Category: State
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Louisiana state executive and judicial filing deadline ends July 24
On July 24, 2020, the filing deadline passed to run for state executive and judicial offices in Louisiana. Candidates filed for the following offices: Louisiana Public Service Commission (two seats) Louisiana Supreme Court (two seats) Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal (13 seats) The primary is scheduled for November 3, and the general election will be…
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Keller appointed to Connecticut Supreme Court
On July 20, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) appointed appellate judge Christine E. Keller to the state supreme court. If confirmed by the Connecticut General Assembly, Keller will fill the vacancy created when former justice Richard Palmer reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 in May 2020. Keller has served on the Connecticut Court of…
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Doty resigns from Mississippi State Senate, special election set for replacement
Mississippi Sen. Sally Doty (R) resigned from the state legislature after Gov. Tate Reeves (R) appointed her to the executive director position of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff on July 15. The agency advises the three-member Mississippi Public Service Commission, which regulates telecommunications, electric, gas, water and sewer utilities in the state. Doty had represented District…
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice set to retire in August 2020
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Barbara Lenk is retiring on August 17, 2020. Lenk reached the court’s mandatory retirement age of 70 years old. On April 4, 2011, Governor Patrick nominated Lenk for a seat on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She was confirmed by the Governor’s Council on May 4, 2011. Lenk was the…
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South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 107 seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives on November 3, 2020. The primary is on August 18, the primary runoff if no candidate receives a majority of the vote is on September 1, and…
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Alabama House of Representatives District 33 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 33 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives on January 19, 2021. The primary is on October 6, the primary runoff if no candidate receives a majority of the vote is on November 3, and the…
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12,274 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
On November 3, 2020, 5,875 state legislative seats are up for regular election across 86 chambers in 44 states. This includes 1,164 state senate seats and 4,711 state house seats. As of July 16, we've collected post-filing deadline data in 43 states. In 2020, 5,824 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those…
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Texas Sen. Lucio wins Democratic primary runoff against Stapleton-Barrera
On July 14, incumbent Texas Sen. Eddie Lucio (D-27) defeated challenger Sara Stapleton-Barrera (D) in Senate District 27's Democratic primary runoff. Lucio received 54 percent of the vote to Stapleton-Barrera's 46 percent. The runoff in District 27 received media attention after Planned Parenthood Texas, which endorsed Stapleton-Barrera, created a website and other materials opposing Lucio.…
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Three Arizona Supreme Court justices seek retention in November
Arizona Supreme Court Justices Robert Brutinel, Andrew W. Gould, and John Lopez IV are all standing for retention election on November 3, 2020. Lopez and Gould were both appointed by current Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R), while Brutinel was appointed by former Governor Jan Brewer (R). Currently, all seven judges on the court were appointed…
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Farmer-Butterfield appointed to Division of Employment Security, resigns from North Carolina House
After initial uncertainty about whether she would have to leave the state legislature, Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D) officially resigned from the North Carolina House of Representatives on July 16. Farmer-Butterfield had represented District 24 in the chamber since 2003 and served as majority whip from 2006 to 2010. On July 15, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) selected…