Election Day is Every Tuesday (5/11-5/18)

I’m so sorry I’m getting this out so late. I really need more volunteers to help out, so if you are good a sleuthing the internet to find out things and wanna do deep dives into hyper local elections, please send me an email or a DM!

On Monday there is a ballot request deadline in CA and many town elections in MA. On Tuesday there are elections in DE, FL, IA, MA, MN, NE, NJ, OK and TN. On Wed there’s TN, Thurs has MA and Sat is MA and TN. So this week it’s more like “Election Day is Every Day.”

As always, please remember that there is no national database, so I promise you, I will miss elections. Please check with your county and town board of election websites to see if I missed yours. And I’m now working with Blue Voter Guide, so when they have the info, I’m just going to direct you there. This will hopefully make my job at least a little easier.

Here’s what’s going on this week!

Mon May 12

California

Los Angeles

• Neighborhood Council Region 2

  Granada Hills North

  Granada Hills South

  North Hills West

  Northridge East

  Northridge West

  Porter Ranch

• Hopefully you know by now that LA has neighborhood council races and they are, without a doubt, one of the least publicized races in the country. Making turnout way less than 1%. These races are special, you can vote as young as 16, and you have to live there OR have a stake in the neighborhood. This means the eligible voting population for any given one of these is probably around 50k-100k, turnout is typically maybe 300. And besides not being well promoted, they also don’t use the same system as the other elections, so you have to reregister every time. MONDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS

Massachusetts

Berkshire County

• Lee

• Sheffield

  • all 4 races are uncontested

Essex County

• Essex

  • Selectman

    Ruth Pereen (incumbent)

    Ann Cameron (supporting seniors, runs the town’s FB page)

  • 2 races with no candidate

  • 3 races uncontested

  • ballot question

    

• Georgetown

  • Selectman

    Michael William Donahue (REPUBLICAN)

    Eric Viele (LIKELY DEM, supports public school and library funding)

  • Housing Authority

    Gail Leslie Forsyth Vail (Likely Dem, part of a progressive unitarian church)

    Kevin Richards (MAGA)

  • 11 races uncontested

  • Ballot question

    

Middlesex County

• Hudson

  • Select Board (chose two)

    Judy Congdon (LIKELY REPUBLICAN, against informed voters…incumbent)

    James Quinn (incumbent

    Lauren Dubreuil (LIKELY Dem, supports the override and wants to make sure all people in town are represented)

    Patrick Scott Thayer (LIKELY DEM, platform includes supporting override and environmental sustainability)

  • School Committee (1 year)

    Megan Carney Schermerhorn (supports the override and DEI)

    Tara Sagor (supports the override)

  • Housing Authority

    Christine Monteiro

    Florence Ryan

  • Library Trustee

    Christopher Richard Capobianco

    Patricia Ann MacMunn

  • Question - Override

    

Norfolk County

• Millis

Worcester County

• Berlin

  • I’m so sorry, I can’t even find a sample ballot, but you do have an election

• Bolton

  • All 12 races are uncontested

  • Question

    

• Boylston

  • 9 uncontested races

  • 1 races with no candidate

  • Questions

    

    

• Holden

• Lancaster

• Princeton

  • All 7 races are uncontested

• Rutland

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Tues May 13

California

Los Angeles

• Neighborhood Council Region 1

  Arleta

  Foothill Trails District

  Mission Hills

  North Hills East

  Pacoima

  Panorama City

• You can only vote if you’ve already received your ballot. You can mail it in, but I highly recommend going to a designated drop box

Delaware (ACLU questionaire)

New Castle County

• Appoquinimink School District school board, At-large (1) - Blue Voter Guide

• Brandywine School District school board - Blue Voter Guide

• Christina School District A

  Janiene Campbell (LIKELY DEM, Mandatory cultural humility training for ALL staff will help them identify and address their biases, which can contribute to disproportionate discipline. Aspiring Black individuals who want to organize Black communities and fight for Black liberation, the founder of One Purpose Food Pantry)

  Shannon Troncoso (union endorsed I do not believe in banning books.)

• Colonial School District - uncontested

• Red Clay School District - uncontested

Kent County

• Caesar Rodney School District at large

  Joyce S. Denman (incumbent?, union endorsed “As time goes by it is more critical to include accurate narrative around the actual history for all people. Leaving out inconvenient truths or circumstances of which we are not proud runs the risk of stifling future progress”, supports trans sports ban, “racial justice is a significant issue for schools and the board needs to listen to racial justice advocates.”)

  Amy Spampinato (REPUBLICAN did not answer ACLU)

• Capital School District

  • at large

    Jordan Davis (did not answer ACLU union endorsed)

    Vickie Pendleton

  • special at large

    Donna Johnson Geist

    Mozella Richardson Kamara (union endorsed)

• Lake Forest School district - at large

  Darrell Hughes

  James L. Rau (did not answer ACLU)

• Milford School District - unconstested

• Smyrna School District - at large

  Justine L. Flint

  Charlotte Middleton (DID NOT ANSWER ACLU)

  Aaron Weisenberger (did not answer ACLU, union endorsed)

Sussex County

• Cape Henlopen School District

  • at large

    William W. (Bill) Collick (union endorsed)

    Chris Lovenguth (did not answer ACLU)

  • area b - uncontested

  • area C

    Andy Lewis

    Patty Maull (union endorsed)

    Laura Parsons

• Del Mar School District - Uncontested

• Indian River School District

  • District 1

    Dereck Booth (likely dem prioritizes eliminating discrimination in schools.)

    Lisa Hudson Briggs (REPUBLICAN, didn’t answer ACLU, union endorsed)

    Kelly Kline, (didn’t answer ACLU union endorsed)

  • District 2- uncontested

  • District 4 - uncontested

• Laurel School District - Uncontested

• Seaford School District - uncontested

• Woodbridge School District

  • At large - uncontested

  • special at large

    Timothy Banks

    LaToya S. Harris

Florida

Miami-Dade County

• Sweetwater

  • Commisioner

    • Group 1

      Mario Leiva

      José Martí

    • Group 3

      Teresita Blanco

      Ian Vallecillo

    • Group 4

      Armando Chanlatte

      Idania Llanio

  • Referendum

    

Iowa

Henry County

• Mt Pleasant Community School District

  • Board Member

    Todd Lietchy

    Mark Overberg

Massachusetts

State House 3rd Bristol District - Blue Voter Guide

• Dem - Lisa Field

  

Middlesex County

• Ayer

  • Assessor:

    Ruth L. Maxant-Schulz (incumbent, charged in 2024 on 30 counts of animal cruelty)

    Michael L. Gibbons (currently Assistant Town Accountant for the Town of Shirley)

  • 9 races uncontested including school committee

  • 1 race with no candidate (library board)

Minnesota

• Special Election City of Slayton (Question)

• School District Special Election ISD 2754 - Cedar Mountain (Question)

• Special Election Unorg. Township 63-17 (Question)

• School District Special Election ISD 177 - Windom (Question)

• School District Special Election ISD 505 - Fulda (Question)

• School District Special Election ISD 2137 - Kingsland (Question)

• School District Special Election ISD 2144 - Chisago Lakes (Question)

Nebraska

Omaha

• Mayor - BVG

  • DEM - John Ewing

• Omaha City council

  • District 1 - BVG

  • District 2 - BVG

  • District 3 - BVG

Oklahoma

Tennessee

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Wed May 14

Tennessee

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Thurs May 15

Massachusetts

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Sat May 17

Massachusetts

Hampden County

• Wilbraham

  • Planning Board:

    Tracey J. Plantier (incumbent)

    Joseph Paul Cantalini

    John Patrick McGrath

  • 9 races uncontested,

  • 1 race with no candidate

Middlesex County

• Stow

  • Select Board:

    Ingeborg Hegemann Clark,

    Leonard H. Golder (likely Dem, pro-legalizing weed, anti-death penalty, supports LGBT+ rights),

    Daniel Petersen.

  • 5 races uncontested,

  • Library Board is uncontested with one seat not filled at all

  • 1 race with no candidates.

Norfolk County

• Cohasset,

  • Planning Board? (hard to read due to text overlay):

    Nino M. DiNunno Jr. (owns a construction company...wants to use the position to change laws to allow more commercial construction),

    Birgit Schmidt-Wesche.

  • 8 races uncontested,

  • 2 races with no candidates

Plymouth County

• East Bridgewater,

  • School Committee:

    Aron J. Danielson,

    Christie M. Layton,

    Elizabeth A. Stansel.

  • 5 races uncontested

  • 1 race with no candidate

• Halifax,

  • Constable:

    Thomas Hammond (incumbent),

    Jake R. Okerfelt,

    Michael J. Schleiff.

  • Board of Library Trustees:

    Susan Hill (incumbent),

    Erin P. Nagle (incumbent),

    Rodney D. Hemingway.

  • Board of Selectmen:

    Gordon C. Andrews,

    William J. Smith.

  • 8 races uncontested,

  • 2 races with no candidate

• Hanover,

  • School Committee

    Andrea Hammett

    Christopher Tracy

  • Select Board

    Rachel Anderson Hughes

    Nicholas Spolsino

  • Trustee of the Public Library

    Tammy Tedeschi

    Steven Henderson

  • 7 races uncontested

  • Ballot question

    

• Hanson

  • School District Committee:

    Stephen M. Cloutman (Incumbent, Rep),

    Glen J. DiGravio (Rep),

    Thomas F. Roffey Jr.

  • Water Commissioner:

    Gilbert B. Amado (sued due to overcharging local communities),

    Donald Henry Howard (Incumbent),

    Kevin Ryan Perkins (previously removed from a city position due to unprofessionalism).

  • 7 races uncontested

  • 1 race with no candidate

• Kingston

  • Board of Selectmen

    Carl L. Pike
    Jesse J. Pyne

  • Board of Health (No more than 2)

    Joseph F. Casna, Jr (incumbent)
    William J. Kavol (incumbent)
    Rosemary Donahoe

  • 7 races uncontested

  • 2 races with no candidate

  • Kingston Elementary School Committee is uncontested with one seat not filled at all

• Norwell

  • Board of Assessors:

    Mary E. Granville (incumbent),

    Sean J. Joyce.

  • Select Board:

    Mark B. Cleveland,

    Lorenda Layne (possible Dem, wants to vote for budget override to preserve programs for students with high risks and disabilities),

    John J. McGrath.

  • 9 races uncontested

  • Planning Board is uncontested with one seat not filled at all

  • Question 1

    

  • Question 2

    

• Pembroke, .

  • Select Board:

    Steven A. Ciciotti (incumbent, likely Rep, endorsed by the person who tried to remove the pride flag and LGBT+ acceptance posters from schools),

    Sean Patrick Keegan (Independent).

  • Board of Health:

    Maureen A. Jasie,

    Melissa Jeanne Killham (possible Dem, RN promoting researched-based decision making in health care).

  • Library Trustee:

    Sharon T. Stearns (incumbent),

    Kathleen Ann Benvie,

    Erin Petti (likely Dem, writes books with diverse characters).

  • School Committee:

    Jennifer Paige Rose Graziano (likely Rep, "fiscally conservative" reposted comments criticizing her opponent as being too liberal, made anti-trans statements),

    Katrina Marie Scarsciotti (likely Dem, LGBT+ supportive statements).

  • 6 races uncontested

• Plymouth,

  • there is a different sample ballot for all 18 districts.

• Plympton,

  • Selectman: John A. Traynor Jr. (incumbent, praised tiny lending libraries), Nathaniel B. Sides.

  • 8 races uncontested

  • 2 races with no candidate

• Whitman

  • Department of Public Works Commissioner:

    Kevin T. Cleary,

    Mark Andrew Poirier,

    Thomas A. Pistorino.

  • 10 races uncontested

Tennessee