Tag: State leg
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New York voters to decide redistricting-related constitutional amendment at the 2021 general election
Voters in New York will decide at least one constitutional amendment at the election on November 2, 2021. On January 20, 2021, the State Assembly approved an amendment that would make changes to the redistricting process in New York, including for the redistricting cycle based on the 2020 U.S. Census. The state Senate approved the…
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 59 special election set for May 18, 2021
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 59 seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for May 18, 2021. The seat became vacant when Mike Reese (R) died from a brain aneurysm on Jan. 2. There is no primary, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: 30 state legislative races decided by < 100 votes in 2020
30 state legislative races were decided by fewer than 100 votes in 2020 The saying goes, “every vote counts.” For these races, fewer than 100 votes decided the winner. Out of the 5,875 total state legislative elections in 2020, 30 (0.5%) races were decided by fewer than 100 votes. Twenty-nine of the races were for…
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Ben Robbins wins Alabama House District 33 special election
Ben Robbins (R) won the special general election for the District 33 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives on January 19, 2021. Robbins defeated Fred Crum, who was nominated by the Alabama Democratic Party to run in the special general election after Democratic primary winner Terra Foster withdrew from the race. Unofficial results from…
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Connecticut State Senate District 27 special election set for March 2, 2021
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 27 seat in the Connecticut state Senate for March 2, 2021. The seat became vacant when Carlo Leone (D) resigned on Jan. 5 to work for the state Department of Transportation. There is no primary, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Weber County Democrats recommend Rosemary Lesser for Utah House
On Jan. 16, the Weber County Democrats recommended Rosemary Lesser (D) to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 10. LaWanna Shurtliff (D) formerly held the seat until her death on Dec. 30, 2020. Gov. Spencer Cox (R) approved the nomination, and Lesser was sworn in on Jan. 19. She will complete Shurtliff’s term,…
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Manar resigns from Illinois state Senate
On Jan. 17, Illinois state Sen. Andy Manar (D) resigned to become a senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D). He will provide counsel on the state’s economy and plans for the COVID-19 recovery. In Illinois, vacancies in the state Senate are filled within 30 days by appointment by the political party that last held…
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30 state legislative races were decided by fewer than 100 votes in 2020
Thirty (0.5%) of the 5,875 state legislative races in 2020 were decided by fewer than 100 votes. Twenty-nine of the 30 races were in state houses, and one was in a state senate. Partisan control changed in 15 (50%) of the 30 races. Thirteen of the partisan changes (43.3% of the 30 races) were Republican…
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Filing deadline for two Alabama state legislative special elections is Jan. 26
Candidates interested in running in two state legislative special elections in Alabama have until January 26, 2021, to file. The primaries are scheduled for March 30, and the special elections will be held on July 13. The filing deadline for minor party and independent candidates is March 30. The winners of the special elections will…
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Decade-low 227 state legislative incumbents defeated on Nov. 3
In the November 2020 general election, 227 state legislative incumbents were defeated, the lowest number in any even-numbered year in the past decade. By party, those defeated incumbents include 165 Democrats, 52 Republicans, and 10 independents and members of a third party. The 227 incumbents defeated marked a 29.5% decrease from the 322 defeated in…