Tag: elections to watch

  • Candidate filing deadline to pass on July 26 in Hialeah, Fla.

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    Candidates interested in running for mayor and three city council seats in Hialeah, Fla., have until July 26 to file. The primary election will be held on Nov. 2. If no candidate earns a majority of the vote in the primary election, the top two vote-getters will advance to a general election. The general election,…

  • Dane County holds special election July 13

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    The special election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 19 in Wisconsin is on July 13, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 15, but it was not needed. The filing deadline to run passed on May 21. Two candidates, Kristen Morris and Timothy Rockwell, are on the ballot. The special election became necessary when…

  • Louisiana House of Representatives District 102 special election set for Nov. 13

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    Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 102 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Nov. 13. The seat became vacant after former incumbent Gary Carter Jr. (D) was elected to the state Senate on June 12. The primary is on Oct. 9, and the filing deadline is on July 16.

  • Preview: Upcoming special congressional elections

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    Three special elections for the U.S. House will take place within the next month: a runoff election for Texas’ 6th Congressional District on July 27 and primaries in Ohio’s 11th and 15th congressional districts on Aug. 3. Texas’ 6th The July 27 runoff in Texas features Republicans Jake Ellzey and Susan Wright. The two advanced…

  • Two Georgia House special runoffs set for July 13

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    The special general runoff elections for Georgia House of Representatives Districts 34 and 156 are scheduled for July 13, 2021.  In District 34, Devan Seabaugh (R) is facing Priscilla Smith (D) in the runoff. In the June 15 general election, Seabaugh and Smith advanced from a field of five candidates and earned 47.1% and 24.6%…

  • Connecticut State Senate District 36 special election set for Aug. 17

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    Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 36 seat in the Connecticut State Senate for Aug. 17, 2021. The seat became vacant after Alex Kasser (D) resigned on June 22. There is no primary, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.

  • Special elections to be held on July 13 in two Alabama state legislative districts

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    Special elections are scheduled for July 13 for District 14 of the Alabama State Senate and District 73 of the Alabama House of Representatives. The winners of the special elections will serve until Nov. 7, 2022. In Senate District 14, Virginia Applebaum (D) and April Weaver (R) are running in the special election. The seat…

  • Filing deadline to run for elected office is July 10 in Birmingham, Alabama

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    The filing deadline to run for elected office in Birmingham, Alabama, is on July 10, 2021. Prospective candidates may file for the following nonpartisan offices: • Mayor • All nine seats on the city council • Nine of the 10 seats on the Birmingham City Schools school board The general election is scheduled for August…

  • Eleven candidates running in Republican special primary for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District

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    Eleven candidates are running in the Republican primary to represent Ohio’s 15th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives on August 3, 2021. The special general election, which will be held November 2, 2021, was called after Steve Stivers (R) resigned his seat in the House to become the President and CEO of the…

  • Special election to be held July 13 in Wisconsin Assembly district

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    A special election is being held on July 13 for District 37 of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Pete Adams (D), William Penterman (R), and Stephen Ratzlaff Jr. (I) are running in the general election. Penterman advanced past the June 15 Republican primary in a field of eight candidates. Adams was unopposed in the Democratic primary.…