Tag: state houses
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Brett Geymann elected to Louisiana state House after special election is canceled
Candidates interested in running in a special election for the District 35 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives had until January 8, 2021, to file. Republican Brett Geymann was the only candidate to file by the deadline. Since only one candidate filed for the race, the February 6 primary and the March 20 general…
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New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 special election set for Apr. 13, 2021
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the Hillsborough 21 seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Apr. 13, 2021. The seat became vacant when state House speaker Dick Hinch died on Dec. 9 from complications caused by COVID-19. The primary is on Feb. 23, but it may serve as the general…
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Georgia House of Representatives District 90 special election set for Feb. 9, 2021
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 90 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives on Feb. 9, 2021. The seat became vacant after Pam Stephenson (D) resigned her seat on Sept. 4, 2020. A runoff will be held on March 9 if no candidate receives a majority of the vote, and the filing…
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 89 special election set for April 6, 2021
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 89 seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly on April 6, 2021. The seat became vacant on Dec. 2 after John Nygren (R) resigned to work in the private sector. The primary is on Feb. 16, and the filing deadline is on Jan. 8.
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 35 special election set for March 20, 2021
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 35 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives on March 20, 2021. The primary is on February 6, and the filing deadline is on January 8.
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New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch dies
Newly-sworn in New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch (R) died on Dec 9, at the age of 71. According to the Boston Globe, Hinch unexpectedly passed away from COVID-19. Hinch won re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 21 on Nov. 3. Republicans gained control of the state House, and Hinch…
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Republicans flip legislature and gain trifecta control in New Hampshire
Republicans are projected to flip control of New Hampshire’s state Senate and House to gain trifecta control of the state. A state government trifecta occurs when one political party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house in a state’s government. Heading into the election, New Hampshire had been under a…
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Wyoming Rep. Edwards dies one day before the general election
Wyoming lawmaker Roy Edwards (R), who represented House District 53, passed away on Nov. 2, 2020—one day before the general election—of an unspecified illness. According to the Gillette News Record, Edwards was admitted to the hospital last week with the unspecified condition. He was 66-years-old. Edwards didn’t face any challengers in his re-election bid and…
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Previewing Arizona House of Representatives elections
All 60 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives are up for election in 2020. Republicans lost seats but maintained their majority in the 2018 elections for the Arizona House of Representatives, winning 31 seats to Democrats’ 29. Arizona state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Thirty multi-member…
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September 2020 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 52.0% Republicans, 46.8% Democrats
According to Ballotpedia’s September partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators across the United States, 52.01% of all state legislators are Republicans and 46.77% are Democrats. Ballotpedia tallies the partisan balance of state legislatures at the end of every month. This refers to which political party holds the majority of seats in each chamber. Republicans…