re: #149 BeachDem
Something else to consider—which offices are partisan races vs. non-partisan. More chance of winning in a non-partisan election.
Example—our city council is a non-partisan election. The most recent election saw someone who was once the county chair of the Democratic party win—sadly, she played down (as in never mentioned the word Democrat) her party affiliation completely—but she did win.
All of our local elections are non-partisan.