Author: Tyler King
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Filing deadline passes for special election in Missouri state House district
Candidates interested in running in the special election for District 45 of the Missouri House of Representatives had until January 27, 2021, to file. David Smith (D) is facing Glenn Nielsen (L) in the general election scheduled for April 6, 2021. The seat became vacant after Kip Kendrick (D) resigned to become state Senator Greg…
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Filing deadline passes for special election in Virginia state Senate
Candidates interested in running in the special election for District 38 of the Virginia State Senate had until January 22, 2021, to file. Former Radford City Councilwoman Laurie Buchwald (D) is facing Tazewell County Supervisor Travis Hackworth (R) in the general election scheduled for March 23. The seat became vacant after the death of A.…
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Special election to be held Jan. 23 in Texas state House district
A special general election is being held on January 23 for District 68 of the Texas House of Representatives. Charles Gregory (D), John Berry (R), Jason Brinkley (R), Craig Carter (R), and David Spiller (R) are running in the general election. A general election runoff will be scheduled if no candidate earns at least 50%…
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Special election to be held Jan. 19 in Alabama state House district
A special general election is being held on January 19 for District 33 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Fred Crum (D) and Ben Robbins (R) are running in the general election. The winner will serve until November 2022. The seat became vacant after the death of Ronald Johnson (R). Johnson had represented the district…
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Voters in two Virginia House districts to decide special elections on Jan. 5
Special elections are being held on January 5 for District 2 and District 90 of the Virginia House of Delegates. In District 2, Candi King (D) and Heather Mitchell (R) are running to replace Jennifer Foy (D), who resigned in December 2020 to focus on her 2021 campaign for governor. Foy had represented the district…
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Springer defeats Luther in runoff in Texas State Senate district
Drew Springer (R) defeated Shelley Luther (R) in the special general runoff election in Texas State Senate District 30 on December 19, earning 56.5% of the vote. The general election took place on September 29. As no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote in the general election, the top two finishers advanced to…
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Voters to decide special election runoff in Texas State Senate District 30
A special general election runoff is being held on December 19 for District 30 of the Texas State Senate. Shelley Luther (R) and Drew Springer (R) advanced to the general runoff. The winner will serve until January 2023. A candidate needed to earn more than 50% of the vote to win in the general election.…
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Mayor and city council recall effort underway in Lincoln, Nebraska
An effort is underway in Lincoln, Nebraska, to recall Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and city council members James Michael Bowers, Richard Meginnis, Jane Raybould, and Tammy Ward. Petitions were filed with the Lancaster County election commissioner on October 26. Each official is given 20 days to submit a statement of defense, after which the election…
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Signatures submitted for recall effort in Avon, Colorado
An effort in Avon, Colorado, to recall Mayor Sarah Smith Hymes and Councilmembers Amy Phillips and Tamra Underwood was initiated in August 2020. Recall organizers had until October 12 to submit 496 valid signatures for each official. There were about 600 signatures submitted against Hymes and Underwood on the day of the deadline. On October…
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Signatures verified for municipal recall effort in Granite Shoals, Texas
An effort in Granite Shoals, Texas, to recall Mayor Carl Brugger and Councilman Bruce Jones was approved for the ballot after petitioners submitted enough valid signatures. The recall election against Jones will be held on May 1, 2021. Brugger resigned on Oct. 13, 2020, four days after the signatures were verified. Brugger cited the recall…