Gov. Kay Ivey has scheduled a special election for House District 4. The vacancy is a result of former state Rep. Mick Hammon’s mail fraud conviction.

A special primary election will be held on December 12, 2017, and the special general election will be held on February 27, 2018, provided a runoff is not required.

If a runoff is required, the special primary election will be held on February 27, 2018, and the special general election will be held on May 15, 2018.

A special election for House District 4 will be held on November 7, 2017. Rep. Bruce Broadrick resigned the Dalton area seat last week citing health concerns.

Election officials noted the quick turnaround was intended to save taxpayers money, with several other House and Senate special elections already scheduled for the same day.

A runoff, if necessary, will take place on December 5.

House Speaker Mike Turzai announced a special election will be held for House District 133 on December 5, 2017.

Rep. Dan McNeill, who was in his third term, passed away on September 8, creating the vacancy.

Each political party will designate their respective candidate to appear on the ballot.

District 133 includes parts of Allentown and Bethlehem, as well as several townships.

Gov. Paul LePage called a special election for House District 56.

The seat’s holder, Rep. Gina Mason, passed away unexpectedly on September 5, 2017.

The special election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

On September 17, Elections Canada announced two by-elections for the House of Commons will be held on October 23.

The by-elections will be held for the electoral districts of Sturgeon River–Parkland in Alberta and the Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec. Advance voting will run from the 13th to the 16th of October.

MP Rona Ambrose of Sturgeon River-Parkland resigned from politics in July.

MP Denis Lebel of Lac-Saint-Jean announced his retirement in June.

Gov. Mary Fallin has called a special election to fill a vacant seat in Oklahoma Senate District 27.

Bryce Marlatt resigned his seat on Tuesday after being charged with a felony count of sexual battery for grabbing an Uber driver’s head and kissing her neck while she was driving him to a bar.

A special primary will be held December 12, with a special general to follow on February 13, 2018.

Gov. Bill Haslam recently issued a writ of election to fill a vacancy in Tennessee Senate District 17.

Mae Beavers recently resigned from the seat to dedicate her time to running for governor.

A special primary will be held November 7. The special general will be held on December 19.

State Rep. Gina Mason passed away unexpectedly on September 5, 2017.

Mason, mother of Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason, was serving her first term as the representative for District 56.

Gov. Paul LePage may call a special election if the municipal officers of any municipality affected by the vacancy inform LePage there is a need to fill the vacancy before the next general election.

The next general election is scheduled for November 7, 2017.

Gov. Rick Scott has announced a special election to fill an opening in the House of Representatives.

Rep. Alexandra Miller resigned her House District 72 seat to focus on her family and business.

A special primary will be held on December 5, 2017, with the special election to follow on February 13, 2018.

Miller, who was elected this past November, submitted her resignation on August 24.

Several special elections have been called in Georgia to fill vacancies in the state legislature. The openings are in the following districts: House Districts 42, 89, and 119; and Senate Districts 6 and 39.

The general elections will take place on November 7, 2017. A special election, already set last month, for House District 117 will take place on the same day.

Reps. Stacey Evans (House District 42), Stacey Abrams (House District 89), and Sen. Hunter Hill (Senate District 6) resigned their seats to focus on their gubernatorial campaigns.

Rep. Chuck Williams resigned his House District 119 seat to become the director of the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Sen. Vincent Fort resigned from his Senate District 39 seat to run for mayor of Atlanta.

Special runoff elections, if necessary, will be held on December 5.

Indiana State Sen. Luke Kenley is retiring effective September 30. He represented Senate District 20 for 25 years, and was re-elected in November 2016.

On September 6, a Republican caucus selected Victoria Spartz, current chief financial officer of the Attorney General’s Office, to replace Kenley and serve the remaining three years of his term.

Senate District 20 covers portions of Grant, Hamilton, Madison, and Tipton counties.

A special election will take place on November 7, 2017, to fill a vacancy in the Georgia House of Representatives.

Regina Quick resigned from the House District 117 seat to become a superior court judge. If necessary, a runoff election will take place on December 5.

District 117 includes parts of Jackson, Clarke, Barrow, and Oconee counties.

A countywide special election will take place on August 29, 2017, to fill a vacant at-large school board seat.

School board member Jeanette Hough resigned the seat in May. The winner will serve the remainder of Hough’s term, ending December 31, 2019.

School board members are non-partisan officeholders; however, Democrats and Republicans issue endorsements to make their preferences known.

Appointed U.S. Senator Luther Strange and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore will be going head-to-head on September 26 because neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round of the Republican primary election.

President Trump and establishment Republicans have lined up behind Strange, but Moore has wide appeal among religious conservatives across the Yellowhammer State.

The winner of the runoff election will face Democrat Doug Jones, a former U.S. Attorney who coasted to victory in the first round, on December 12.