Elections 2020

This page provides an overview of major elections related to transportation in the U.S., that will occur on November 3, 2020. Major referenda for transportation for voters to approve and major mayoral and gubernatorial races are detailed. As results come in, this page will be updated. Note: The tables are easier to visualize on mobile.

Check out whatsontheballot.com for a whole variety of other key local races around the country. For a full accounting of all transportation measures, see CFTE.

Local referenda on transportation

Location and referendum	Details	Result
Austin, TX Project Connect	$7.5 b property tax plan, including new light rail lines, a downtown tunnel, BRT, and park and rides.	TBD
Denver, CO Climate change sales tax (2A)	1/4-cent sales tax will fund climate-focused initiatives, including potential transit investments.	TBD
Fairfax, VA WMATA bond	$160 m in bonds to support local funding for WMATA, DC’s Metro.	TBD
Gwinnett Co., GA Transit sales tax	1% sales tax would fund $12 b in transit expansion in suburban Atlanta over 30 years, including MARTA extension and BRT.	TBD
Portland Metro, OR Get Moving 2020	$5 b plan funded through payroll tax, includes Southwest light rail line, BRT along many corridors, road upgrades.	TBD
San Antonio, TX Transit sales tax	Would redirect 1/8¢ sales tax to VIA transit to improve bus service (initial funds for COVID response).	TBD
San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara CA Measure RR: Caltrain	1/8-cent sales tax to fund Caltrain services and improvements (2/3 majority needed to pass).	TBD
Seattle, WA STBD Ballot Measure	1-cent sales tax increased to 1.5 cents for 6 years to fund Transportation Benefit District, roughly $39 m/year.	TBD
Sonoma, CA Go Sonoma sales tax renewal (M)	Would fund $10 m annually in roads improvements; $6 m for bus service; $3 m for bikeways.	TBD

Statewide referenda on transportation

State	Referendum	Details	Result
Arkansas	Sales Tax Continuation	Would extend current 0.5% sales tax for transportation.	TBD
California	Prop. 22: App-based drivers	Would exempt companies like Uber & Lyft from providing drivers benefits by classifying them as “independent contractors.” Would reverse state law AB 5.	TBD
Maine	Question 2	Would authorize $105 m in GO bonds for transportation.	TBD
North Carolina	Education and Transportation Bond Measure	Would authorize $3.1 b in GO bonds ($1.15 b for transportation).	TBD

Gubernatorial races

State	Democrat	Republican	Key transport differences on platforms	Result
Delaware	John Carney (inc)	Julianne Murray		TBD
Indiana	Woody Myers	Eric Holcomb (inc)	Holcomb: “Record road investments.”	TBD
Missouri	Nicole Galloway	Mike Parson (inc)	Galloway: Prioritize TOD.	TBD
Montana	Mike Cooney	Greg Gianforte		TBD
New Hampshire	Dan Feltes	Chris Sununu (inc)	Feltes: Prioritize clean, electrified transit + intercity rail. Sununu: Invest in roads and bridges.	TBD
North Carolina	Roy Cooper (inc)	Dan Forest		TBD
North Dakota	Shelley Lenz	Doug Burgum (inc)		TBD
Utah	Chris Peterson	Spencer Cox	Peterson: Sustainable transport solutions.	TBD
Vermont	David Zuckerman	Phil Scott (inc)	Zuckerman: Encourage alternatives to single-use vehicles, like bikes, buses, trains.	TBD
Washington	Jay Inslee (inc)	Loren Culp	Inslee: Clean infra.; Culp: PPPs for infra.	TBD
West Virginia	Ben Salango	Jim Justice (inc)	Salango: Upgrade roads year-round; Justice: Roads maintenance and construction.	TBD

Mayoral races

Location	Major candidates	Key transport differences on platforms	Result
Baltimore, MD	Brandon Scott (D); Shannon Wright (R)	Scott: Bike and bus lane network and bus lanes, reduce parking minimums; Wright: “Crumbling infrastructure.	TBD
El Paso, TX	Dee Margo (R, inc); Veronica Carbajal; Carlos Gallinar; Oscar Leeser	Margo: No info.; Carbajal: Improve transit options, pilot free transit; Gallinar: “Invest In Regional Transportation Infrastructure,” improve transit options and bike options; Leeser: No info.	TBD
Honolulu, HI	Keith Amemiya; Rick Blangiardi	Amemiya: Complete streets, full completion of rail project, TOD; Blangiardi: Will not raise property taxes for completion of rail project.	TBD
Miami-Dade Co., FL	Steve Bovo; Daniella Levine Cava	Bovo: Against toll increases, promoting TOD, supports PPPs, wants bus improvements; Cava: Modernize infrastructure, improve buses, bus/bike lanes, transit expansion, TOD.	TBD
Phoenix, AZ	Kate Gallego (D, inc); Merissa Hamilton (R); Tim Seay (I)	Gallego: “Champion for public transit;” Hamilton: No info.; Seay: “Improve the roads… and public transportation.”	TBD
Portland, OR	Ted Wheeler (D, inc); Sarah Iannarone (DSA)	Wheeler: No info. Iannarone: Fare-free transit; transit-only lanes; subsidies for e-bikes.	TBD
Salt Lake Co., UT	Jenny Wilson (D, inc); Michael Cundick (G); Trent Staggs (R)	Wilson: Walkability, transit access; Cundick: Expanded transit; Staggs: More bus routes so it is universally available, smart growth.	TBD
San Diego, CA	Barbara Bry; Todd Gloria	Bry: City should upgrade infra., opposes city’s transit plan, which would “destroy neighborhoods,” opposed reductions in min. parking requirements, against AB5 (see CA Prop. 22 above); Gloria: Plans city Mobility Department, supports bike and bus lanes, plus transit signal priority.	TBD
Winston-Salem, NC	Allen Joines (D, inc); Kris McCann (R)	Joines: Supported fare-free transit; McCann: No info.	TBD