Tag: New special election
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Special election primary to be held June 12 in Louisiana Senate district
A special election primary is being held on June 12 for District 7 of the Louisiana State Senate. Joanna Cappiello-Leopold (D), Gary Carter Jr. (D), Mack Cormier (D), and Patricia McCarty (R) are running in the primary. Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win…
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Special election to be held on June 8 in New Hampshire House district
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…
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Special primary election to be held in Alabama state House district
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…
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Tennessee Representative Mike Carter dies
Tennessee state Representative Mike Carter (R) died from pancreatic cancer on May 15, 2021. Carter first won election to the 29th District on Nov. 6, 2012. He was subsequently re-elected four times, most recently in 2020. Governor Bill Lee (R) said in a post on Twitter, “I will miss Mike Carter who was a leader,…
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Georgia House of Representatives District 34, District 156 special elections set for June 15
Election officials have scheduled special elections for the District 34 and District 156 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives for June 15, 2021. The District 34 seat became vacant after Bert Reeves (R) resigned on April 30 to become Georgia Institute of Technology’s vice president of university relations. The District 156 seat became vacant…
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California State Assembly District 18 special election set for Aug. 31
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 18 seat in the California State Assembly on Aug. 31, 2021. The seat became vacant after Rob Bonta (D) assumed office as California’s attorney general on April 23. The primary is on June 29, and the filing deadline is on May 6.
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Louisiana State Senate District 7 special election set for July 10
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 7 seat in the Louisiana State Senate for July 10, 2021. The seat became vacant after Troy Carter (D) was elected to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District on April 24. The primary is on June 12, and the filing deadline is…
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 37 special election set for July 13
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 37 seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly for July 13, 2021. The seat became vacant after John Jagler (R) was elected to the Wisconsin state Senate on April 6. The primary is on June 15, and the filing deadline is on May 18.
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Louisiana voters to decide special elections for appeals, BESE, state leg races
Louisiana is holding special general elections on April 24. The general elections became necessary after no candidates received a majority of the votes in the primary election on March 20. Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than…
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Rep. Steve Stivers will resign from the House of Representatives on May 16
Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) announced on April 19 that he would resign from the House of Representatives to become President and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Stivers represents Ohio’s 15th Congressional District and said his resignation would be effective as of May 16. In a tweet announcing his resignation, Stivers said, “For the…