Author: Joseph Brusgard
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A look at gubernatorial elections in 2026
In the aftermath of the Gubernatorial elections held in 2024, Republicans held 27 governorships and Democrats held 23. In 2024, 11 elections were held for governor across the country. In 2026, elections for governor will be held in 36 states. Of these seats, Republicans and Democrats each hold 18 seats. Here’s what this could mean…
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Incumbent Justice Jim Kitchens and Jenifer Branning are running in the runoff election for a seat for Mississippi Supreme Court
The seats of four Mississippi Supreme Court justices were up for election on November 5, 2024. One of the four seats is going to a runoff election on November 26, 2024. The other three were decided in the November 5 general election. Judicial elections in Mississippi are officially nonpartisan. Bolts Magazine’s Caleb Bedillion and Daja…
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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao faces a recall election on Nov. 5, 2024
An election to recall Mayor Sheng Thao is scheduled to take place on Nov. 5, 2024, in Oakland, California. Governing’s Joshua Spivak wrote this election, along with the recall of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price also on Nov. 5, “were in part launched due to pushback against approaches to crime and the criminal justice…
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Seven candidates are running for three seats in the Grant Public Schools District, Michigan
Elections for three Grant Public School District seats will be held on Nov. 5, 2024. Grant Public School District is a school district in Michigan (Muskegon and Newaygo counties). During the 2023 school year, 1,638 students attended one of the district’s five schools. The elections are happening after an effort to recall two board members…
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Katie Blaxberg and Stacy Geier are running in the nonpartisan election for District 5 on the Pinellas County School Board
One seat on the seven-member Pinellas County School Board in Florida is up for general election on November 5, 2024. Pinellas County Schools is located in Pinellas County, Florida. The district served 93,702 students during the 2022-2023 school year. The district Elections for two other seats on the board were decided in the August 20,…
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Incumbent Rick Scott (R), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D), and four other candidates are running in the general election for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat
Incumbent Rick Scott (R), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D), and four other candidates are running in Florida’s U.S. Senate election on November 5, 2024. TIME Magazine’s Nik Poli wrote the race was “a potential dark horse of the 2024 cycle,” and University of Central Florida professor Aubrey Jewett said, “Florida could be decisive in helping to decide…
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One seat could determine Democratic supermajority in Nevada
Elections for 10 of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate will take place on November 5, 2024. The Nevada Senate is one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. Nevada Current’s April Corbin Girnus wrote, “Democrats already have a supermajority in the Assembly. If Democrats…
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Three of five seats on the Montana Public Service Commission are up for election in 2024
Six candidates are running for three of five seats on the Montana Public Service Commission on Nov. 5, 2024. Districts 2 and 3 are open. An incumbent is running in District 4. The Daily Montanan’s Keila Szpaller wrote, “The PSC has been in the public eye recently because commissioners have approved significant rate hikes requested by both NorthWestern and Montana-Dakota Utilities.” Opposition to the rate increase…
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Supermajority and trifecta status at stake in Nevada Assembly elections
Elections for the Nevada Assembly are being held on Nov. 5, 2024. All 42 seats are up for election. Nevada is one of 10 states that has a divided government. Republican Joe Lombardo (R) holds the governorship while Democrats hold both chambers of the Nevada Legislature. Democrats hold 26 seats to Republicans’ 14, with two…
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Three justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and three justices on the Oklahoma Court of Appeals face a retention election
Three of the nine justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and three of the five justices on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals are up for a retention election on November 5, 2024. Oklahoma is one of two states with two courts of last resort. The Oklahoma Supreme Court is the court of last resort…