Category: State

The candidate field for Mississippi’s 2019 gubernatorial election is set following the March 1 filing deadline. Three Republicans and nine Democrats filed to run in the August 6 partisan primaries. If no candidate receives a majority in a primary, the top two finishers will compete in a runoff on August 27.   The Republican candidates…

Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham left office on January 31, 2019.   Governor Matt Bevin will now have the opportunity to make his first appointment to the court once he is given a list of three names by the Kentucky Judicial Nominating Commission.   The newly-appointed justice will serve until a special election in…

In 47 states, the secretary of state is a top-level executive office with administrative responsibilities. However, the role and duties of the office vary from state to state.   Here are five things you may not know about the office of secretary of state:   Three states—Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah—do not have a secretary of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…