The filing deadline to run for elected office passed this week in Maine, Colorado, and Utah. Maine’s filing deadline was March 16, Colorado’s was March 17, and Utah’s was March 19.
In Maine, prospective candidates could file for the following state offices:
- State Senate (35 seats)
- State House (151 seats)
In Colorado, prospective candidates could file for the following state offices:
- State Board of Education (3 seats)
- State Board of Regents (3 seats)
- State Senate (18 seats)
- State House (65 seats)
In Utah, prospective candidates could file for the following state offices:
- State Senate (15 seats)
- State House (75 seats)
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- Auditor
- Treasurer
- State Board of Education (8 seats)
Maine, Colorado, and Utah’s statewide filing deadlines are the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th to take place in the 2020 election cycle. The next statewide filing deadline is on March 26, 2020, in Virginia.
Maine and Colorado have Democratic state government trifectas, while Utah has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers.
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