Four mayoral races that could reshape Democratic landscape - Washington Examiner

All Politics Is Local will highlight some of the most intriguing mayoral battles, district attorney races, and state legislature tussles that will be decided on Nov. 5 .

In San Francisco and Portland , candidates vying to be mayor have presented very different visions for the future.

Portland ’s 19 -candidate open mayoral race includes a stripper, three City Council members, and a trucking company CEO.

San Francisco's mayor faces a tough re-election battle to see who will lead Maryland ’s largest city.

Brandon Scott defeated Sheila Dixon , a former mayor who resigned as part of a plea deal in a corruption scandal involving gift cards, in the May primary.

Baltimore is on track to finish the year with even fewer deaths than last year .

Portland is widening its City Council from five to 12 members, who will be chosen by voters in individual districts rather than citywide.

There are nearly 100 people in the running for the new council seats which will be elected by ranked choice voting for the first time.

A January 2023 count found nearly 4,000 people living unsheltered on Portland ’s streets on any given night .