Richard Gordon Hatcher was an American attorney and politician who served as the first African-American mayor of Gary,Indiana,for 20 years,from 1968 to 1988. At the time of his first election on November 7,1967,he and Carl Stokes were the first African Americans to be elected mayors of a U.S. city with more than 100,000 people. Hatcher also served as Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee in the early 1980s.
Karen Marie Freeman-Wilson is an American attorney,former judge,and politician who served as Indiana Attorney General from 2000 to 2001,as well as mayor of Gary,Indiana from 2012 to 2019. She has been President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League since January 2020.
The 1979 Chicago mayoral election was first the primary on February 27,1979,which was followed by the general on April 3,1979. The election saw the election of Chicago,Illinois' first female mayor,and the first female mayor of any major American city,Jane M. Byrne. Byrne defeated Republican Wallace Johnson by a landslide 66 percent margin of victory,winning more than 82 percent of the vote. Byrne's 82% of the vote is the most any candidate has received in a Chicago mayoral election.
The 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election was won by incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb on November 3,2020. The election was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Eddie Melton is an African American politician from the state of Indiana,who was born in the city of Gary and is serving as the 22nd mayor of Gary,Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party,Melton served in the Indiana Senate as the Senator for Indiana Senate District 3. He also serves as Deputy Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party where he has focused on equity and inclusion.
Ragen Hatcher is an American politician from Gary,Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party,she serves in the Indiana House of Representatives.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 2,2010.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday,November 4,1986.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 3,1998.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 6,1990.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 8,1994.
Robert Shaw was an American politician. He served as a City of Chicago Alderman in the 9th ward for four terms,first in 1979 through 1983 and again from 1987 until 1998. Shaw also served as commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review from 1998 until 2004.
The 2023 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 7,2023. The off-year election included gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states,as well as numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local offices on the ballot. At least three special elections to the United States Congress were scheduled as either deaths or vacancies arose. The Democratic Party retained control of the governorship in Kentucky,flipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court and held a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,gained six seats in the New Jersey General Assembly,and won back unified control of the Virginia General Assembly,while Republicans also flipped the governorship in Louisiana and narrowly retained Mississippi's governorship. The election cycle also saw Ohio voting to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and legalize cannabis for recreational use. The results were widely seen as a success for the Democratic Party.
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Hartford,Connecticut.
Elections are held in Evansville,Indiana to elect the city's mayor. Currently,such elections are regularly scheduled to be held every four years,in the year immediately preceding that of United States presidential elections.
The mayor of Alexandria is elected in November every three years.
The 2023 Gary,Indiana,mayoral election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the mayor of Gary,Indiana. Primary elections were held on May 2. Incumbent mayor Jerome Prince ran for re-election to a second term in office,but lost the Democratic primary to state senator Eddie Melton. This election marked the first time in the history of Gary,Indiana,that a one-term mayor was defeated in a reelection bid. Melton defeated Republican nominee Andrew Delano in the general election.
The 2024 Indiana Senate election was held on November 5,2024,as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of Indiana,coinciding with other elections in the state,including for U.S. president,U.S. House,Indiana governor,and Indiana House,as well as various other state and local elections. The primary elections took place on May 7,2024. Voters have elected members in 25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate to serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies.
David Vinzant is an American politician who has served as a member of the Indiana Senate for the 3rd district since January 8,2024.
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