Brooklyn and Queens, the city's two largest boroughs, lead the count
of uncontested races with 12 and 11, respectively.
There are another slate
of uncontested races: in total, 32 candidates from across the city — or 35 % of city representation in the Legislature — will run uncontested in the general election.
The voter turnout is expected to be sporadic considering the amount
of uncontested races, but much is still undecided.
He pointed to a drop in the number
of uncontested races and a lower winning margin for incumbents.
Not exact matches
The Cook County Electoral Board tossed 18 - year - old Jona Augustyn from the Arlington Heights Park District ballot, making it an
uncontested race for the three open seats on the district's board
of commissioners.
Races were
uncontested in seven villages, listed at the end
of this article.
The
uncontested races, and lackluster results in others, are the latest manifestation
of the continued decline
of Republican power in city politics.
Two
races in the Town
of Gardiner were
uncontested.
In November, Borelli won an
uncontested race for the South Shore City Council seat recently held by Vincent Ignizio, who left that seat vacant to run Catholic Charities
of Staten Island.
If the
race was
uncontested, the margin
of victory is listed as 100 %.
Further down the ballot, however, there will be much more limited choice for many given the number
of uncontested general election
races for state legislative seats.
Secretary
of the State Denise Merrill has said that 50 legislative
races — eight in the Senate and 42 in the House — either were
uncontested or
uncontested by a major party this year.
Four state legislatures
races out
of Utah County are going
uncontested for Republicans, but many districts in the valley have two or more candidates fighting for seats on Capitol Hill.