Category: State
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 96 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 96 seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives on November 3, 2020. There is no primary, and candidates were nominated via political party conventions.
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Five states to hold statewide primaries
Five states are holding statewide primaries on August 4, 2020: Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3. Candidates in Arizona are running in elections for the following state offices: • Corporation Commission (3 seats) • Arizona State Senate (30 seats) • Arizona House…
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Tennessee to hold state legislative primaries
The statewide primary election for Tennessee is on August 6, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on April 2. The general election will be held on November 3. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: • 16 state Senate seats • 99 state House seats One state court of appeals judge is…
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Texas Court of Appeals judge killed in accident
Appellate judge David Bridges (R), who sat in Place 1 on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, was killed on July 25 when an individual driving under the influence of alcohol hit Bridges as he was driving on the freeway. Bridges had served on the court since 1996. Bridges was running for re-election to…
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NC state Senator resigns
North Carolina legislator Andy Wells (R) resigned from his seat in the state senate on July 27. He had represented District 42 in the chamber since 2015 and previously represented District 96 in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. Wells did not file to run for re-election to his seat in…
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Special election primary to be held in Alabama House district
A special election primary is being held on August 4 for District 49 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Cheryl Patton is running in the Democratic primary. Russell Bedsole, James Dean, Donna Dorough Strong, Chuck Martin, Jackson McNeely, and Mimi Penhale are running in the Republican primary. A primary runoff is scheduled for September 1…
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All 50 states have active declared emergencies related to the coronavirus pandemic
All 50 states are currently operating under active states of emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic, with several set to last until rescinded by the governor. Starting in late February, governors across the country declared states of emergency as coronavirus cases climbed. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) was the first governor in the country to…
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Kansas education board blocks governor’s order delaying school start date
The Kansas State Board of Education on July 22 voted to block an executive order issued by Governor Laura Kelly (D) that would have delayed the start of public and private school instruction in the state until after Labor Day. Kelly issued the executive order on July 20 in light of Kansas’ recent spike in…
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Special election primary being held in Washington Senate district
A special election primary is being held on August 4 for District 38 of the Washington State Senate. June Robinson (D), Kelly Fox (D), and Bernard Moody (R) are running in the special election. The top two candidates in the primary will compete in a general election on November 3. Candidates are running to serve…
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Texas Supreme Court Justice Green to retire in August
Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green is retiring on August 31, 2020. Green joined the court in 2005 after winning election to the position on November 2, 2004. Before that, he served for 10 years as a justice on the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals, taking the bench after being elected in 1994. He…