Category: State
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New Hampshire, Rhode Island holding primaries September 8
New Hampshire and Rhode Island are holding statewide primaries on September 8, 2020. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices in each state: New Hampshire • U.S. Senate (1 seat) • U.S. House (2 seats) • Governor • Executive Council (5 seats) • State Senate (24 seats) • State House of Representatives (400…
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Candidates advance from Democratic and Republican conventions in Michigan
In Michigan, the Democratic Party and Republican Party both held their nominating conventions for state supreme court and state executive offices on August 29, 2020. Candidates were nominated to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. Candidates were selected for nomination to the following offices: • Michigan Supreme Court (2 seats) •…
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August breakdown of state legislative party membership: 52.0% Republicans, 46.8% Democrats
Ballotpedia’s latest analysis of the partisan affiliation of all 7,383 state legislators in the United States shows 46.8% of state legislators are Democrats and 52.0% are Republicans. The partisan composition of state legislators stayed consistent as compared with July 2020. Every month, Ballotpedia analyzes the partisan composition of state legislatures—1,972 state Senate seats and 5,411…
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Two Colorado Supreme Court justices seek retention in November
Colorado Supreme Court Justices Melissa Hart and Carlos Armando Samour Jr. are standing for retention election on November 3, 2020. Both justices were appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D). Currently, six of the seven justices on the court were appointed by a Democratic governor. Of those, five were appointed by Hickenlooper. • Brian Boatright Appointed…
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Bedsole wins primary runoff for Alabama House district
A special election primary runoff was held on September 1 for District 49 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Russell Bedsole defeated Mimi Penhale for the Republican nomination with 51.4% of the vote. Bedsole will face Cheryl Patton (D) in the special general election on November 17, 2020. The seat became vacant after April Weaver…
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Voters decide state legislative primaries in Massachusetts
Massachusetts held its statewide primary on September 1, 2020. There were 200 state legislative seats on the ballot, 40 in the state Senate and 160 in the state House. Candidates competed to advance to the general election on November 3, 2020. As of September 3, several races were still too close to call. In the…
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79.6% of incumbents faced no primary challenges this year, highest rate since 2014
Ballotpedia’s annual state legislative competitiveness report shows that, this year, 79.6% of incumbents advanced to the general election without a primary challenge. This is a higher rate than in 2018 and 2016, which saw no contested primaries for 78.1% and 79.4% of incumbents, respectively. States where more incumbents face primary challenges have a more competitive…
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Decade-high 85% of state legislative incumbents seeking re-election this year
According to our 10th annual state legislative elections competitiveness research, a decade-high 85% of incumbents are seeking re-election this year. Comparatively, 80.4% of incumbents sought re-election in 2018 and 82.4% in 2016. A greater number of open seats—a race where the incumbent is not seeking re-election at the time of the primary—tends to increase competitiveness.…
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Mississippi commission selects final flag design containing a magnolia flower
At the election on November 3, 2020, Mississippi voters will be shown a colored picture of the new proposed state flag, named the In God We Trust Flag. Residents may vote either “yes” to adopt the new flag or “no” to oppose adopting the new state flag. If the new proposed flag is rejected by voters, the Commission to Redesign…
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Special Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 39 set for November 3
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 39 seat in the Georgia State Senate. Only Democratic Party candidates may file because no Republican filed for the seat in the 2020 regular election. The incumbent, Nikema Williams (D), withdrew from the regular election after…