Tag: Special Elections

  • Bousselot (R) defeats Phillips (D) in Iowa state House special election

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    A special general election was held for Iowa House of Representatives District 37 on Sept. 14. Mike Bousselot (R) defeated Andrea Phillips (D), earning 51.6% of the vote to Phillips’ 48.4%. There was no primary election, as the candidates were selected directly by their respective political parties. The special election became necessary after John Landon…

  • Five candidates file for Georgia House special election

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    Five candidates have filed to run in the Nov. 2 special election for District 165 in the Georgia House of Representatives. Edna Jackson (D), Sabrina Kent (D), Antwan Lang (D), Clinton Young (D), and Clinton Cowart (L) filed before the Sept. 10 filing deadline. The winner of the special election will serve until January 2023.…

  • Special election to be held in Iowa state House district on Sept. 14

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    A special election is being held on Sept. 14 to fill a vacant seat in District 37 in the Iowa House of Representatives. Andrea Phillips (D) and Mike Bousselot (R) are running in the special election. Both candidates were selected to run in the special election by their respective political parties in conventions. The winner…

  • Special election to be held in Tennessee House district

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    A special election is being held on Sept. 14 for District 29 of the Tennessee House of Representatives. DeAngelo Jelks (D) and Greg Vital (R) are running in the general election. The winner of the special election will serve until November 2022. The seat became vacant after the death of Mike Carter (R) on May…

  • Texas House of Representatives District 10 special election heads to runoff

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    A special general election was held for the Texas House of Representatives District 10 on Aug. 31. Brian E. Harrison (R) and John Wray (R) advanced to a general runoff election and defeated six other candidates. The candidate with the third-most votes was Pierina Otiniano (D). A runoff date had not been announced as of…

  • Special elections to be held in two New Hampshire House districts

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    A special primary election is being held on Sept. 7 in the Cheshire 9 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. A special general election is also being held to fill a vacant seat in the Hillsborough 7 District in the state House. The winners of the special elections will serve until December 2022.…

  • Filing deadline approaches for Mississippi state legislative special elections

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    Candidates interested in running in special elections for Mississippi state Senate Districts 32 and 38 have until Sept. 13 to file. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 2. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote in the general elections, runoffs will be held on Nov. 23. In District 32, the special election…

  • Special election to be held in Alabama House district

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    A special election is being held on Sept. 7 for District 78 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Kenyatté Hassell (D) and Loretta Grant (R) are running in the general election. The special election was called after Kirk Hatcher (D) was elected to the Alabama State Senate in a special election on March 2. Hatcher…

  • Special election for Rhode Island Senate District 3 to be held Nov. 2

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    A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 3 seat in the Rhode Island State Senate on Nov. 2, 2021. The primary is on Oct. 5, and the filing deadline is on Aug. 27.

  • Special election for California Assembly District 18 to be held Aug. 31

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    A special election is being held on Aug. 31 for District 18 in the California State Assembly. Mia Bonta (D) and Janani Ramachandran (D) are running in the election. Bonta and Ramachandran advanced from the June 29 primary election after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote. The winner of the special election…