Author: Tyler King
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31 candidates running in the Manchester school board election in New Hampshire
Thirty-one candidates are running for 14 seats on the Manchester School District school board in New Hampshire. The primary is being held on September 17, and the general election is on November 5. The filing deadline for this election was July 19. The elections are nonpartisan. Nine of 14 incumbents are running for re-election…
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Flint City Council recall effort fails to make ballot
The recall effort targeting Flint Councilwoman Kate Fields has ended after more than half of the submitted signatures were ruled invalid. Genesee County Clerk John Gleason found 332 of the 825 signatures submitted by recall organizers valid. Petitioners needed 556 valid signatures in order to put the recall on the ballot. Fields is one…
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Special election on Tuesday in Georgia House district
The special election in District 71 of the Georgia House of Representatives is scheduled for September 3. Jill Prouty (D), Nina Blackwelder (R), Marcy Sakrison (R), and Philip Singleton (R) are running in the general election. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of votes in the general election, a runoff has been…
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Alabama House special primary runoff on Tuesday
On August 27, a special primary runoff is being held in District 74 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Republicans Charlotte Meadows and Michael Fritz are competing in the primary runoff after advancing from the June 11 primary with 46.7% and 19.1% of the vote, respectively. Rayford Mack ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The…
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State legislative special elections in Pennsylvania and South Carolina on Tuesday
On August 20, special general elections are scheduled for District 85 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and District 19 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. In Pennsylvania, Jennifer Rager-Kay (D) and David Rowe (R) are facing off for the District 85 seat. Both candidates were selected by their respective political parties…
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Legislative aides facing off in Milwaukee Common Council special election
A special election is being held for District 13 of the Milwaukee Common Council on August 13. Patty Doherty and Scott Spiker are facing off in the special general election. The two candidates advanced past a seven-way primary on July 16. Spiker earned 44.5% of the vote in the primary, while Doherty earned 24.7% of…
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Five Democrats competing in Arkansas House special primary
A special primary for District 36 of the Arkansas House of Representatives is scheduled on August 6. Denise Ennett, Philip Hood, Darrell Stephens, Roderick Talley, and Russell Williams III are running in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidates filed for the election. A primary runoff will take place on September 3 if no candidate receives…
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Six candidates running in Republican primary for South Carolina House district
A primary is being held in District 84 of the South Carolina House of Representatives on July 30. Republicans Cody Anderson, Danny Feagin, Ralph Gunter, Melissa Oremus, Alvin Padgett, and Sean Pumphrey are running in the primary. No Democratic candidates filed to run. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a primary runoff…
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City council member recalled in Merrill, Wisconsin
In Merrill, Wisconsin, Council President Rob Norton and Aldermen Paul Russell, Tim Meehean, John Van Lieshout, and Dave Sukow were up for recall on July 16. Four of the five officials retained their positions, but Tim Meehean was successfully recalled. In District 1, Alderman Paul Russell defeated Becky Meyer with 62% of the vote.…
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City Councilwoman Dolores Martinez recalled in Humboldt, Nebraska
Voters in Humboldt, Nebraska, voted to recall City Councilwoman Dolores Martinez on July 9. There were 93 votes cast in favor of recalling Martinez and 55 votes against the recall. The recall effort began in April 2019. Recall organizer Jamie Lynne Dorney accused Martinez of failing to act in the best interest of the…