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  • Incumbent Jim Ross defeated Steve Cavender, Hunter Crow, and Shaun Mallory in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Arlington, Texas, on May 2, 2026

    5/5/2026
  • Nebraska becomes first state to implement Medicaid work requirements after passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    5/5/2026
  • European Commission unveils $711 billion clean energy investment plan

    5/5/2026

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  • So far this year, fewer incumbent state legislators are retiring, but more are running in contested primary elections

    5/5/2026
  • Eight candidates are running for Maine’s two U.S. House districts — the most since 2014

    5/5/2026
  • State executives are retiring in three of the five states that had filing deadlines in April

    5/5/2026
  • Fifteen Nevada state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, the second most at any point since 2010

    5/5/2026
  • Two hundred and sixty-seven major-party candidates are running for state legislature in California, the smallest at any point since 2010

    5/5/2026
  • Rep. Daniel Webster becomes the 56th U.S. representative to announce he won’t seek re-election in 2026

    5/5/2026

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