Author: Brittony Maag
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Nebraska filing deadline is March 2
The filing deadline for non-incumbents to run for elected office in Nebraska is on March 2, 2020. The filing deadline for incumbents was on February 18. In Nebraska, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: U.S. President (1 seat) U.S. Senate (1 seat) U.S. House (3 seats) Nebraska Public Service Commission (1 seat) Nebraska…
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52 candidates file to run for 25 Indiana State Senate seats
Twenty-five of the Indiana State Senate’s 50 seats are up for election in 2020, with 52 candidates filing to run for those seats. The primary is scheduled for May 5, and the general election is on November 3. The filing deadline was February 7. Of the 52 candidates who filed to run for election, 26…
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Georgia Senate District 13 special election headed to a runoff
A special general election was held on February 4, 2020, to fill the Georgia Senate District 13 seat left vacant by former Senator Greg Kirk (R). The special election was called after Senator Kirk passed away on December 22, 2019. He had represented District 13 since 2015. Three candidates appeared on the ballot in the…
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46 candidates file to run for 17 West Virginia State Senate seats
Seventeen of the West Virginia State Senate’s 34 seats are up for election in 2020, with 46 candidates filing to run for those seats. The primary is scheduled for May 12, and the general election is on November 3. The filing deadline was January 25, and candidates have until February 11 to withdraw from the…
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Republicans keep Connecticut House seat in special election
A special general election was held on January 21, 2020, to fill the Connecticut House’s District 151 seat left vacant by the resignation of Rep. Fred Camillo (R). Republican Harry Arora won the special election with 2,345 votes versus the 1,965 votes for Democrat Cheryl Trepp Moss. The special election was called after Camillo resigned…