Author: Mandy Gillip
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Six candidates vie for Fresno seat in special election
The city of Fresno, California, is holding a nonpartisan special election for the District 2 seat on the city council Tuesday. A runoff election is scheduled for November 5 if no candidate wins at least 50 percent of the votes cast in the election. The candidate filing deadline was May 17. Six candidates filed in…
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At least 11 seats advance to runoffs after Nashville general election
On Thursday, the city of Nashville held nonpartisan general elections for all 41 metro council seats, including vice-mayor. The filing deadline for this election was May 16, and the runoff election is on September 12. Thirty-five city council members are elected by district, and five members are elected at large. A candidate must receive…
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Nashville Metro Council elections draw 100 candidates
In Tennessee, the city of Nashville is holding nonpartisan general elections for mayor and all 41 metro council seats on August 1. The candidate filing deadline passed on May 16, and a runoff election is scheduled for September 12, if necessary. The runoff will only be held if an election occurs where no single candidate…
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Three Republicans declare their candidacies ahead of Louisiana Supreme Court special election filing deadline
The District 1 seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court is up for a special primary election on October 12. If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, a general election is scheduled for November 16. The filing deadline for interested candidates is August 8. The court comprises seven justices from seven districts elected…
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Independent filing deadline passes in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne
The deadline for independent candidates to run for office in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne passed on June 1. In Indianapolis, the elections for mayor and all 25 city council seats are on November 5. The filing deadline for major-party candidates was February 8, and partisan primaries were held on May 7. Mayor Joseph Hogsett…
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Six Republicans, zero Democrats file in South Carolina special election
The candidate filing deadline passed on June 15 for a special election to fill the vacant District 84 seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives. A primary is scheduled for July 30 and the general election is on October 1. If necessary, a primary runoff has been scheduled for August 13. The seat…
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Republicans seek to hold vacant Florida House seats
Special elections for two seats in the Florida House of Representatives will be held Tuesday. These partisan special elections were called in District 7 and District 38. In District 7, candidates Ryan Terrell (D) and Jason Shoaf (R) face off in the race. The seat became vacant after Halsey Beshears (R) resigned on January…
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Alabama House special election sees contested Republican primary
A special primary for District 74 of the Alabama House of Representatives is scheduled for Tuesday. Rayford Mack is running unopposed in the Democratic primary, while six candidates—Michael Fritz, Tobias Grant, Jesse Heifner, Jay King, Charlotte Meadows, and Daniel Sparkman—are competing in the Republican primary. The seat became vacant when Dimitri Polizos (R) died of…
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Special primary for New Jersey state legislative seat on Tuesday
A special primary for the District 1 seat of the New Jersey State Senate is scheduled for June 4. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 1, and the general election is on November 5, 2019. The seat became vacant after Jeff Van Drew (D) won election to…
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Republicans keep seats in Pennsylvania specials
On Tuesday, three state legislative special elections were held in Pennsylvania. The seats for Senate District 33, Senate District 41, and House District 11 were on the ballot. Candidates running for special elections in Pennsylvania are selected directly by political parties, rather than through a primary election process. Doug Mastriano (R) defeated Sarah Hammond…