Tag: elections
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Keith Barnett and Matthew De La Montanya are running in the nonpartisan special election for District 5 of the Plumas Unified School District, California on November 4, 2025
Keith Barnett and Matthew De La Montanya are running in the nonpartisan special election for District 5 of the Plumas Unified School District, California, on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Leslie Edlund resigned from the board on April 2. As a result, the board decided to pick a successor to serve the remainder of Edlund’s term,…
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Matt Van Epps defeated 10 other candidates in the special Republican primary for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District
Matt Van Epps defeated 10 other candidates to win the Republican special primary election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District on October 7, 2025. He received 51.6% of the vote to second-place finisher Jody Barrett’s 25.3% and third-place finisher Gino Bulso’s 10.9%. The general election will be held on December 2, 2025. The special election will…
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Seven candidates are running in the general election for Albuquerque mayor
Seven candidates are running in the general election for mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 4, 2025. If no candidate receives a majority, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on December 9, 2025. The mayor serves a four-year term, and there are no term limits. Incumbent Tim Keller and challengers Mayling…
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Eleven candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for mayor of New Orleans on Oct. 11
Eleven candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for mayor of New Orleans on Oct. 11. Royce Duplessis(D), Helena Moreno (D), and Oliver Thomas (D) lead in media attention. Incumbent Mayor LaToya Cantrell (D), who was first elected in 2017, is term-limited. According to NOLA.com’s Sophie Kasakove and James Finn, since New Orleans is a predominately Democratic city in a state with a Republican trifecta, the three leading candidates…
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Two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission are up for the first time since 2022
Georgia is holding a special election for two of five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on November 4, 2025. The primary was held on June 17, 2025, and a primary runoff was held on July 15, 2025. A general runoff (if necessary) will be held on December 2, 2025. The Georgia Public Service…
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Rep. Tom Tiffany becomes the ninth Republican U.S. House member to announce a gubernatorial bid for 2026
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) announced on Sept. 23, 2025, that he will run for governor of Wisconsin in 2026 rather than another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Incumbent Gov. Tony Evers (D) is not running for re-election. As of Sept. 23, 2025, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and…
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Rep. Michael McCaul becomes the 27th U.S. House member who is not seeking re-election in 2026
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced on Sept. 14, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. On his retirement, McCaul said, “It’s been an honor to serve for over two decades in the Congress […] I’m looking now for a new challenge. I’m going to serve the remainder…
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Nationwide mail ballot rejection rate was 1.2% in 2024, higher than 2016 and 2020
On June 30, the Election Assistance Commission released the results of the 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey. According to a press release, the report “covers topics such as voter participation, voter registration, voter list maintenance, and election technology, as well as early and Election Day polling place operations for the general election.” Ballotpedia has…
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Seven new candidates declare in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked seven new state-level candidates in Texas between Nov. 27-Dec. 3. This was two more candidates than the prior week. Four of those candidates are Democrats and three are Republicans. The seven candidates are running for the state legislature in 2024. Details on five of these candidates are below: Since the beginning of the…
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Two new candidates declare in North Carolina
Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in North Carolina between Nov. 27-Dec.3. This was two more candidates than the prior week. Both of the candidates are Republicans and are running for the state legislature in 2024. Details on these candidates are below: Since the beginning of the year, Ballotpedia has identified 57 candidates for state-level…