Tag: State leg
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Special election primary being held in Washington Senate district
A special election primary is being held on August 4 for District 38 of the Washington State Senate. June Robinson (D), Kelly Fox (D), and Bernard Moody (R) are running in the special election. The top two candidates in the primary will compete in a general election on November 3. Candidates are running to serve…
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Doty resigns from Mississippi State Senate, special election set for replacement
Mississippi Sen. Sally Doty (R) resigned from the state legislature after Gov. Tate Reeves (R) appointed her to the executive director position of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff on July 15. The agency advises the three-member Mississippi Public Service Commission, which regulates telecommunications, electric, gas, water and sewer utilities in the state. Doty had represented District…
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South Carolina House of Representatives District 107 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 107 seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives on November 3, 2020. The primary is on August 18, the primary runoff if no candidate receives a majority of the vote is on September 1, and…
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Alabama House of Representatives District 33 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 33 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives on January 19, 2021. The primary is on October 6, the primary runoff if no candidate receives a majority of the vote is on November 3, and the…
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Texas Sen. Lucio wins Democratic primary runoff against Stapleton-Barrera
On July 14, incumbent Texas Sen. Eddie Lucio (D-27) defeated challenger Sara Stapleton-Barrera (D) in Senate District 27’s Democratic primary runoff. Lucio received 54 percent of the vote to Stapleton-Barrera’s 46 percent. The runoff in District 27 received media attention after Planned Parenthood Texas, which endorsed Stapleton-Barrera, created a website and other materials opposing Lucio.…
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Farmer-Butterfield appointed to Division of Employment Security, resigns from North Carolina House
After initial uncertainty about whether she would have to leave the state legislature, Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D) officially resigned from the North Carolina House of Representatives on July 16. Farmer-Butterfield had represented District 24 in the chamber since 2003 and served as majority whip from 2006 to 2010. On July 15, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) selected…
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South Carolina State Rep. Clemmons resigns from legislature
A little over a month after advancing from the Republican primary for his seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, Alan Clemmons resigned from the state legislature. Clemmons had represented District 107 in the chamber since 2002. He submitted his letter of resignation on July 17, effective at noon that day. Clemmons, who defeated…
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Filing deadline passes for state executive and legislative candidates in Delaware
On July 14, 2020, the candidate filing period ended to run for state executive and legislative offices in Delaware. Candidates filed for the following state executive offices: • Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Insurance Commissioner All three incumbents—Governor John Carney (D), Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long (D), and Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro (D)—filed for re-election. Candidates…
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Voters decide state legislative primaries in Maine, runoffs in Texas
The statewide primary for Maine and the primary runoff for Texas took place on July 14, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3. Texas’s statewide primary was held on March 3, 2020. If no candidate received a majority of the votes in the primary, the top two vote-getters advanced…