Author: Daniel Anderson
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No party control flips in Florida state legislative special elections
Two seats in the Florida House of Representatives, District 7 and District 38, were up for special general election on Tuesday. The primary was held on April 9, and the filing deadline was on February 14. A third seat, District 97, was originally scheduled to be on the ballot as well, but the election was…
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Democrats and Republicans split pair of California State Senate special elections
The partisan control of two seats in the California State Senate did not change following special elections on June 4. District 1 and District 33 were on the ballot for a special general election. Brian Dahle (R) defeated Kevin Kiley (R) for the District 1 seat in a race where no Democratic candidates…
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City council seats on Tuesday’s ballot in Los Angeles and Riverside
More than 200,000 Los Angeles residents will have more than 15 candidates to choose from in a city council special election on Tuesday. In California, the District 12 seat on the Los Angeles City Council and the Ward 1, 3, 5, and 7 seats on the Riverside City Council are up for election on…
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Contested special elections for two Missouri House seats
On May 13, the filing deadline passed to run for the vacant District 99 and District 158 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives. Trish Gunby (D) and Lee Ann Pitman (R) are running for the District 99 seat, and Lisa Kalp (D) and Scott Cupps (R) are campaigning in District 158. The special general…
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Since 1920, how many U.S. House races have taken place with only one major party on the general election ballot?
Every two-year election cycle, some Democrats or Republicans win U.S. House elections without major-party opposition. Over the past 100 years, 14.4% of regularly scheduled U.S. House general elections had only one major party candidate. From 1920 to 2018, there were 2,434 U.S. House races without a Republican candidate in the general election compared to…
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Connecticut holds sixth state legislative special election in 2019
On Tuesday, Tammy Exum (D) defeated Robert Margolis (R) to win the vacant District 19 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives. She won with 64.6% of the vote, according to the unofficial election night tally. No primary was held in the race – both Exum and Margolis were both nominated by their respective political…
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Second electoral do-over for Georgia House seat results in conclusive victor
In Georgia and Florida, state legislative special elections were held on Tuesday. A special election was held for District 28 in the Georgia House of Representatives. This was the third election for the seat in the past year. The regularly scheduled primary on May 22, 2018, and a new primary on December 4, 2018,…
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Majority of Anchorage Assembly serving first term after April 2 election
In Alaska, five of 11 seats on the Anchorage Assembly and two of seven Anchorage School District school board seats were up for nonpartisan general election on April 2, 2019. Seats on these two governing bodies have three-year terms, and the filing deadline to run in the election was February 1. The five seats…
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State legislative special elections contested across four states on Tuesday
Four states—Maine, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—each have one state legislative seat up for special election on April 2, 2019. In Maine, Sean Paulhus (D) and Kenneth Sener (R) are running in the general election for the state House’s District 52 seat. The seat was vacated when Jennifer DeChant (D) resigned on February 1, 2019, to…
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Nashville Metro Council special runoff election won by 25 votes
Delishia Porterfield defeated Nicola La Mattina to win the Nashville Metro Council’s District 29 seat in a special runoff election on March 19, 2019, by 25 votes. Porterfield received 561 votes compared to La Mattina’s 536, according to unofficial election night totals. The two candidates had advanced from a four-candidate field in the special…