Author: Douglas Kronaizl
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6,184 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
Every week, we compile the latest numbers on state legislative candidates across the country. As of April 15, we’ve collected post-filing deadline data in 22 states. In 2020, 2,891 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those states, compared to 2,824 in 2018. 6,184 major party candidates—3,034 Democrats and 3,150 Republicans—have filed to…
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Incumbent Spencer Coggs defeats Brandon Methu in Milwaukee City Treasurer race
Spencer Coggs defeated Brandon Methu in the general election for city treasurer of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 7. According to unofficial results released April 13, Coggs received 66.8% of the vote to Methu’s 32.9%. Coggs was first elected city treasurer in 2012. He was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate representing District 6 from 2003 to 2013.…
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Jill Karofsky defeats incumbent Daniel Kelly in Wisconsin State Supreme Court election
Jill Karofsky defeated Daniel Kelly in the general election for a ten-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. As of 7:35 p.m. on April 13, Karofsky had received 53.2% of the vote to Kelly’s 46.8% with 73% of precincts reporting. Although the race was officially nonpartisan, Kelly is a member of the court’s conservative majority,…
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5,608 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
Compared to this point in 2018, state legislative elections in 2020 are less competitive with fewer open seats, fewer incumbents facing primary challenges, and fewer primaries, overall. Every week, we compile the latest numbers on state legislative candidates across the country. As of April 8, we’ve collected post-filing deadline data in 20 states. In 2020,…
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South Dakota legislator Bob Glanzer dies from coronavirus-related complications
South Dakota state Rep. Bob Glanzer (R) died on April 3, 2020 at the age of 74, according to his son on Friday night. Glanzer tested positive for coronavirus on March 22. He was airlifted from Huron Regional Medical Center to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls on March 24. He is the first public…
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Two incumbents defeated in Illinois state legislative primaries
Illinois held state legislative primaries on March 17, 2020. There were 38 contested party primaries: eight for state Senate seats and 30 for state House seats. Twenty-eight were Democratic primaries and 10 were Republican primaries. Two Democratic incumbents lost primary bids: Rep. Yehiel Kalish, House District 16, and Rep. Yoni Pizer, House District 12. This…
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Georgia is second state to postpone presidential primaries amid coronavirus concerns
On March 14, Georgia postponed its presidential primary elections by eight weeks due to concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak. The state rescheduled its presidential primaries from March 24 to coincide with the May 19 statewide primaries. The postponement also applies to any special elections in the state originally scheduled to take place on March 24.…
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Six Nebraska state senators term-limited in 2020
Twenty-five of Nebraska’s 49 state senate seats are up for election in 2020. Incumbents filed for re-election in 19 of those races. In the remaining six, incumbents are ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Nebraska is one of 15 states where state legislators are subject to term limits, a legal restriction on…
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Medical marijuana legal for two-thirds of Americans, recreational marijuana legal for one quarter
Though the cultivation, distribution, and use of marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, a majority of states have passed laws over the past 25 years legalizing marijuana usage for either medical or recreational purposes. Americans in 33 states and the District of Columbia have access to medical marijuana. This represents 67.5 percent of the…