Tag: elections
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Runoff election in Mississippi House district to be held Nov. 24
A special general runoff election will be held on November 24 for District 87 in the Mississippi House of Representatives. The special general election took place on November 3, with the top two candidates advancing to the runoff. Candidates in Mississippi state legislative special elections run without party labels on the ballot. Matthew Conoly and…
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Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder wins re-election
Incumbent Larry Householder (R) defeated four write-in candidates—Marci McCaulay (D), Jay Conrad (R), Robert Leist (L), and Kaitlyn Clark (I)—in the general election for Ohio’s House of Representatives District 72. Householder ran unopposed in the April 28 Republican primary. On July 21, 2020, after the filing deadline for additional candidates to appear on the ballot,…
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Three states split presidential and gubernatorial vote
Three states voted for presidential and gubernatorial candidates of different parties this year, while at least two voted for presidential candidates of a different party than the state’s trifecta status. A state government trifecta occurs when one party holds a state’s governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. Heading into the 2020…
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Partisan control of U.S. Senate will come down to Georgia
Two of the 35 Senate races held in 2020 remain uncalled: the regular and special Senate elections in Georgia. Republicans have secured 50 seats in the next Senate, and Democrats have secured 48 (including two seats held by independents who caucus with Democrats). Control of the Senate will come down to Georgia. Democrats would need…
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Analyzing margins of victory in the 206 Pivot Counties nationwide
Voters in 206 Pivot Counties across the country backed Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and Donald Trump (R) in 2016. How did these counties vote in 2020? We have split the Pivot Counties into two categories based on the unofficial results: Retained Pivot Counties, which voted for Trump again in 2020, and Carousel…
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Abigail Spanberger (D) wins re-election in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) defeated challenger Nick Freitas (R) in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Spanberger was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, defeating incumbent Rep. Dave Brat (R) 50% to 48%. Preliminary results indicate Spanberger won re-election by a similar 51% to 49% margin. The 7th District was one of…
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Ballotpedia’s Help Desk: Election results progress
Ballotpedia’s 2020 Election Help Desk Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Election Help Desk Newsletter. We’re following results for 9,756 elections held on Nov. 3. This morning, we cover: Progress made toward calling elections and resolving recounts and lawsuits The latest on the presidential race Noteworthy lawsuits Upcoming absentee/mail-in ballot receipt deadlines Was this email forwarded to you?…
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Revisiting the two presidential election recounts in 2016
Following the 2016 presidential election, two states—Wisconsin and Nevada—conducted recounts after receiving requests from candidates. Neither recount changed the election outcome. Below is a brief look at those recounts, who requested them, and what effect they had on vote totals Wisconsin Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested a full recount in Wisconsin on Nov. 25,…
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Nehls defeats Kulkarni, LeBlanc in Texas’ 22nd Congressional District
Troy Nehls (R) defeated Sri Preston Kulkarni (D) and Joseph LeBlanc (L) in the general election for Texas’ 22nd Congressional District on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Rep. Pete Olson (R) did not run for re-election. This was the second time Kulkarni ran as the Democratic nominee in Texas’ 22nd. In 2018, Olson was re-elected with…
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Thissen wins re-election to Minnesota Supreme Court
Incumbent Paul Thissen defeated challenger Michelle L. MacDonald for a six-year term on the Minnesota Supreme Court. One of the seven seats on the Minnesota Supreme Court was up for nonpartisan election this year. Thissen, a former Democratic speaker of the state House, is one of five justices currently on the court to have been…