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Muriel Bowser won election to a third term in the 2022 election becoming the first mayor to win a third term in the city's history. [1] The District of Columbia Home Rule Act states that "not more than two of the at-large members shall be nominated by the same political party" which results in the Democratic Party being unable to run in all at-large districts. [2]
This local electoral calendar for 2024 lists the subnational elections held, and scheduled to be held, in 2024. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.
Residents have the ability to place new legislation, or legislation recently passed by the city council, on the ballot for a popular vote. The district has three types of ballot measures that can be voted on in a general election: District Charter amendments, initiatives and referendums. In order to be placed on the ballot, supporters of a ...
On August 9, 2024, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign announced that they submitted 19,000 signatures to put Kennedy on the ballot in the District of Columbia. [7] This total is more than the votes George W. Bush received in 2000 , John McCain received in 2008 , and Donald Trump received in 2016 and 2020 .
On Tuesday, April 2, the city of Anderson held general elections to determine four seats within the city council's single-member Districts Two, Four, and Six, and one at-large seat in District Eight.
A number of states underwent mid-decade redistricting prior to the 2024 elections. Some states only changed a few districts, while others implemented entirely new maps. In Georgia, Michigan and North Dakota, and Washington, judges ruled that certain districts violated the Voting Rights Act.
From the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Dec. 14 to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20, 82 teams will play in at least one postseason game.
The District of Columbia (a political division coterminous with Washington, D.C.) holds general elections every two years to fill various D.C. government offices, including mayor, attorney general, members of the D.C. Council, members of the D.C. State Board of Education, and members of its Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.