Tag: State leg
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Voters decide state executive, legislative primaries in five states June 9
Five states held statewide primaries on June 9: Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, and West Virginia. There were 684 seats on the ballot, including 23 state executive seats, 152 state senate seats, 493 state house seats, 14 state court seats, and two special state legislative seats. The following information was current as of June…
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Muscatel resigns from New Hampshire House of Representatives
Rep. Garrett Muscatel (D) resigned from his seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives on June 9, according to House Speaker Stephen Shurtleff (D). Muscatel, who was one of four legislators representing District Grafton 12, was first elected to the chamber in 2018. WMUR reported that the New Hampshire Republican Party argued that Muscatel…
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7,961 major party candidates have filed for 2020 state legislative elections
Every week, we compile the latest numbers on state legislative candidates across the country. As of June 9, 2020, we’ve collected post-filing deadline data in 30 states. In 2020, 3,697 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those states, compared to 3,670 in 2018. 7,961 major party candidates—3,831 Democrats and 4,130 Republicans—have filed…
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Little appoints von Ehlinger to Idaho House of Representatives
Gov. Brad Little (R) appointed Aaron von Ehlinger (R) to represent District 6A in the Idaho House of Representatives on June 3. The seat became vacant when late Rep. Thyra Stevenson (R) died on May 11, 2020. Ehlinger will serve the remainder of Stevenson’s unexpired term ending on November 30, 2020. The appointment, which filled…
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May 2020 breakdown of state legislative party membership nationwide: 46.9% Democrats, 52.2% Republicans
Ballotpedia’s latest analysis of the partisan affiliation of all 7,383 state legislators across the United States shows 46.9% of all state legislators are Democrats and 52.2% are Republicans. The partisan composition of state legislators stayed consistent with April 2020. Every month, Ballotpedia analyzes the partisan composition of state legislatures. There are 7,383 state legislative offices…
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Louisiana Legislature sends five constitutional amendments to the 2020 ballot and a sports betting measures to the governor’s desk
The Louisiana State Legislature adjourned its 2020 regular session on June 1, 2020, and immediately started a special session to consider the state’s annual budget bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1. During the 2020 regular session, the state legislature referred five constitutional amendments to the 2020 ballot for voter approval or rejection: House…
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Filing period ends for state executive, legislative, judicial candidates in five states
The filing deadlines to run for state-level offices in Alaska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Hawaii, and Minnesota have passed. Alaska’s, Kansas’, and Wisconsin’s filing deadlines were on June 1. The filing deadlines in Hawaii and Minnesota were on June 2. In Alaska, prospective candidates filed for the following state offices: • State Senate (10 seats) • State…