Tag: Special Elections
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A breakdown of state legislative special elections from 2010 to 2019
A total of 723 state legislative special elections took place from 2010 to 2019 in 31 states. The following states held the most special elections during that time period: Georgia: 63 Pennsylvania: 43 New York: 42 Louisiana: 40 Massachusetts: 40 Connecticut: 37 Mississippi: 36 Virginia: 34 Texas: 32 California: 31 South Carolina: 31 The largest…
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Mfume (D) defeats Klacik (R) in special general election for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District
Kweisi Mfume (D) defeated Kimberly Klacik (R) in the special general election for Mayland’s 7th Congressional District. He will fill the vacancy left by Elijah Cummings (D), who died in October 2019. As of Wednesday morning, Mfume led with 72.5% of the vote to Klacik’s 26.5%. Mfume cannot be sworn into office until after results…
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Special election for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District to be held April 28
The special general election for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District is on April 28, 2020. The election will be conducted primarily via mail. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Maryland Board of Elections sent mail-in ballots to all eligible active voters. Three polling places will be open on April 28 for those who cannot vote by…
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President Trump endorses state Sen. Tom Tiffany in WI-07 special election
President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Wisconsin state Sen. Tom Tiffany (R) ahead of the May 12 special election for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. Tiffany and Tricia Zunker (D) are running to fill the vacancy left by former Rep. Sean Duffy (R), who left office in September 2019 in anticipation of the birth of a child…
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Candidate filing period closes for Georgia State Senate special election
On April 13, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that a special election for District 4 of the Georgia State Senate will take place on June 9. A runoff, if necessary, will be held on August 11. Candidates wishing to run in the election had until April 15 to file for election. Scott Bohlke…
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Fourth special election to the 116th Congress to be held April 28
The fourth special election to the 116th U.S. Congress will take place on Tuesday, April 28, in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. Kim Klacik (R) and Kweisi Mfume (D) are running in the election. The special election will fill the vacancy left by the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) in Oct. 2019. Due to the…
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Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 14 (April 15, 2020)
This week: Chamber of Commerce to support Caruso-Cabrera against Ocasio-Cortez, Plame releases ads highlighting CIA background in NM-03, and Tennessee Democratic Party removes incumbent representative from the ballot. On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. “There have been a number…
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Georgia State Senate District 4 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 4 seat in the Georgia State Senate on June 9, 2020. There is no primary, the general runoff is on August 11 if needed, and the filing deadline is on April 15.