Darryl Fairchild

Darryl Fairchild 2021 Pre-Primary Campaign Contributions/Expenditures

by Alexander Sharp | Jun 7, 2021 | Campaign Finance Reports, Data & Research

Darryl Fairchild is an incumbent Dayton City Commissioner running for a second term. He unsuccessfully ran for the commission two times before winning a special election in 2018. Despite being a liberal Democrat, local party leaders seem to dislike Fairchild. They...

2021 Dayton Special Election Results & Analysis

by Alexander Sharp | May 5, 2021 | Commentary, Elections, News & Investigations

The 2021 Dayton special election is in the books. Jeff Mims and Rennes Bowers emerged victorious in the mayoral race while Shenise Turner-Sloss, Stacey Benson-Taylor, Darryl Fairchild, and Scott Sliver survived the commission race. As far as special elections go, it...

2021 City of Dayton Candidate Questionnaire

by Alexander Sharp | Apr 12, 2021 | Civic Information, Elections

It’s election season again and that means we’re reaching out to candidates with our candidate questionnaires. Our 2021 candidate questionnaire for the City of Dayton elections has been sent out and we’re currently awaiting responses. Should we...

A Look at Dayton’s Upcoming Elections

by Alexander Sharp | Apr 1, 2021 | Civic Information, Elections

It’s an odd numbered year and that means it’s local election season. In Dayton, things are more exciting than most years because Mayor Nan Whaley has declared that she will not run for reelection. City Commissioner Jeffrey Mims has thrown his hat in the...

A Petition to Change Dayton’s Local Elections

by Alexander Sharp | Nov 16, 2020 | Election Reform, Initiatives

Preface: This post details our efforts to bring ranked-choice voting to local Dayton elections so we can choose our City Commissioners and Mayors without having a primary election. It will also broaden representation by providing minority position candidates an easier...