mayoral race

City leadership campaign

A mayoral race is a political contest for the office of mayor.

The term follows the standard pattern of electoral competitions—presidential race, Senate race, school board race.

Coverage of mayoral races tends to focus on local issues like crime, housing, and city services: The mayoral race has centered on rising rents and homelessness.

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incumbent · challenger · polls · swing voters · voting · voter turnout · get out the vote · city hall · town hall meeting · debate · endorsement · constituents · primary · runoff · frontrunner · political · political machine · grassroots

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Vote for head of state

gubernatorial race · federal election · presidential campaign · state election · senate race

branch of government

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Voting item for approval

referendum

electoral vs non-electoral selection

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Armed seizure of government

royal succession · hereditary rule · coronation · hereditary succession · seizure of power

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