Guadalupe Valdez is an American law enforcement official who served as Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, from 2005 to 2017, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas in the 2018 gubernatorial election losing to incumbent, Greg Abbott.
Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American retired firefighter and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 28th congressional district. He was redistricted from Florida's 26th congressional district in 2022. A Republican, he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 to 2011, and was the fire chief of the City of Miami Fire Department.
The 2010 U.S. congressional elections in Texas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford is an American politician and author who has been the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 1st congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before he was elected to Congress, Crawford was a radio announcer, businessman, and U.S. Army soldier.
Michael Scott Rawlings is an American businessman and politician who served as the 59th Mayor of Dallas, Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he won the nonpartisan 2011 Dallas mayoral election defeating former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle. He was reelected in 2015 by defeating Dallas lawyer Marcos Ronquillo.
The 2011 Dallas mayoral election took place on May 14, 2011, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Tom Leppert. Leppert decided not to run for a second term, deciding to instead run for United States Senate in 2012. The race is officially nonpartisan. After no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates – Mike Rawlings and David Kunkle – faced each other in a runoff election on June 18, 2011 in which Rawlings prevailed.
Michael Ryan Caldwell is an American entrepreneur and the Mayor of Woodstock, Georgia. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Technology Authority since October 15, 2020, and a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 20th district between January 13, 2013 and January 11, 2021. He is also the cofounder and the Partner for Operations and Business Development at Black Airplane, an award-winning digital product company headquartered in Woodstock, Georgia.
The 2014 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 4, 2014. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on March 4, 2014. Primary runoffs, required if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on May 27, 2014. Elections were also held for the Texas legislature and proposition 1, seeking funds for Texas highways.
Leonard Boyd Curry is an American politician, accountant, and businessman who served as the 8th mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 2015 to 2023 after defeating then-incumbent Alvin Brown in the city's 2015 mayoral election. He was re-elected in 2019. A Republican, Curry formerly served as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and co-founded the professional services firm ICX Group.
The 2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on August 14, 2012. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez defeated County Commissioner Joe Martinez with over 50% of the vote, avoiding a November 6 runoff. The election was officially nonpartisan.
The 2017 Plano municipal election was an election to the Plano City Council in the city of Plano, Texas on May 6, 2017. Along with the mayoral election, seats were contested for Places 2, 4, and 8.
Tari Renner is an American politician and academic. He was the Mayor of Bloomington, Illinois, from 2013 to 2021, and a professor of political science at Illinois Wesleyan University.
The 2019 Dallas municipal election was an election to determine the mayor and all 14 city council members in Dallas, Texas. The election day was May 4, 2019 If no candidate takes a majority of over 50% of the total vote, the two top vote-earners will advance to a runoff election on June 8. Incumbent mayor Mike Rawlings is unable to run for reelection due to term limits.
Daniella Levine Cava is an American lawyer, social worker, and politician who has served as the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida since 2020. Previously, she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2014 until her election as mayor in 2020. She handily won re-election in 2024. She is the first woman and the first person of Jewish descent to serve as mayor of Miami-Dade County.
The 2020 Corpus Christi mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. Because the general election did not produce a winner, a runoff was held on December 15, 2020.
The 2021 Dallas City Council election will determine all 14 city council members in Dallas, Texas. The election occurred on May 1, 2021. By law, Dallas municipal elections are nonpartisan. In races where no candidate took a majority of over 50% of the total vote, the two top vote-earners advanced to a runoff election. Due to term limits, council members are limited to serving four consecutive terms.
The 2021 Plano municipal elections took place on May 1, 2021. In addition to the mayoral election, seats were contested for Places 2, 4, and 8, as well as a special election for Place 7. No candidate received a majority of the total vote in Places 2 and 7, so the two top vote-earners advanced to a runoff election. This election took place on June 5, 2021. Due to term limits, incumbent mayor Harry LaRosiliere was ineligible to run for a third term.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 8, 2022. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as all four of the state's seats in the United States House of Representatives and a U.S. senator. Primaries were held on May 24, 2022, with runoff primaries on June 21. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST.
The 2019 Plano municipal election was an election to the Plano City Council in the city of Plano, Texas on May 4, 2019. Seats were contested for Places 1, 3, 5, and 7.
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the Mayor of Plano, Texas. Since 1884, the Mayor of Plano had been serving two year terms. The term length was changed to 3 years in 2006, and again to 4 years in 2011.
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