Author: Caitlin Vanden Boom
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Oregon fire district board member recalled with 51.1% of the vote
In Washington County, Oregon, Banks Fire District #13 board members Mark Schmidlin and Ed Ewing faced a recall election on April 12, 2022. Schmidlin was recalled with 51.1% of votes cast in favor of the recall. Ewing retained his seat with 52.4% of votes cast against the recall. Schmidlin’s seat will be filled via a…
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Michigan county commissioner recall results in party control flip
William Bunek (R) was removed as Leelanau County Commissioner in Michigan through a recall election on May 3, 2022. Bunek lost the seat with 55% of votes cast in favor of the recall. Lois Bahle (D) was elected as the replacement candidate in tandem with the recall. Bahle’s election switched the board majority from Republican to…
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Oregon county recall defeated in March 22 vote
In Oregon, Yamhill County Commissioner Lindsay Berschauer defeated the recall effort against her with 52.4% of the vote on March 22. Berschauer was first elected to the three-member board in 2020. The recall effort began in Aug. 2021. Recall supporters failed to gather enough signatures during their first effort, but they launched a successful second…
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2021 Candidate Connections report
A total of 694 candidates completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The largest number of responses came from Colorado, Texas, and New York with 62, 61, and 60 candidates responding to the survey respectively. City candidates made up the largest portion of respondents at 43%. School board candidates accounted for 21% of survey…
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Kentucky statewide filing deadline passed on Jan 25
The filing deadline to run for elected office in Kentucky passed on Jan 25. Candidates filed for the following offices: U.S. Senate (one seat) U.S. House (six seats) Incumbent John Yarmuth (D) is not running for re-election in Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District. Incumbents filed to run in the other five House races. State Senate (19…
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Jan. 7 marks the filing deadline for three Michigan House seats
Candidates interested in running in the special elections for Michigan House of Representatives Districts 36, 43, and 74 have until Jan. 7 to file. The primary election is scheduled for March 1, and the general election is scheduled for May 3. The special election for District 36 was called after Douglas Wozniak (R) was elected…
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86% of incumbents were successful in their Nov. bid for re-election
In the 2021 general election, an average of 85.54% of incumbents nationwide won their re-election bids. The number drops to 82.35% when including incumbents that withdrew or were disqualified. In 2020, 93% of incumbents won their elections. In 2019, that number was 90%, and it was 92% in 2018. Minnesota incumbents were the least successful…
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Special primary for Arkansas State Senate District 7 to be held on Dec. 14
The special primary for Arkansas State Senate District 7 is on Dec. 14. Lisa Parks and Derek Van Voast are competing in the Democratic primary, and Jim Bob Duggar, Colby Fulfer, Edge Nowlin, and Steven Unger are competing in the Republican primary to advance to the special general election scheduled for Feb. 8. The candidate…
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Jacksonville City Council special election to be held on Dec. 7
The special general election for Jacksonville City Council At-large Position 3 in Florida is on Dec. 7. Four candidates are competing in the general election: James Jacobs (D), Tracye Polson (D), Nick Howland (R), and Howland Russell (R). If necessary, a runoff election is scheduled for Feb. 22. The filing deadline to run passed on…
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Candidates set for Arkansas state senate special primaries
Candidates interested in running in the special election for Arkansas State Senate District 7 had until Nov. 22 to file. The primaries are scheduled for Dec. 14, and the general election is set for Feb. 8. Lisa Parks and Derek Van Voast will compete in the Democratic primary. The Republican primary includes Jim Bob Duggar,…