Tag: Special Elections
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Recall election scheduled for clerk of the Superior Court of Graham County in Arizona
Cindy Woodman, clerk of the Superior Court of Graham County in Arizona, will be on the ballot in a recall election on May 19, 2020. The recall effort against Woodman started in September 2019. Recall organizers cited high turnover, lack of institutional knowledge, and a court ruling that found Woodman was derelict in her duties…
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Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 5 (February 12, 2020)
This week: U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs Cuellar in TX-28, Chicago mayor endorses Newman in IL-03, and Working Families Party releases endorsements in NY legislative races. On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. “Even as the Iowa Democratic Party was…
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New York state legislative special elections scheduled for Apr. 28
Four new state legislative special elections have been added to our list. The special elections are for the District 50 seat in the New York State Senate and the District 12, 31, and 136 seats in the New York State Assembly on April 28, 2020. There are no primaries, and the filing deadlines are on…
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Georgia Senate District 13 special election headed to a runoff
A special general election was held on February 4, 2020, to fill the Georgia Senate District 13 seat left vacant by former Senator Greg Kirk (R). The special election was called after Senator Kirk passed away on December 22, 2019. He had represented District 13 since 2015. Three candidates appeared on the ballot in the…
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Lipper-Garabedian wins Democratic primary for a Massachusetts state House seat
A special primary election was held on February 4 to fill a vacant seat in the 32nd Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Melrose city councilor Kate Lipper-Garabedian defeated Ann McGonigle Santos and Mathew Helman in the Democratic primary. According to the Melrose Patch, Republican write-in candidate Brandon Reid has received enough votes…
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Paul Novotny (R) wins special general election to represent District 30A in the Minnesota House of Representatives
A special general election was held for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30A on February 4, 2020. Paul Novotny (R) won the election with 1,983 votes, defeating Chad Hobot (D) who won 1,141 votes. The special primary election was held on January 14, 2020. The filing deadline passed on December 10, 2019. The special election…
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Sydney Jordan (D) wins special general election to represent District 60A in the Minnesota House of Representatives
A special general election was held for Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A on February 4, 2020. Sydney Jordan (D) won the election with 1,879 votes, defeating Marty Super (Legal Marijuana Now Party) who won 247 votes. The special primary election was held on January 21, 2020. The filing deadline passed on December 10, 2019.…
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Mfume (D) and Klacik (R) advance to special general election in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District
Kweisi Mfume (D) and Kim Klacik (R) advanced from their parties’ primaries to the special general election for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District on April 28, 2020. The winner of that election will serve the remainder of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings’ term in the 116th Congress. On the Democratic side, Mfume won 43% of the…