Category: State
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Five states hold state executive and legislative primaries August 4
Five states held statewide primaries on August 4, 2020: Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. There were 690 state executive and legislative seats up for election. These included 22 state executive seats, 112 state senate seats, and 556 state house seats. Candidates competed to advance to the general election on November 3, 2020. The following…
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Alaska State Rep. killed in airplane crash
Alaska House of Representatives District 30 member Gary Knopp (R) died in a plane crash near the city of Soldatna, Alaska, on August 1. The Juneau Empire reported that a plane piloted by Knopp collided with another plane just outside of the Soldatna airport. Knopp was running for re-election in 2020, and his name will…
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Thirty-four states have statewide mask orders—what are the restrictions in your state?
Thirty-four states have statewide orders requiring individuals to wear masks in indoor or outdoor public spaces, as of August 6. All 24 states with a Democratic governor have statewide mask orders, while 10 out of 26 Republican states require face coverings. The mask requirements have been issued across five months: • Three orders have been…
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Inslee and Culp advance from Washington’s top-two gubernatorial primary
Incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee (D) and Loren Culp (R) defeated 34 other candidates to advance in Washington’s top-two primary for governor on August 4, 2020. In a top-two primary, all candidates regardless of party affiliation run in the same primary. The top-two vote-getters advance to the general election. Eleven Republicans, five Democrats, five unaffiliated candidates, three independents, and 12 candidates affiliated with third parties…
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Hawaii voters to decide state executive and legislative primaries
The statewide primary election for Hawaii is on August 8, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on June 2. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. Candidates are running in elections for the following state offices: • Office of Hawaiian Affairs (four seats) • State Senate (13…
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Taylor leaves Wisconsin Legislature, replaces Karofsky on Dane County Circuit Court
Rep. Chris Taylor (D) resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly on August 1 to be sworn in as the new Branch 12 judge on the Dane County Circuit Court that same day. Taylor fills the vacancy created by Jill Karofsky’s election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Karofsky left the circuit court to be sworn in…
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Serafini resigns from Maryland State Senate
Maryland Sen. Andrew Serafini (R) resigned from the state legislature on August 1, citing the demands of his more than decade-long tenure in state government as a motivating factor. Serafini represented District 2A in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2009 to 2015, assuming office in the Maryland State Senate in February 2015. Serafini wrote…
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Reclaim Idaho suspends signature drive after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Idaho state officials
On July 30, the U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a previous ruling allowing for electronic signatures and delaying a signature deadline. The court ruled in favor of Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney (R) and granted an emergency stay on a lower court’s order until the appeal process is…
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Parson wins Republican gubernatorial primary in Missouri
Incumbent Gov. Mike Parson won the Republican gubernatorial primary in Missouri Tuesday night. With 4% of precincts reporting, he received 77% of the vote. Three other candidates ran. The Associated Press called the race at 8:11 p.m. Central Time.
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Conrad resigns from North Carolina House
At 5pm local time on July 31, North Carolina Rep. Debra Conrad (R) resigned from her position in the state legislature. She was first elected to represent District 74 in the North Carolina House in 2012. Conrad didn’t specify the reason for her departure in her resignation letter, but told various media outlets that she…