Category: State
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Republicans ahead in early 2019 state legislative special elections
Special elections have been held for 14 state legislative seats so far in 2019. Ten of those seats were in districts vacated by Democrats, and the other four seats were previously held by Republicans. As of the start of March, three seats had flipped from Democratic control to Republican control. On February 5, Jason…
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Parties select nominees for Maine House special election
Two candidates are competing in a special election for the Maine House of Representatives District 52 seat. The filing deadline for candidates to appear on the ballot was February 22, 2019. The special election is set for April 2, 2019. The seat became vacant on February 1, 2019, when incumbent Jennifer DeChant (D) resigned…
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Special election to fill vacant Kentucky Senate seat
A special general election for District 31 of the Kentucky State Senate is scheduled for March 5, 2019. The seat was vacated when Ray Jones (D) resigned in January 2019 after becoming the Pike County Judge-Executive. The candidate filing deadline was January 15, 2019. Two candidates are vying for the seat: Democrat Darrell Pugh…
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Minnesota holding second special election to replace first special election’s winner
Minnesota is holding a special primary for State House District 11B on March 5, 2019. The general election is scheduled for March 19. The election was called after former Rep. Jason Rarick (R) won a special election for District 11 of the Minnesota State Senate on February 5, 2019. Prior to joining the state…
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Oregon governor to appoint new secretary of state
Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson (R) passed away on February 26, 2019. Richardson had been diagnosed with brain cancer and was undergoing treatment at the time of his death. He was elected to the position in 2016. On February 27, Gov. Kate Brown (D) said she would appoint a successor from the Republican…
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Special election held Tuesday in Rhode Island after member-elect declines oath of office
A special general election for District 68 of the Rhode Island House of Representatives is scheduled for March 5, 2019. The primary was held on February 5, and the candidate filing deadline passed on December 28, 2018. The special election was called after Representative-elect Laufton Ascencao (D) announced he would not take the oath…
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Did you know? Five facts about the office of state attorney general
A state attorney general serves as their state’s chief law enforcement officer. While all 50 states have one, their roles and responsibilities vary. Here are five things you may not know about the office of attorney general: As of February 2019, there are 25 Democratic state attorneys general and 24 Republicans. Hawaii Attorney General…
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Hinds County DA Robert Schuler Smith running in Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary
Robert Schuler Smith, the district attorney of Hinds County, Mississippi, told the Clarion Ledger that he would run in Mississippi’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. He was first elected as Hinds County district attorney in 2008. State Attorney General Jim Hood is also running in the Democratic primary. The filing deadline to run is Friday, March 1,…
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Republicans gain two seats in Connecticut state legislative special elections
Special elections were held for Districts 3, 5, and 6 of the Connecticut State Senate and Districts 39 and 99 of the Connecticut House of Representatives on February 26. All five seats were vacated by Democrats who joined Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) administration. In Senate District 6, Gennaro Bizzarro (R) defeated state Rep. Rick…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court race features two new biographical videos on the opioid crisis and civil rights
Appellate judges Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer have both released their first campaign ads in the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Hagedorn discussed the adoption of his daughter, Lily, who was born addicted to opioids. He has focused on the opioid crisis on the campaign trail, saying, “The heroin and meth epidemics are…