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  • Dallas voters elect four new members to City Council in runoff elections

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    Dallas, Texas, voters elected four new members to the City Council in the June 5, 2021 city runoff elections. Elections for six of the 14 seats on the city council advanced to runoffs from the May 1 general election, including three with incumbents. One incumbent lost re-election. In District 14, Paul Ridley defeated incumbent David…

  • Virginia municipal primaries to be held June 8 

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    The municipal primary elections in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Richmond in Virginia are scheduled for June 8. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2.  The filing deadline to run for major party candidates passed on March 25. For minor party and independent candidates, the filing deadline is Aug.…

  • Special election to be held on June 8 in New Hampshire House district

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    A special election is being held on June 8 for the Merrimack 23 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Muriel Hall (D) and Christopher Lins (R) are running in the general election. The winner of this special election will serve until December 2022. The seat became vacant after Samantha Fox (D) resigned on…

  • Comparing 2020 presidential and senatorial vote share by party

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    Ballotpedia compared the performance of Joe Biden (D) and Donald Trump (R) in the 2020 presidential election to Democratic and Republican Senate candidates in each state. Thirty-five U.S. Senate elections were held in the general election. Biden outperformed Chris Janicek (D) in Nebraska, Sara Gideon (D) in Maine, and the cumulative vote total for Democratic Senate candidates…

  • Voters to decide municipal runoff elections on June 5 in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington, Texas

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    Nonpartisan runoff elections for Dallas City Council, Fort Worth Mayor, and Arlington Mayor in Texas will take place on June 5. The general elections took place on May 1. In Arlington, Michael Glaspie and Jim Ross advanced to the mayoral runoff from a field of seven candidates with 21.3% and 47.9% of the vote, respectively.…

  • Gaps between Democratic and Republican Party committee fundraising widen slightly, according to May FEC filings

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    Six major party committees raised a combined $272 million over the first four months of the 2022 election cycle. In April, the committees raised $66 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. Here’s a closer look at April’s fundraising numbers. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $12.2 million and spent $10.3…

  • Petitions rejected in recall effort against Montana mayor

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    Two recall petitions filed in Montana against Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey this month were rejected by the office of the Ravalli County Clerk over issues with how the petitions were filed. State statutes also limit new recall efforts from moving forward until petitioners reimburse expenses from an earlier recall election against the same official. Dewey…

  • Pennsylvania statewide election passed

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    The statewide primary for Pennsylvania was held on May 18. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2. Four state legislative special general elections were also on the ballot. Candidates ran in elections for the following offices:  Four state legislative special elections State Senate Districts 22 and 48 and state House…

  • Flynn wins special election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 22

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    Pennsylvania State Senate District 22 held a special general election on May 18. Martin Flynn (D) won the special election with 51.5% of the vote and defeated Chris Chermak (R), Marlene Sebastianelli (G), and Nathan Covington (L).  The filing deadline passed on March 29. The special election became necessary when John Blake (D) resigned to…

  • Special primary election to be held in Alabama state House district

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    A special Democratic primary will be held on May 25 for District 78 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A Democratic primary runoff, if necessary, will take place on June 22. The winner of the Democratic primary will face Loretta Grant (R) in the special general election on September 7. Terance Dawson, Kenyatté Hassell, Roderick…