Tag: State leg
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Special election to be held for Texas State Senate District 14
A special election is being held on July 14 for District 14 of the Texas State Senate. Sarah Eckhardt (D), Eddie Rodriguez (D), Waller Thomas Burns II (R), Donald Zimmerman (R), Pat Dixon (L), and Jeff Ridgeway (I) are running in the special election. The seat became vacant after the resignation of Kirk Watson (D)…
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Loucks resigns from Wyoming House of Representatives
Carl “Bunky” Loucks (R) resigned from the Wyoming House of Representatives on July 6, citing a need to focus on his small business due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is not running for re-election this year. Loucks was first elected to represent District 59 in the chamber in 2010. Three Republican…
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Douglass-Boone appointed to Thompson’s Nevada State Assembly seat
Clark County commissioners in Nevada appointed Kasina Douglass-Boone (D), a social worker for Clark County Schools, on July 7 to represent District 17 in the Nevada State Assembly. The seat has been vacant since the late Representative Tyrone Thompson (D) died on May 4, 2019. Douglass-Boone is not running for the District 17 state House…
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11,715 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
On November 3, 2020, 5,875 state legislative seats are up for regular election across 86 chambers in 44 states. This includes 1,164 state senate seats and 4,711 state house seats. As of July 9, we’ve collected post-filing deadline data in 41 states. In 2020, 5,524 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those…
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Candidate filing for state executive and legislative offices to end in Delaware
The filing deadline to run for state executive and legislative offices will pass in Delaware on July 14. The primary is scheduled for September 15, 2020, and the general election will be held on November 3, 2020. In Delaware, prospective candidates may file for the following state offices: Governor Lieutenant Governor Insurance Commissioner State Senate…
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Voters to decide congressional primaries in Maine, and primary runoffs in Alabama, Texas
The statewide primary election for Maine is on July 14, 2020. The filing deadline passed on March 16. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: 1 member of the U.S. Senate 2 members of the U.S. House of Representatives 35 state Senate seats 151 state House seats Candidates are competing to advance to…
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Illinois House deputy majority leader resigns
Arthur Turner II (D), formerly the Deputy Majority Leader in the Illinois House of Representatives, resigned on July 3. He had represented the 9th District in the chamber since 2011. Turner’s father, Arthur Turner, previously held the seat from 1981 until his son took office. Turner did not file for re-election this year. Lakesia Collins…