Tag: Congress
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Congressional major-party candidate filing deadline to pass in Vermont, Wyoming
The major-party congressional filing deadlines to run for elected office in Vermont and Wyoming are on May 28 and May 29, respectively. In Vermont, prospective candidates may file for the following office: Vermont’s At-Large Congressional District (one seat) In Wyoming, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: U.S. Senate (one seat) Wyoming’s At-Large Congressional District (one…
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Perkins wins Oregon’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate
Jo Rae Perkins won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Oregon on May 19, defeating three other candidates. With an estimated 69% of ballots tallied, Perkins received 49% of the vote, followed by Paul Romero with 30.7%, Robert Schwartz with 11.5%, and John Verbeek with 8.3%. Perkins will run in the general election on…
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2,879 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of May 18, 2,879 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 426 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 346—176 Democrats and 170 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…
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Burr steps down as Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) temporarily stepped down from the chairmanship of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, effective at the end of the day on May 15. Burr’s decision to resign was announced one day after the FBI served him a search warrant at his residence in Washington, D.C. Burr is one of several…
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Eastman wins Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary
The statewide primary for Nebraska was held on May 12, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. Candidates ran in primaries for one U.S. Senate seat and three U.S. House seats. In the U.S. Senate Republican primary, incumbent Ben Sasse (R) faced one challenger and received 75% of…
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Oregon congressional primary to take place on May 19
The congressional primary in Oregon will be held on May 19. The filing deadline to run passed on March 10. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: • U.S. Senate (one seat) • U.S. House District 1 • U.S. House District 2 • U.S. House District 3 • U.S. House District 4 •…
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Filing deadline passes to run for U.S. House in Washington
On May 15, 2020, the filing deadline passed to run for congressional offices in Washington. Candidates filed for each of Washington’s 10 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020, and the general election is scheduled for November 3. Washington’s statewide filing deadline was the 38th to take…
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Garcia (R) defeats Smith (D) in special election for California’s 25th Congressional District
Mike Garcia (R) won the May 12, 2020, special election for California’s 25th Congressional District after Christy Smith (D) conceded on May 13. He will fill the U.S. House vacancy left by Katie Hill (D), who resigned the seat on November 1, 2019, amid allegations of extramarital relationships with staffers. The remainder of the term…