Category: State
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Phil Murphy becomes the first Democrat to win re-election as governor of New Jersey since 1977
Incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy (D) defeated former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R), becoming the first Democrat to win re-election as governor of New Jersey since 1977. As of 9:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 3, Murphy led Ciattarelli by a margin of 19,440 votes or 0.8 percentage points. If this margin holds, it will be 13 percentage…
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Democrats lose majority in Virginia House
Based on unofficial returns with four races still uncalled, Republicans have won control of at least 50 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates. The 100-seat chamber will either be split 50-50 or Republicans will have a majority at the start of the 2022 legislative session. Democrats have lost at least five seats in the…
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Jason Miyares (R) defeats incumbent Mark Herring (D) to become next Virginia attorney general
Jason Miyares (R) defeated incumbent Mark Herring (D) in the election for attorney general of Virginia. Herring was first elected in 2013. The last attorney general of Virginia to win a third consecutive term was Abram Penn Staples (D) in 1945. Miyares’ victory makes him the first Republican elected attorney general since Ken Cuccinelli’s victory…
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Republicans gain a triplex in Virginia
Virginia will have a Republican triplex as a result of the 2021 state executive elections. It entered the election with a Democratic triplex. A political party has triplex control in a state when it holds the offices of governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. Glenn Youngkin (R) defeated Terry McAuliffe (D) in the election…
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Special election to be held for Arkansas State Senate seat
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 7 seat in the Arkansas State Senate on Feb. 8, 2022. The primary is on Dec. 14, and the filing deadline is on Nov. 22.
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Davison leads Thomas-Kennedy in Seattle city attorney election
Ann Davison and Nicole Thomas-Kennedy ran in a general election for city attorney of Seattle, Washington, on November 2, 2021. As of 3 a.m. Pacific Time on November 3, 2021, Davison led Thomas-Kennedy with 58.7% of the vote to Thomas-Kennedy’s 41.3%. Davison and Thomas-Kennedy advanced from the primary after winning 32.7% and 36.4% of the…
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Sears wins Virginia lieutenant governor race
Winsome Sears (R) defeated Hala Ayala (D) in the general election for lieutenant governor of Virginia on November 2, 2021, with 50.7% of the vote to Ayala’s 49.3%. Sears is the first woman and Black woman to be elected to the position. A Roanoke College poll conducted in August of 2021 found a plurality of…
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Republicans flip TX HD 118 in special election on Nov. 2
Republicans picked up a seat in the Texas House of Representatives on Nov. 2. In a special general runoff election in District 118, John Lujan (R) defeated Frank Ramirez (D) 51.2 percent to 48.8 percent. Once Lujan is sworn in, Republicans will hold an 84-66 majority in the chamber. District 118 is located in San…
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Voters in seven states have decided 11 veto referendums targeting redistricting maps since the first in 1915
States have recently approved new congressional and legislative district maps or are in the process of redistricting after the 2020 census. So it seemed like a good time to look back at instances in the past when opponents of specific redistricting maps collected signatures for veto referendum petitions asking voters to repeal the maps. Voters…