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SPECIAL EDITION:
Races Headed to Runoff Elections |
Democrats Amanda Edwards and Christian Menefee advanced in a special election for a U.S. House seat that has been vacant since March and will narrow the GOP’s slim majority once a winner is sworn in.
Menefee, who currently serves as Harris County attorney, and Edwards, a former Houston City Council member, were the top vote-getters in a crowded field of 16 candidates. Neither received more than 50% of the vote, sending the race to a runoff that is expected early next year ... read more. |
Albuquerque Journal pollster Brian Sanderoff called the runoff Tuesday based on votes that had been tallied with all precincts reporting, with incumbent Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller capturing 36% of the vote and former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White taking 31%, according to unofficial results.
Keller leaned on his eight-year record in office but failed to win 50% of votes cast to claim an unprecedented consecutive third term outright. He will face White in a Dec. 9 runoff election. |
Incumbent Mayor Steve Fulop, a Democrat, chose to run for governor rather than seek a fourth term this year. No candidate in the seven-person field received the majority of the vote in the all-party contest, which is necessary to win the seat outright.
James Solomon is a current city councilor. Jim McGreevey is the former governor of New Jersey who resigned over two decades ago when his affair with a man he put on the state payroll was revealed.
The runoff election will occur Dec. 2. |
Two-term Democratic County Commissioner Eileen Higgins finished 16 points ahead of former City Manager Emilio González, her main Republican opponent.
Republicans have controlled the Miami mayor's office since 2009, a trend Higgins is seeking to end.
As neither candidate reached the 50% threshold needed to declare outright victory, they will face each other in a runoff election on Dec. 9.
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- Minneapolis, Minnesota: Incumbent Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey didn't cross the 50%-plus-one-vote threshold he needed to win outright, sending the race to a ranked-choice vote count. On Wednesday, Frey defeated his 14 challengers, securing his third term.
- Seattle, Washington: In initial results, incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell led with 53.6% of the vote over challenger Katie Wilson's 46.4% on Election Day. By Thursday afternoon, the distance between them narrowed, giving Wilson 46.9% and Harrell 52.6%, with many votes left to count.
- Tacoma, Washington: John Hines conceded to Anders Ibsen, who by Thursday afternoon had secured 56% of the vote — at that time, Pierce County estimated there were around 1,500 outstanding ballots left to count and Ibsen was leading by over 6,000 votes.
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