the media in some positive way that would be red meat for his base."^[94]
Bain received a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami in 2006 and a J.D. from the Florida A&M University College of Law in 2013. Bain worked as a district attorney and assistant state attorney in the Ninth Judicial Circuit before being appointed to fill a vacancy on the Orange County Court in 2020. Following his appointment, Bain served the duration of the term and won election to the seat in 2022.^[96] Bain left the court in 2023 after DeSantis appointed him to replace Worrell as the Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney.^[96]
On his campaign website, Bain said he would "fight for justice, for the victims, their families and for our neighborhoods. That is what I’m fighting for every day. No one is above the law, and the law should be applied without bias or prejudice."^[97] Bain’s campaign website also said during his time in office, he addressed a shortage of experienced prosecutors, implemented the violent crimes unit, handled cases for the violent offenders, reinstated minimum mandatory sentencing for violent offenders, developed community partnerships providing criminal justice solutions, launched diversion programs, and integrated on-site crisis counseling to victims.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
On her campaign website, Worrell said she would prioritize public safety, diligently serve victims, reduce crime and incarceration, and work to improve public trust in the government. Worrell said, "I made a promise to fight crime at its root and to stop the school to prison pipeline that turns hope into despair and turns children into convicted criminals. We are in for a fight against a broken system and those who don’t want it to change. It’s a fight I’m confident we can win."^[98]
The Florida ninth circuit state attorney is the chief prosecutor for Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit, which includes Orange County and its incorporated cities, including Orlando. According to the state attorney office’s website, the ninth circuit state attorney "serves the nearly 1.9 million residents of Orange and Osceola counties and many of the 70 million tourists who visit Central Florida every year. Our primary role is to represent the State of Florida in criminal court. Our responsibilities include reviewing criminal investigations, determining charges and prosecuting cases involving felony, misdemeanor, criminal traffic and juvenile delinquency. As the third-largest of Florida’s 20 judicial circuits, the Ninth Circuit State Attorney’s Office receives roughly 60,000 cases annually from law enforcement."^[99]
A state attorney is an official elected to serve as the lead prosecutor for a specific jurisdiction. The office's responsibilities include managing the jurisdiction's prosecutors, setting department-wide guidelines for prosecutors to follow, and direct management of individual high-profile prosecutions. Prosecutors are responsible for deciding whether to bring criminal charges, prosecuting certain cases, and recommending a sentence in the event a defendant is found guilty. This office is equivalent to the positions of district attorney, state's/commonwealth's attorney, county/city attorney, solicitor, circuit attorney, or prosecuting attorney found in other jurisdictions.
Orange County also held elections for 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. Click here for more on those elections.

Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2024)

Thirty-four of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2024. Once mayors elected in 2024, assumed office Democrats held 65 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans 25, Libertarians held one, independents held two, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Three mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2024:^[100]

Anchorage, Alaska: Nonpartisan Suzanne LaFrance defeated incumbent Republican David Bronson in the runoff election on May 14. LaFrance assumed office on July 1.
Tulsa, Oklahoma: Democrat Monroe Nichols was elected to succeed Republican G. T. Bynum on November 5. Nichols assumed office on December 1.
Las Vegas, Nevada: Democrat Shelley Berkley was elected to succeed nonpartisan Carolyn Goodman on November 5. Berkley assumed office on December 4.
Scottsdale, Arizona: Republican Lisa Borowsky defeated incumbent Independent David Ortega on November 5. Borowsky assumed office on January 14, 2025.
Stockton, California: Democrat Christina Fugazi was elected to succeed Republican Kevin Lincoln II on November 5. Fugazi assumed office on January 1, 2025.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Republican Sid Edwards defeated incumbent Democrat Sharon Weston Broome on December 7. Edwards assumed office on January 1, 2025.
San Antonio, Texas: On September 14, 2024, The San Antonio Express-News reported that mayor Ron Nirenberg, who had previously called himself an independent, had announced that he was a Democrat.^[101]

Mayoral partisanship in state capitals

Fourteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2024, including seven capitals that fell outside of the top 100 cities.

Two state capitals saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2024:

Salem, Oregon: Julie Hoy, whose partisan affiliation is unknown, defeated incumbent Chris Hoy (D) in the May 21, nonpartisan primary. Julie Hoy ran uncontested in the November 5, general election.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Emile Edwards (R) defeated incumbent Sharon Weston Broome (D) in the December 7, general election.

After mayors elected in 2024 assumed office, there were 35 Democratic state capital mayors, seven Republican mayors, one independent mayor, two nonpartisan mayors, and five mayors with unknown partisan affiliation.

Municipal elections across the United States

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	Jefferson County, AlabamaAnchorage, AlaskaAnchorage, Alaska (Mayor)Juneau, AlaskaJuneau, Alaska (Mayor)Chandler, ArizonaGilbert, ArizonaGilbert, Arizona (Mayor)Glendale, ArizonaGlendale, Arizona (Mayor)Mesa, ArizonaMesa, Arizona (Mayor)Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona (Mayor)Scottsdale, ArizonaScottsdale, Arizona (Mayor)Maricopa County, ArizonaPima County, ArizonaLittle Rock, ArkansasAnaheim, CaliforniaBakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield, California (Mayor)Chula Vista, CaliforniaFremont, CaliforniaFremont, California (Mayor)Fresno, CaliforniaFresno, California (Mayor)Irvine, CaliforniaIrvine, California (Mayor)Long Beach, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaOakland, CaliforniaRiverside, CaliforniaRiverside, California (Mayor)Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California (Mayor)San Bernardino, CaliforniaSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, California (Mayor)San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California (Mayor)San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, California (Mayor)Santa Ana, CaliforniaSanta Ana, California (Mayor)Santa Clarita, CaliforniaStockton, CaliforniaStockton, California (Mayor)Alameda County, CaliforniaFresno County, CaliforniaKern County, CaliforniaLos Angeles County, CaliforniaOrange County, CaliforniaRiverside County, CaliforniaSacramento County, CaliforniaSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaSan Diego County, CaliforniaSan Joaquin County, CaliforniaSanta Clara County, CaliforniaDenver, ColoradoAdams County, ColoradoArapahoe County, ColoradoEl Paso County, ColoradoJacksonville, FloridaOrlando, FloridaSt. Petersburg, FloridaTallahassee, FloridaHillsborough County, FloridaMiami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County, Florida (Mayor)Orange County, FloridaPinellas County, FloridaAtlanta, GeorgiaDeKalb County, GeorgiaFulton County, GeorgiaHonolulu, HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii (Mayor)Ada County, IdahoCook County, IllinoisSpringfield, IllinoisIndianapolis, IndianaAllen County, IndianaDes Moines, IowaSedgwick County, KansasTopeka, KansasFrankfort, KentuckyFrankfort, Kentucky (Mayor)Lexington, KentuckyLouisville, KentuckyBaton Rouge, LouisianaBaton Rouge, Louisiana (Mayor)New Orleans, LouisianaAugusta, MaineAugusta, Maine (Mayor)Baltimore, MarylandBaltimore, Maryland (Mayor)Suffolk County, MassachusettsLansing, MichiganWayne County, MichiganHennepin County, MinnesotaRamsey County, MinnesotaJackson, MississippiJefferson City, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriClay County, MissouriJackson County, MissouriPlatte County, MissouriOmaha, NebraskaDouglas County, NebraskaLancaster County, NebraskaCarson City, NevadaCarson City, Nevada (Mayor)Henderson, NevadaLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada (Mayor)North Las Vegas, NevadaReno, NevadaClark County, NevadaWashoe County, NevadaTrenton, New JerseyEssex County, New JerseyHudson County, New JerseySanta Fe, New MexicoBernalillo County, New MexicoAlbany, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkBronx County, New YorkErie County, New YorkKings County, New YorkNew York County, New YorkQueens County, New YorkRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh, North Carolina (Mayor)Winston-Salem, North CarolinaWinston-Salem, North Carolina (Mayor)Durham County, North CarolinaForsyth County, North CarolinaGuilford County, North CarolinaMecklenburg County, North CarolinaWake County, North CarolinaBismarck, North DakotaToledo, OhioCuyahoga County, OhioFairfield County, OhioFranklin County, OhioHamilton County, OhioLucas County, OhioTulsa, OklahomaTulsa, Oklahoma (Mayor)Canadian County, OklahomaCleveland County, OklahomaOklahoma County, OklahomaOsage County, OklahomaTulsa County, OklahomaPortland, OregonPortland, Oregon (Mayor)Salem, OregonSalem, Oregon (Mayor)Multnomah County, OregonPierre, South DakotaNashville, TennesseeShelby County, TennesseeArlington, TexasAustin, TexasAustin, Texas (Mayor)Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi, Texas (Mayor)El Paso, TexasEl Paso, Texas (Mayor)Garland, TexasIrving, TexasLaredo, TexasLubbock, TexasLubbock, Texas (Mayor)Bexar County, TexasCollin County, TexasDallas County, TexasDenton County, TexasEl Paso County, TexasFort Bend County, TexasHarris County, TexasLubbock County, TexasNueces County, TexasTarrant County, TexasTravis County, TexasWebb County, TexasWilliamson County, TexasMontpelier, VermontMontpelier, Vermont (Mayor)Chesapeake, VirginiaChesapeake, Virginia (Mayor)Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, Virginia (Mayor)Richmond, VirginiaRichmond, Virginia (Mayor)Virginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach, Virginia (Mayor)Seattle, WashingtonKing County, WashingtonSpokane County, WashingtonWashington, D.C.Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Mayor)Dane County, WisconsinMilwaukee County, WisconsinCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne, Wyoming (Mayor)Submit

Alabama

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

Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska - Mayor, assembly member, service area board of supervisors, superior court, and district court
Juneau, Alaska - Mayor and city assembly

Arizona

Chandler, Arizona - City council and fire district
Gilbert, Arizona - Mayor, city council, and fire district
Glendale, Arizona - Mayor and city council
Mesa, Arizona - Mayor and city council
Phoenix, Arizona - Mayor, city council, and city council (special)
Scottsdale, Arizona - Mayor, city council, and fire district
Maricopa County, Arizona - Assessor, attorney, county school superintendent, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county board of supervisors, community college district board, constables, education center board, healthcare district board, technical school board, water conservation district board, justices of the peace, and superior court judges
Pima County, Arizona - Assessor, attorney, county school superintendent, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county board of supervisors, community college district board, special district board, constables, justices of the peace, and superior court judges
All other local elections by county

Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas - City council
All other local elections by county

California

Anaheim, California - City council
Bakersfield, California - Mayor and city council
Chula Vista, California - City council
Fremont, California - Mayor and city council
Fresno, California - Mayor and city council
Irvine, California - Mayor and city council
Long Beach, California - City council
Los Angeles, California - City council
Oakland, California - City council
Riverside, California - Mayor and city council
Sacramento, California - Mayor and city council
San Bernardino, California - City council
San Diego, California - Mayor, city attorney, and city council
San Francisco, California - Mayor, city attorney, district attorney, sheriff, treasurer, board of supervisors, community college district, transit district, and superior court judges
San Jose, California - Mayor and city council
Santa Ana, California - Mayor and city council
Santa Clarita, California - City council
Stockton, California - Mayor and city council
Alameda County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, flood district, health care district, park district, sanitary district, transit districts, utility district, water district, and superior court judges
Fresno County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, irrigation district, public utility district, recreation and park district, veterans memorial district, water district, and superior court judges
Kern County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, community services district, county board of education, water district, and superior court judges
Los Angeles County, California - District attorney, board of supervisors, community college districts, water districts, and superior court judges
Orange County, California - Board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, geological hazard abatement district, water districts, and superior court judges
Riverside County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, community services district, county board of education, sanitary district, water district, and superior court judges
Sacramento County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, fire district, flood district, water districts, and superior court judges
San Bernardino County, California - Assessor-Recorder-Clerk, board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, water districts, and superior court judges
San Diego County, California - Board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, health care districts, irrigation district, water district, and superior court judges
San Joaquin County, California - Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, fire district, irrigation district, water district, and superior court judges
Santa Clara County, California - Board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, geological hazard abatement district, open space authority district, water district, and superior court judges
All other local elections by county

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

All local elections by county

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

Honolulu, Hawaii - Mayor, prosecuting attorney, and city council
All other local elections by county

Idaho

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

Illinois

Springfield, Illinois - State's attorney
Cook County, Illinois - State's attorney, county clerk, county commissioners (special), board of review commissioners, water reclamation district, clerk of circuit court, circuit court judges, and subcircuit court judges
All other local elections by county

Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana - Coroner, surveyor, treasurer, and superior court judges
Allen County, Indiana - Coroner, surveyor, treasurer, board of commissioners, county council, and circuit court judge
All other local elections by county

Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa - City council
All other local elections by county

Kansas

Topeka, Kansas - District attorney
Sedgwick County, Kansas - County clerk, district attorney, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, and district court judges

Kentucky

Frankfort, Kentucky - Mayor, commonwealth's attorney, and city council
Lexington, Kentucky - Commonwealth’s attorney, circuit clerk, city council, and soil and water board
Louisville, Kentucky - Commonwealth’s attorney, circuit court clerk, metro council, county commission, soil and water board, and family court judge
All other local elections by county

Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Mayor, metro council, city constable, city court judges
New Orleans, Louisiana - Constables, clerk of city court, city court judges, civil district court judges

Maine

Augusta, Maine - Mayor and city council
All other local elections by county

Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland - Mayor, comptroller, city council, and circuit court judges

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

Lansing, Michigan - Prosecuting attorney
Wayne County, Michigan - County clerk, prosecutor, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, community college board, probate court judges, district court judges, and circuit court judges
All other local elections by county

Minnesota

Hennepin County, Minnesota - County commission, county park commission, and district court
Ramsey County, Minnesota - County commission and district court judges
All other local elections by county

Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi - City council (special)

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

All local elections by county

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

Carson City, Nevada - Mayor and city council
Henderson, Nevada - City council and judicial offices
Las Vegas, Nevada - Mayor, city council, and judicial offices
North Las Vegas, Nevada - City council and judicial offices
Reno, Nevada - City council and judicial offices
Clark County, Nevada - County Commission and judicial offices
Washoe County, Nevada - County Commission
All other local elections by county

New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey - City council
Essex County, New Jersey - Register of deeds and mortgages and sheriff
Hudson County, New Jersey - County surrogate

New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico - District attorney
Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Clerk, treasurer, county commissioners, district attorney, and metropolitan court judge
All other local elections by county

New York

Albany, New York - District attorney
Buffalo, New York - City court judge
Bronx County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
Erie County, New York - District attorney, county legislature, family court judge, and supreme court judges
Kings County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
New York County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
Queens County, New York - Civil court judges, supreme court judges, and surrogate court judge

North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina - Mayor and city council
Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Mayor and city council
Durham County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, district court judges, and superior court judges
Forsyth County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
Guilford County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, and district court judges
Wake County, North Carolina - Register of deeds, board of commissioners, soil and water conservation district, districts court judges, and superior court judges
All other local elections by county

North Dakota

Bismarck, North Dakota - City commission

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

Tulsa, Oklahoma - Mayor, city auditor, and city council
Canadian County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
Cleveland County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
Osage County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, court clerk, and Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commissioner, court clerk, and Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
All other local elections by county

Oregon

Portland, Oregon - Mayor, city auditor (special), and city council
Salem, Oregon - Mayor and city council
Multnomah County, Oregon - District attorney, county commission, metro council, soil and water conservation districts, urban flood safety and water quality district, and circuit court judges

Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee - County assessor and circuit court judge
Shelby County, Tennessee - General Sessions Court clerk and criminal court judge

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, water control and improvement district, 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, emergency services district, water control and improvement district, regional water authority 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, limited district, municipal utility district, library district board, 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

Montpelier, Vermont - Mayor and city council

Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia - Mayor and city council
Norfolk, Virginia - Mayor and city council
Richmond, Virginia - Mayor and city council
Virginia Beach, Virginia - Mayor, sheriff (special), and city council

Washington

Seattle, Washington - City council (special)
King County, Washington - King Conservation District, superior court judges, and district court judges (Special)
Spokane County, Washington - County commission and superior court
All other local elections by county

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. - City council

Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Mayor, city attorney, city treasurer, comptroller, and common council
Dane County, Wisconsin - County executive (special), county clerk, district attorney, register of deeds, treasurer, board of supervisors, and circuit court judges
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - County executive, county clerk, comptroller, district attorney, register of deeds, treasurer, county board of supervisors, and circuit court judges
All other local elections by county

Wyoming

Cheyenne, Wyoming - Mayor and city council
All other local elections by county

U.S. territories

Guam

Agana Heights, Guam - Mayor
Hågat, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Asan/Maina, Guam - Mayor
Barrigada, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Chalan Pago-Ordot, Guam - Mayor
Dededo, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Hagåtña, Guam - Mayor
Inalåhan, Guam - Mayor
Mangilao, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Malesso′, Guam - Mayor
Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Guam - Mayor
Piti, Guam - Mayor
Sånta Rita-Sumai, Guam - Mayor
Sinajana, Guam - Mayor
Talo′fo′fo′, Guam - Mayor
Tamuning, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Humåtak, Guam - Mayor
Yigo, Guam - Mayor and vice mayor
Yona, Guam - Mayor

Northern Mariana Islands

Rota, Northern Mariana Islands - Municipal council
Saipan and Northern Islands, Northern Mariana Islands - Municipal council
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands - Municipal council

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

Virginia Beach, Virginia

January 20

General runoff

El Paso, Texas

February 13

General election

King County, Washington

February 20

Primary

March 5

Primary

General election

General runoff

Chula Vista, California

March 9

General election

Sinajana, Guam

March 19

Primary

General election

Des Moines, Iowa

March 23

Primary

New Orleans, Louisiana

April 2

General election

April 16

Primary runoff

Jefferson County, Alabama

April 27

General election

New Orleans, Louisiana

April 30

Primary

Hennepin County, Minnesota

May 4

General election

May 7

Primary

May 14

Primary

Primary runoff

General election

Hennepin County, Minnesota

May 21

Primary

General

Orlando, Florida

May 28

Primary runoff

June 2

Primary

June 4

Primary

General election

Pierre, South Dakota

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

Honolulu, Hawaii

August 13

Primary

August 20

Primary

August 27

Primary runoff

General election

Tulsa, Oklahoma

September 3

Primary

Suffolk County, Massachusetts

October 1

General election

October 11

General runoff

Jackson, Mississippi

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

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

To view a list of the current mayors of the top 100 U.S. cities by population, click here.

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
Year	Total seats	#	%	#	%	#	%
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
Year	Total seats	#	%	#	%	#	%
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
Year	Total seats	#	%	#	%	#	%
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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Footnotes

↑ In most of the nation's largest cities, mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan, though many officeholders and candidates are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
↑ As of December 19, 2024, the party affiliation of one mayor-elect was unknown. Ballotpedia contacted El Paso mayor-elect Renard Johnson's campaign to inquire about his party affiliation and had not yet received a reply. As incumbent Oscar Leeser was a Democrat, this decreased the net gain for Democrats from two to one.
↑ Alaska Public Media, "Former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance to run for mayor next year," May 9, 2023
↑ Suzanne LaFrance campaign website, "Home page," accessed February 6, 2024
↑ Alaska Public Media, "Bronson and LaFrance prepare for runoff in Anchorage mayoral election," April 2, 2024
↑ Alaska Public Media, "Two years into his tenure, Anchorage Mayor Bronson reflects on homeless policy, shelter plans and Assembly relationship," August 2, 2023
↑ Facebook, "Dave Bronson for Mayor on August 6, 2023," accessed February 5, 2024
↑ The Northern Light, "After Anchorage’s municipal election, Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance tee-up for a runoff challenge," April 9, 2024
↑ Facebook, "Dave Bronson for Mayor on February 1, 2024," accessed February 6, 2024
↑ Twitter, "The Alaska Democratic Party on January 6, 2024," accessed February 6, 2024
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 The Baltimore Sun, "Only Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is running again for sure. What if Sheila Dixon turns 2024 into a head-on contest?" August 28, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "BSunAug28" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Sheila Dixon campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 7, 2024
↑ WBAL-TV, "Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott seeks reelection in 2024," November 19, 2023
↑ NBC News, "Baltimore mayor resigns under plea deal," January 7, 2010
↑ WBAL-TV, "Sheila Dixon announces candidacy for Baltimore mayor again," September 7, 2023
↑ Bob Wallace campaign website, "Meet Bob," accessed March 7, 2024
↑ Vimeo, "Bob Wallace Campaign Ad," September 22, 2020
↑ Bob Wallace campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 7, 2024
↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Baltimore hasn't elected a Republican mayor since the 1960s. Meet the people trying to change that." August 27, 2019
↑ 3 News Las Vegas, "Las Vegas mayor gives final State of City address as Goodman family dynasty closes," January 12, 2024
↑ City Cast Las Vegas, "Steve Sebelius on the Mayoral Legacy of Oscar and Carolyn Goodman," April 22, 2024
↑ Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, "Shelley Berkley," accessed May 14, 2024
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 KTNV 13 Las Vegas, "EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley announces plans to run for Las Vegas mayor," January 5, 2023
↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Seaman declares bid for Las Vegas mayor, touts ‘keen ability’," February 9, 2023
↑ Victoria Seaman 2024 campaign website, "Issues," accessed May 14, 2024
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 Las Vegas Sun, "Las Vegas vs. Clark County: There are differences between living in city limits and unincorporated county land," July 12, 2019
↑ This number does not include Santa Clarita, California. The members of the Santa Clarita City Council select one member as mayor each December.
↑ OPB, "Keith Wilson will be Portland’s next mayor," November 6, 2024
↑ FairVote, "Electoral Systems," accessed July 7, 2017
↑ MinneapolisMN.gov, "Frequently Asked Questions about Ranked-Choice Voting," accessed July 7, 2017
↑ OPB.org, "Portland is overhauling its voting system and government structure. Here’s what you need to know," July 29, 2024
↑ Oregon Live, "Keith Wilson is running for Portland mayor on one bold idea to end homelessness. Will voters buy it?" October 6, 2024
↑ KOIN, "Mayoral hopeful Rene Gonzalez proposes tougher enforcement of camping ban," April 17, 2024
↑ KGW8, "Liv Osthus running for Portland mayor talks homeless, climate plan," September 23, 2024
↑ Associated Press, "19 mayoral candidates compete to lead Portland, Oregon, in a race with homelessness at its heart," October 16, 2024
↑ KGW8, "Top takeaways from the Portland mayoral debate on KGW," October 15, 2024
↑ ^37.0 ^37.1 ^37.2 ^37.3 Portland Mercury, "Meet Your Portland 2024 Mayoral Candidates," October 17, 2024
↑ KOIN, "Mingus Mapps’ mayoral pitch: ‘Consider ranking me #1’," October 19, 2024
↑ Keith Wilson 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed October 20, 2024
↑ Axios San Francisco, "Voter guide: Meet SF's leading mayoral candidates," August 28, 2024
↑ ABC7 News, "Can San Francisco fix its public image? Mayoral hopefuls vow to restore the iconic city," accessed October 7, 2024
↑ ABC7 News, "Can San Francisco fix its public image? Mayoral hopefuls vow to restore the iconic city," October 4, 2024
↑ ABC7 News, "What top SF mayoral candidates say about city's homelessness problem," October 3, 2024
↑ San Francisco Board of Supervisors, "Former Supervisor London Breed - District 5," accessed September 24, 2024
↑ London Breed 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed September 24, 2024
↑ London Breed 2024 campaign website, "Medi," accessed September 24, 2024
↑ London Breed 2024 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 24, 2024
↑ San Francisco Board of Supervisors, "Former Supervisor Mark Farrell - District 2," accessed September 24, 2024
↑ Mark Farrell 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed September 24
↑ Linkedin, "Daniel Lurie," accessed September 24, 2024
↑ Daniel Lurie 2024 campaign website, "Priorities," accessed September 24, 2024
↑ Youtube, "Daniel Lurie," September 22, 2024
↑ Aaron Peskin 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed October 7, 2024
↑ Aaron Peskin 2024 campaign website, "Platform," accessed October 7, 2024
↑ ^55.0 ^55.1 ^55.2 ^55.3 ABC 7, "Cook County state's attorney candidates face off in forum," January 11, 2024
↑ University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, "About Clayton Harris," accessed January 18, 2023
↑ WGN 9, "Clayton Harris III joins race to replace Kim Foxx as Chicagoland’s top prosecutor," August 7, 2023
↑ ABC 7, "Cook County Democrats meet on state's attorney candidate endorsements," August 15, 2023
↑ Eileen O'Neill Burke campaign website, "Meet Eileen," accessed January 19, 2024
↑ CBS News, "Former Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin won't run for Cook County state's attorney, citing Trump's impact," November 29, 2023
↑ Houston Public Media, "Democrat Kim Ogg Elected Harris County District Attorney," November 9, 2016
↑ Information submitted via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on February 27, 2024.
↑ Houston Public Media, "Sean Teare, longtime assistant to Harris County DA Kim Ogg, challenging former boss in Democratic primary," May 31, 2023
↑ KHOU, "Judge Lina Hidalgo formally endorses Sean Teare in Harris County DA race," November 13, 2023
↑ Twitter, "Patrick Svitek on January 30, 2024," accessed February 1, 2024
↑ The Texan, "Harris County Democratic Precinct Chairs Admonish District Attorney Kim Ogg," December 13, 2023
↑ Change.org, "Petition the Harris County Democratic Party to Admonish Kim Ogg," October 30, 2023
↑ Fox 26 Houston, "Harris County DA Kim Ogg pushes back after 'admonishment' by Democratic Party," December 13, 2023
↑ Houston Public Media, "Harris County Democrats’ admonishment of District Attorney Kim Ogg threatens party’s dominance in November 2024 elections, expert says," December 13, 2023
↑ ABC 13, "Ogg's historic win gives her mandate to protect victims," November 9, 2016
↑ WUSF, "Suspended Hillsborough state attorney Andrew Warren's case is headed back to trial," January 10, 2024
↑ Facebook, "Vote Suzy Lopez on October 3, 2024," accessed October 10, 2024
↑ Suzy Lopez 2024 campaign website, "Meet Suzy," accessed October 10, 2024
↑ YouTube, "2024 Campaign Announcement | Andrew Warren," April 16, 2024
↑ Andrew Warren 2024 campaign website, "Why I'm Running," accessed October 10, 2024
↑ Florida Phoenix, "Andrew Warren says Hillsborough State Atty. Suzy Lopez is ‘pretending to be there legitimately’," April 19, 2024
↑ Office of the State Attorney, "About the Office," accessed June 28, 2024
↑ NBC News, "L.A. County district attorney, one of the most progressive in the country, loses re-election," November 6, 2024
↑ LAist, "9 Candidates For LA County DA Will Debate Tonight. The Current DA Won't Be One Of Them," October 18, 2023
↑ Los Angeles Magazine, "Former Federal Prosecutor Jeff Chemerinsky Enters Race for District Attorney," September 12, 2023
↑ George Gascón campaign website, "Home page," accessed January 12, 2024
↑ National Public Radio, "George Gascón Implements Sweeping Changes To Los Angeles District Attorney's Office," December 8, 2020
↑ Los Angeles County District Attorney, "Special Directive 20-14," December 7, 2020
↑ ABC 7, "LA County race for district attorney: Gascón faces off with candidates in Democratic debate," November 16, 2023
↑ George Gascòn campaign website, "Meet George," accessed January 12, 2024
↑ ^86.0 ^86.1 Nathan Hochman campaign website, "Home page," accessed January 12, 2024
↑ YouTube, "Nathan Hochman for LA County District Attorney - Fixing LA's Broken Scales of Justice," April 10, 2023
↑ Nathan Hochman campaign website, "Blueprint for Justice," accessed January 12, 2024
↑ ^89.0 ^89.1 Audacy, "L.A. DA candidate calls Gascón’s policies ‘pro-criminal’," March 12, 2024
↑ CALMatters, "Assessing the path to office for each contender seeking Los Angeles district attorney," February 29, 2024
↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Los Angeles County General Election Results - November 3, 2020," accessed March 20, 2024
↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Los Angeles County General Election Results - November 8, 2022," accessed March 20, 2024
↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "Election 2024: Gascón leads crowded DA race; Hochman in second in semi-final results," March 6, 2024
↑ ^94.0 ^94.1 Politico, "DeSantis suspends another elected prosecutor in move derided as ‘politically motivated’," August 9, 2024
↑ Tallahassee Democrat, "Florida Supreme Court upholds DeSantis' suspension of Orlando-area prosecutor," June 7, 2024
↑ ^96.0 ^96.1 State Attorney Andrew A. Bain, Ninth Judicial Circuit, "Meet the State Attorney," accessed November 1, 2024
↑ Andrew Bain 2024 campaign website, "Home, accessed November 1, 2024
↑ Monique Worrell 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed November 1, 2024
↑ State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit, "About," accessed November 1, 2024
↑ As of January 7, 2025, the party affiliation of one mayor elected in 2024 was unknown. Ballotpedia contacted El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson's campaign in December to inquire about his party affiliation and had not yet received a reply. As incumbent Oscar Leeser was a Democrat, this decreased the net gain for Democrats from two to one.
↑ [San Antonio Express-News, "‘I’m a Democrat’: Mayor Ron Nirenberg campaigns for Kamala Harris, embraces party label," September 14, 2024]

[1] In most of the nation's largest cities, mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan, though many officeholders and candidates are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.

[2] As of December 19, 2024, the party affiliation of one mayor-elect was unknown. Ballotpedia contacted El Paso mayor-elect Renard Johnson's campaign to inquire about his party affiliation and had not yet received a reply. As incumbent Oscar Leeser was a Democrat, this decreased the net gain for Democrats from two to one.

[3] Alaska Public Media, "Former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance to run for mayor next year," May 9, 2023

[4] Suzanne LaFrance campaign website, "Home page," accessed February 6, 2024

[5] Alaska Public Media, "Bronson and LaFrance prepare for runoff in Anchorage mayoral election," April 2, 2024

[6] Alaska Public Media, "Two years into his tenure, Anchorage Mayor Bronson reflects on homeless policy, shelter plans and Assembly relationship," August 2, 2023

[7] Facebook, "Dave Bronson for Mayor on August 6, 2023," accessed February 5, 2024

[8] The Northern Light, "After Anchorage’s municipal election, Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance tee-up for a runoff challenge," April 9, 2024

[9] Facebook, "Dave Bronson for Mayor on February 1, 2024," accessed February 6, 2024

[10] Twitter, "The Alaska Democratic Party on January 6, 2024," accessed February 6, 2024

[BSunAug28-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 The Baltimore Sun, "Only Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is running again for sure. What if Sheila Dixon turns 2024 into a head-on contest?" August 28, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "BSunAug28" defined multiple times with different content

[12] Sheila Dixon campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 7, 2024

[13] WBAL-TV, "Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott seeks reelection in 2024," November 19, 2023

[14] NBC News, "Baltimore mayor resigns under plea deal," January 7, 2010

[15] WBAL-TV, "Sheila Dixon announces candidacy for Baltimore mayor again," September 7, 2023

[16] Bob Wallace campaign website, "Meet Bob," accessed March 7, 2024

[17] Vimeo, "Bob Wallace Campaign Ad," September 22, 2020

[18] Bob Wallace campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 7, 2024

[19] The Baltimore Sun, "Baltimore hasn't elected a Republican mayor since the 1960s. Meet the people trying to change that." August 27, 2019

[20] 3 News Las Vegas, "Las Vegas mayor gives final State of City address as Goodman family dynasty closes," January 12, 2024

[21] City Cast Las Vegas, "Steve Sebelius on the Mayoral Legacy of Oscar and Carolyn Goodman," April 22, 2024

[22] Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, "Shelley Berkley," accessed May 14, 2024

[KTNV13-23] 23.0 ^23.1 KTNV 13 Las Vegas, "EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley announces plans to run for Las Vegas mayor," January 5, 2023

[24] Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Seaman declares bid for Las Vegas mayor, touts ‘keen ability’," February 9, 2023

[25] Victoria Seaman 2024 campaign website, "Issues," accessed May 14, 2024

[sun-26] 26.0 ^26.1 Las Vegas Sun, "Las Vegas vs. Clark County: There are differences between living in city limits and unincorporated county land," July 12, 2019

[27] This number does not include Santa Clarita, California. The members of the Santa Clarita City Council select one member as mayor each December.

[28] OPB, "Keith Wilson will be Portland’s next mayor," November 6, 2024

[fairvoteelectoralsystems-29] FairVote, "Electoral Systems," accessed July 7, 2017

[30] MinneapolisMN.gov, "Frequently Asked Questions about Ranked-Choice Voting," accessed July 7, 2017

[31] OPB.org, "Portland is overhauling its voting system and government structure. Here’s what you need to know," July 29, 2024

[32] Oregon Live, "Keith Wilson is running for Portland mayor on one bold idea to end homelessness. Will voters buy it?" October 6, 2024

[33] KOIN, "Mayoral hopeful Rene Gonzalez proposes tougher enforcement of camping ban," April 17, 2024

[34] KGW8, "Liv Osthus running for Portland mayor talks homeless, climate plan," September 23, 2024

[35] Associated Press, "19 mayoral candidates compete to lead Portland, Oregon, in a race with homelessness at its heart," October 16, 2024

[36] KGW8, "Top takeaways from the Portland mayoral debate on KGW," October 15, 2024

[Meet-37] 37.0 ^37.1 ^37.2 ^37.3 Portland Mercury, "Meet Your Portland 2024 Mayoral Candidates," October 17, 2024

[38] KOIN, "Mingus Mapps’ mayoral pitch: ‘Consider ranking me #1’," October 19, 2024

[39] Keith Wilson 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed October 20, 2024

[40] Axios San Francisco, "Voter guide: Meet SF's leading mayoral candidates," August 28, 2024

[ABC7-41] ABC7 News, "Can San Francisco fix its public image? Mayoral hopefuls vow to restore the iconic city," accessed October 7, 2024

[42] ABC7 News, "Can San Francisco fix its public image? Mayoral hopefuls vow to restore the iconic city," October 4, 2024

[43] ABC7 News, "What top SF mayoral candidates say about city's homelessness problem," October 3, 2024

[44] San Francisco Board of Supervisors, "Former Supervisor London Breed - District 5," accessed September 24, 2024

[45] London Breed 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed September 24, 2024

[46] London Breed 2024 campaign website, "Medi," accessed September 24, 2024

[47] London Breed 2024 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 24, 2024

[48] San Francisco Board of Supervisors, "Former Supervisor Mark Farrell - District 2," accessed September 24, 2024

[49] Mark Farrell 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed September 24

[50] Linkedin, "Daniel Lurie," accessed September 24, 2024

[51] Daniel Lurie 2024 campaign website, "Priorities," accessed September 24, 2024

[52] Youtube, "Daniel Lurie," September 22, 2024

[53] Aaron Peskin 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed October 7, 2024

[54] Aaron Peskin 2024 campaign website, "Platform," accessed October 7, 2024

[CandidateForum-55] 55.0 ^55.1 ^55.2 ^55.3 ABC 7, "Cook County state's attorney candidates face off in forum," January 11, 2024

[56] University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, "About Clayton Harris," accessed January 18, 2023

[57] WGN 9, "Clayton Harris III joins race to replace Kim Foxx as Chicagoland’s top prosecutor," August 7, 2023

[58] ABC 7, "Cook County Democrats meet on state's attorney candidate endorsements," August 15, 2023

[59] Eileen O'Neill Burke campaign website, "Meet Eileen," accessed January 19, 2024

[60] CBS News, "Former Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin won't run for Cook County state's attorney, citing Trump's impact," November 29, 2023

[61] Houston Public Media, "Democrat Kim Ogg Elected Harris County District Attorney," November 9, 2016

[62] Information submitted via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on February 27, 2024.

[63] Houston Public Media, "Sean Teare, longtime assistant to Harris County DA Kim Ogg, challenging former boss in Democratic primary," May 31, 2023

[64] KHOU, "Judge Lina Hidalgo formally endorses Sean Teare in Harris County DA race," November 13, 2023

[65] Twitter, "Patrick Svitek on January 30, 2024," accessed February 1, 2024

[66] The Texan, "Harris County Democratic Precinct Chairs Admonish District Attorney Kim Ogg," December 13, 2023

[67] Change.org, "Petition the Harris County Democratic Party to Admonish Kim Ogg," October 30, 2023

[68] Fox 26 Houston, "Harris County DA Kim Ogg pushes back after 'admonishment' by Democratic Party," December 13, 2023

[69] Houston Public Media, "Harris County Democrats’ admonishment of District Attorney Kim Ogg threatens party’s dominance in November 2024 elections, expert says," December 13, 2023

[70] ABC 13, "Ogg's historic win gives her mandate to protect victims," November 9, 2016

[71] WUSF, "Suspended Hillsborough state attorney Andrew Warren's case is headed back to trial," January 10, 2024

[72] Facebook, "Vote Suzy Lopez on October 3, 2024," accessed October 10, 2024

[73] Suzy Lopez 2024 campaign website, "Meet Suzy," accessed October 10, 2024

[74] YouTube, "2024 Campaign Announcement | Andrew Warren," April 16, 2024

[75] Andrew Warren 2024 campaign website, "Why I'm Running," accessed October 10, 2024

[76] Florida Phoenix, "Andrew Warren says Hillsborough State Atty. Suzy Lopez is ‘pretending to be there legitimately’," April 19, 2024

[77] Office of the State Attorney, "About the Office," accessed June 28, 2024

[78] NBC News, "L.A. County district attorney, one of the most progressive in the country, loses re-election," November 6, 2024

[79] LAist, "9 Candidates For LA County DA Will Debate Tonight. The Current DA Won't Be One Of Them," October 18, 2023

[80] Los Angeles Magazine, "Former Federal Prosecutor Jeff Chemerinsky Enters Race for District Attorney," September 12, 2023

[81] George Gascón campaign website, "Home page," accessed January 12, 2024

[82] National Public Radio, "George Gascón Implements Sweeping Changes To Los Angeles District Attorney's Office," December 8, 2020

[83] Los Angeles County District Attorney, "Special Directive 20-14," December 7, 2020

[84] ABC 7, "LA County race for district attorney: Gascón faces off with candidates in Democratic debate," November 16, 2023

[85] George Gascòn campaign website, "Meet George," accessed January 12, 2024

[HochmanHome-86] 86.0 ^86.1 Nathan Hochman campaign website, "Home page," accessed January 12, 2024

[87] YouTube, "Nathan Hochman for LA County District Attorney - Fixing LA's Broken Scales of Justice," April 10, 2023

[88] Nathan Hochman campaign website, "Blueprint for Justice," accessed January 12, 2024

[HochmanMar12-89] 89.0 ^89.1 Audacy, "L.A. DA candidate calls Gascón’s policies ‘pro-criminal’," March 12, 2024

[90] CALMatters, "Assessing the path to office for each contender seeking Los Angeles district attorney," February 29, 2024

[91] Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Los Angeles County General Election Results - November 3, 2020," accessed March 20, 2024

[92] Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Los Angeles County General Election Results - November 8, 2022," accessed March 20, 2024

[93] Los Angeles Daily News, "Election 2024: Gascón leads crowded DA race; Hochman in second in semi-final results," March 6, 2024

[politico-94] 94.0 ^94.1 Politico, "DeSantis suspends another elected prosecutor in move derided as ‘politically motivated’," August 9, 2024

[95] Tallahassee Democrat, "Florida Supreme Court upholds DeSantis' suspension of Orlando-area prosecutor," June 7, 2024

[meet-96] 96.0 ^96.1 State Attorney Andrew A. Bain, Ninth Judicial Circuit, "Meet the State Attorney," accessed November 1, 2024

[bain-97] Andrew Bain 2024 campaign website, "Home, accessed November 1, 2024

[98] Monique Worrell 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed November 1, 2024

[99] State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit, "About," accessed November 1, 2024

[elpaso-100] As of January 7, 2025, the party affiliation of one mayor elected in 2024 was unknown. Ballotpedia contacted El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson's campaign in December to inquire about his party affiliation and had not yet received a reply. As incumbent Oscar Leeser was a Democrat, this decreased the net gain for Democrats from two to one.

[101] [San Antonio Express-News, "‘I’m a Democrat’: Mayor Ron Nirenberg campaigns for Kamala Harris, embraces party label," September 14, 2024]

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United States municipal elections, 2024

2024 municipal battleground elections

Mayoral battlegrounds

Other municipal battlegrounds

Mayoral partisanship

Mayoral partisanship in state capitals

Municipal elections across the United States

By state

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. territories

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

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