Tag: elections
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State supreme court justices in retention elections have a 98% win rate since 2008
In retention elections, voters are asked whether an incumbent should remain in office for another term. The incumbent does not face an opponent and is removed from the position if a majority vote against retention. State supreme court justices facing retention elections experienced better chances of being re-elected than their incumbent counterparts in other kinds…
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Voters to decide congressional primaries in Maine, and primary runoffs in Alabama, Texas
The statewide primary election for Maine is on July 14, 2020. The filing deadline passed on March 16. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: 1 member of the U.S. Senate 2 members of the U.S. House of Representatives 35 state Senate seats 151 state House seats Candidates are competing to advance to…
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Candidate filing period for congressional races to end in Delaware
The statewide filing deadline to run for elected office in Delaware is on July 14, 2020. Prospective candidates may file for the following congressional offices: U.S. Senate: The Class II Senate seat held by Chris Coons (D) is up for election. U.S. House: Delaware’s one at-large congressional district seat is also up for election. Lisa…
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Sessions, Tuberville face off in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff
Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville are running in the Republican primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Alabama on July 14. Sessions held the Senate seat for 20 years before President Donald Trump (R) appointed him as U.S. attorney general in 2017. Sessions says he committed to the Trump agenda as a U.S. senator and…
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New Jersey holds primary July 7, election results pending
The statewide primary for New Jersey was held on July 7, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3. The primary was originally scheduled for June 2, but was postponed due to concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mail-in voting was also expanded due to Covid-19. All registered, active Democratic and…
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McGrath wins Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky
Amy McGrath won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky and will face Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) in the Nov. 3 general election. With 99% of precincts reporting, McGrath had 45% of the vote to state Rep. Charles Booker’s 43%. Eight other candidates were on the ballot. The race was called Tuesday,…
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Owens wins four-way primary in Utah’s 4th Congressional District
Nonprofit owner and former professional football player Burgess Owens (R) defeated three other candidates in the Republican primary for Utah’s 4th Congressional District on June 30, 2020. As of 10:15 a.m. Mountain Time on July 1, Owens had received 44 percent of the vote followed by state Rep. Kim Coleman (R-42) and radio personality Jay…
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Voters approve Colorado sheriff recall
A recall election seeking to remove Lance FitzGerald from his position as Ouray County Sheriff in Colorado was approved by voters with 92.8% of the vote on June 30, 2020, according to unofficial election night results. Justin Perry (unaffiliated) defeated Ted Wolfe (R) in the election to replace FitzGerald. The election was conducted by mail-in…
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Neese and Bice advance to Republican primary runoff in Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District
Businesswoman Terry Neese and state Sen. Stephanie Bice were the top two finishers in the Republican primary for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District. As of 10:30 p.m. Central Time on June 30, Neese was first with 37% of the vote and Bice was second with 25%. Because neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote,…
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Boebert wins Republican primary in CO-03, Tipton is fifth House incumbent to lose renomination this cycle
Lauren Boebert defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R) in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. As of 9:15 p.m. Mountain Time on June 30, Boebert had received 54% of the vote to Tipton’s 46% with 85% of precincts reporting. Tipton is the fifth member of the U.S. House to lose renomination this…