Democrat Raegan LaRochelle defeated James Orr in a special election to serve as the next Representative for Maine’s District 86.

The District 86 seat became vacant when Rep. Justin Fecteau resigned earlier this year to move out of state.

LaRochelle, a current Augusta City Council member, will serve the remainder of the term set to expire at the end of December 2022.

Democrat Cordell Cleare will serve as the next New York State Senator for District 30.

Cleare defeated challenger Oz Sultan handily in the special election and will serve the remainder of the term set to expire at the end of 2022.

The state Senate seat was left vacant after Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was tapped as Gov. Hochul’s lieutenant.

Yudelka Tapia ran unopposed in a special election to fill the District 86 Assembly seat left vacant when former Rep. Victor Pichardo resigned earlier this year.

Tapia will serve the remainder of the term ending in December 2022.

Michelle Wu, City Council member and attorney, will be the next mayor of Boston.

Wu defeated fellow councilmember Annissa Essaibi George by 28 percentage points.

She will be the first woman and the first person of color to serve as mayor.

Democrat Eric Adams defeated Curtis Silwa 66% to 28.8% in New York City’s mayoral race.

Adams is a retired New York Police Department captain who previously served as Brooklyn Borough President.

Adams will succeed current Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Jason Mariner has secured the Republican nomination for U.S. House in Flordia’s 20th District.

Mariner defeated Greg Musselwhite, who unsuccessfully challenged the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings for the seat in 2020.

Mariner’s opponent for the January special general election is still unknown with the crowded Democrat primary race being too close to call.

Justin Bibb, a nonprofit executive, will be the next mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.

Bibb defeated Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley by 26 percentage points to become the city’s second-youngest mayor.

In a very close race, Kelvin Butler defeats Gary Brumfield to win the special election for Mississippi Senate District 38.

Butler previously represented District 38 until he resigned in 2016 to run for Pike County Chancery Clerk.

Butler had also run for the seat in 2019.

However, he was defeated by Tammy Witherspoon, who resigned earlier this year leading to the vacancy which prompted this special election.

With no candidate securing a majority, the Mississippi Senate District 32 race is heading for a runoff election.

Rob Hickman and Dr. Minh Duong will face each other in the special runoff election scheduled for November 23.

In a close race which garnered national attention, Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin will be Virginia’s next governor after defeating Terry McAuliffe.

Youngkin becomes the first Republican to win a gubernatorial bid since 2009.

Connecticut Gov. Lamont announced a special election be held on December 14 for the 116th House District.

The seat became vacant when Rep. Michael DiMassa resigned following charges he stole federal COVID-19 relief funds.

The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of the two-year term set to expire in December 2022.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson set a February 8 special election date to replace Sen. Lance Eads of Springdale.

Eads resigned to take a lobbying job. Former state Rep. Jim Bob Duggar is the only announced candidate so far.

The governor’s proclamation also sets December 14 for party primaries.

A special runoff primary, if needed, is set for January 11.

Candidate filing begins at noon November 15 and ends at noon one week later.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has called a special session of the Legislature to begin November 8.

Lawmakers had announced a special session in September to begin November 8 but Burgum’s announcement means lawmakers will not be limited to the four days allotted under the constitution when the Legislature calls itself into session.

House Majority Leader Chet Pollert said they will determine whether a veto session will be necessary during the special session.

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The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned the third special session on October 30.

Lawmakers passed several bills limiting COVID-19 restrictions and mandates.

In addition to these measures, lawmakers also introduced and passed Senate Bill 9009 making school board elections partisan elections.

All of these bills now await action by Gov. Bill Lee.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has set the dates for the November Florida Legislature’s special session concerning COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Lawmakers will convene the special session on November 15 and can adjourn no later than November 19.