Category: State
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Primaries held in four states on Aug. 3
Ballotpedia covered primaries in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, and Washington on Aug. 3. On the ballot were two state Senate special primaries and regular mayoral, city, and county primaries. Democratic and Republican primaries were held for Michigan State Senate Districts 8 and 28. Both elections were called after the previous incumbents, Peter Lucido (R) and Peter…
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Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton resigns from New Mexico House of Representatives
Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D) resigned on July 30 following allegations of racketeering and money laundering. In July 2021, a federal grand jury subpoena was served on the Albuquerque Public Schools district where Stapleton was working as the district’s director of career and technical education. According to the Albuquerque Journal, the investigation was triggered by…
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Redistricting review: Colorado Supreme Court adjusts redistricting deadlines
The Colorado Supreme Court modified its schedule for reviewing congressional and state legislative redistricting plans on July 26. This prompted the state’s congressional redistricting commission to adjust its own deadlines for submitting a final plan to the court for review. The court’s July 26 order requires the congressional commission and all other interested parties to…
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Douglas Peters resigns from Maryland Senate on July 30
Maryland Sen. Douglas Peters (D) resigned from his position in the Maryland Senate on July 30. Peters, who represented District 23, first assumed office in 2007, and was subsequently re-elected three times. Peters had announced his resignation at the beginning of July, following his appointment to the University of Maryland’s Board of Regents by Maryland…
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Lawsuit filed over Newsom recall voter guide language
On July 29, 2021, recall organizer Orrin Heatlie and the California Patriot Coalition sued California Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D) in Sacramento County Superior Court seeking to change the language in the official voter guide for the recall election against Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Newsom’s proposed official argument in the voter guide describes the…
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Iowa House of Representatives District 37 special election set for Sept. 14
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 37 seat in the Iowa House of Representatives for Sept. 14. The seat became vacant after John Landon (R) died on July 29. There is no primary, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 special election set for Nov. 2
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 164 seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Nov. 2. The seat became vacant after Margo Davidson (D) resigned on July 23. There is no primary, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Alabama House of Representatives District 63 special election set for Feb. 1, 2022
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 63 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives for Feb. 1, 2022. The seat became vacant after Bill Poole (R) resigned on July 31 after Gov. Kay Ivey (R) appointed him the director of the Alabama Department of Finance. The primary is on Oct. 19,…
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A closer look at major-party expenditures in the Virginia gubernatorial election
In the race for Governor of Virginia, investment executive Glenn Youngkin (R) has outspent former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) according to the most recent campaign finance reports covering spending through June 30, 2021. Youngkin, who launched his campaign three months after McAuliffe, has spent $16.9 million dollars to McAuliffe’s $11.3 million. McAuliffe recorded his first…
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July 2021 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 54.30% Republicans, 44.79% Democrats
54.30% of all state legislators are Republicans, and 44.79% are Democrats, according to Ballotpedia’s July partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators. Ballotpedia tallies the partisan balance of state legislatures at the end of every month. This refers to which political party holds the majority of seats in each chamber. Republicans control 61 chambers, while…