Year: 2026
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North Carolina voters to decide on two measures related to property and income tax limits on the November 2026 ballot
The North Carolina State Legislature approved two constitutional amendments related to property and income tax limits for the Nov. 3, 2026, statewide general election ballot. Legislators passed both amendments on May 20, 2026. In North Carolina, a 60% vote is required during a single legislative session for the North Carolina General Assembly to place a…
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16 statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks
With the summer fast approaching, the electoral heat is also rising as more and more states will soon hold their primary elections. Sixteen states have statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks. The map above and bulleted list below show which states have candidate filing deadlines scheduled between May 23 and June 5.…
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Twenty-one states set at least one requirement on ballot initiative petition circulators
In states across the country, groups are gathering signatures to place initiatives or referendums on the 2026 ballot. Of the 26 states that allow citizen initiatives, 21 have at least one law setting requirements for petition circulators. Six states have laws requiring signature gatherers to be state residents. Nine states have laws directly or indirectly…
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Keisha Bottoms won the Democratic primary for governor in Georgia
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) defeated six other candidates to win the Democratic Party primary for governor on May 19, 2026, receiving 58% of the vote. Lance and three other candidates — Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, and Michael Thurmond — led in polling, fundraising, and media coverage ahead of the primary. Bottoms was the Mayor of…
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Ed Gallrein defeated incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District on May 19, 2026
Ed Gallrein (R) defeated incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie (R) in the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District on May 19, 2026. Massie was the second member of the U.S. House of Representatives to lose re-election in a primary in the 2026 election cycle. At the time of the election, this race was the only…
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Bob Brooks wins May 19 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, will face incumbent Ryan Mackenzie in November
Bob Brooks defeated Ryan Crosswell, Lamont McClure, and Carol Obando-Derstine in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District on May 19. Brooks will face incumbent Ryan Mackenzie in the Nov. 3 general election. Three independent race forecasters rated the general election as a toss-up. NBC News' Dylan Ebs and Melanie Jackson wrote that the…
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Incumbents Charlie Bethel, Sarah Hawkins Warren, and Ben Land defeated challengers Miracle Ranking and Jen Jordan in the general election for Georgia Supreme Court on May 19, 2026
Incumbents Charlie Bethel, Sarah Hawkins Warren, and Ben Land defeated challengers Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan in the general election for Georgia Supreme Court on May 19, 2026. Bethel ran against Rankin. Warren ran against Jordan. Land was unopposed. The election was officially nonpartisan. Republican governors appointed each of the three incumbents. Both challengers ran…
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Jasmine Clark (D) defeated Everton Blair Jr. (D), Emanuel Jones (D), Heavenly Kimes (D), and two other candidates in the Democratic primary for Georgia's 13th Congressional District
Jasmine Clark (D) defeated Everton Blair Jr. (D), Emanuel Jones (D), Heavenly Kimes (D), and two other candidates in the Democratic primary for Georgia's 13th Congressional District on May 19, 2026. Clark, Blair, Jones, and Kimes led in fundraising, endorsements, and local media attention. Incumbent David Scott (D) died on April 22, 2026. Scott had…