Tag: election news
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Spring elections held in Wisconsin
The statewide nonpartisan general election for Wisconsin was held on April 6. The primary was held on February 16, and the filing deadline to run passed on January 5. Candidates ran in elections for special elections in the Wisconsin State Legislature, three judgeships on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, and in municipal and school board elections.…
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Wisconsin general election to be held April 6
The statewide general election for Wisconsin is on April 6. The primary was held on Feb. 16, and the filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 5. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Special elections for state Senate District 13 and Assembly District 89 • Wisconsin…
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Five candidates running in a special primary election for California Assembly District 79
A special primary election is being held on April 6 for California Assembly District 79. Marco Contreras (R), Aeiramique Glass Blake (D), Leticia Munguia (D), Shane Parmely (D), and Akilah Weber (D) are running in the primary election. California holds top-two primary elections. The two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary will…
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Election preview: special Louisiana elections scheduled for March 20
Louisiana is holding primary elections on March 20, 2021. A general election, if needed, is set for April 24. Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top…
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California State Assembly District 54 special election set for July 20
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 54 seat in the California State Assembly for July 20, 2021. The seat became vacant after Sydney Kamlager (D) was elected to the California State Senate on Mar. 2. The primary is on May 18, and the filing deadline is on March 24.
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Filing deadline to pass for special election in Alabama House district
Candidates interested in running in the special election for District 78 of the Alabama House of Representatives have until March 23 to file. A primary is scheduled for May 25, 2021, and the general election is on September 7. The filing deadline for independent and minor party candidates is May 25. The special election was…
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Connecticut House of Representatives District 145 special election set for Apr. 27
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 145 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives on Apr. 27, 2021. The seat became vacant after Patricia Miller (D) was elected to the Connecticut State Senate on March 2. There are no primaries, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Pennsylvania State Senate District 22 special election set for May 18
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 22 seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate for May 18, 2021. The seat became vacant after John Blake (D) resigned on March 8 to work for U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D). There are no primaries, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) will not seek re-election in 2022
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) announced on March 12 that she would not run for re-election in 2022. Kirkpatrick was first elected to the U.S. House in 2008 before losing her bid for re-election in 2010. She was elected back to the U.S. House in 2012 and re-elected in 2014, but she made an unsuccessful run…
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Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) will not seek re-election in 2022
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) announced on March 8 that he would not run for re-election in 2022. First elected to the Senate in 2010, Blunt is the top Republican on the Committee on Rules and Administration and one of 20 members of Congress to sit on the Select Committee on Intelligence. He was last elected…