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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Two candidates vie to be mayor of Brandon
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi's Municipal Primary Elections will take place on Tuesday, April 1. Incumbent Brandon Mayor Butch Lee and State Rep. Fred Shanks are the two candidates in the mayoral face. Lee said his longevity and work while serving as the city's mayor is proof enough that he has an effective method to keep the city flourishing. 'I've got the experience to do it. I've already proven it. I've got a litany of things whether it's water system or the streets, whether it's you name it, I've done it. And I know how to do it and when to do it. And there's a lot of timing and news and when to know what lever to pull at what point in time,' Lee said. Shanks said his 35 years of customer service experience and his willingness to be transparent and accessible with Brandon citizens has prepared him for this journey. 'To be very accessible. And also, I want to instill transparency, and I believe if someone comes in, ask me a question, good or bad, I'm going to get them an answer. And I've just, I've been in customer service for 35 years now, and that's one of the things I'm really good at. And I just want to continue that style of leadership,' Shanks said. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Politics
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La Crosse Primary turnout
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Voters are hitting polling places across La Crosse to cast their votes in the February Primary Elections. This year, along with one state race, La Crosse voters will narrow the race for multiple school board seats, a District 7 city council seat, and a new mayor. City Clerk Nikki Elsen says despite all of these open seats, the city of La Crosse is only expecting around 20% voter turnout. Which is similar to past February votes. Elsen says several factors including voter burnout from the fall elections and cold weather could influence the lower turnout this February. 'The local elections generally produce a lower turnout, which is unfortunate. We want to see the voters coming out in big numbers for the local contacts. It's unfortunate, but that's what the statistics have shown.' UW La Crosse Political Science Professor Anthony Chergosky is also surprised by the lower turnout. 'Going from four candidates for mayor down to two is a really big deal because the two candidates are going to go head-to-head in the April election. So the voters' choices today are going to greatly effect the type of election that we have for mayor of La Crosse in April.' Chergosky adds that a lack of major votes at the state level are also going to lower voting numbers. 'We have the state superintendent election that is going to narrow the candidate field of three down to two, but that has not captured a lot of voter interest. There's not a lot of water cooler conversations regarding the state superintendent election.' Despite numbers expected to remain around 20% for voter turnout in La Crosse, Chergosky still expects local ballots to draw interest. 'Even though La Crosse is going to have pretty low voter turnout compared to other elections, La Crosse could have higher voter turnout than most other places in Wisconsin because the mayoral race and the school board elections are attracting at least some voter interest.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Primary Election information approved by county board of elections
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