Uncontested Mayoral Races on the Rise

While not as significant of a difference compared to city council races, 2023 saw the largest number of uncontested mayoral races since 2016.

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Data unavailable prior to 2014, and only includes races tracked by Ballotpedia

Chart: Brett Posner-Ferdman and Megan PeschlSource: BallotpediaGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper