Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has called a special election to fill the vacant House District 25 seat.

The special election will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.

At present, there are two Republican candidates and no Democrats.

A precept for a special election for Executive Councilor from Executive Council District No. 1 was approved on November 18 by New Hampshire Governor Margaret Hassan.

The primary election will be held on January 21, 2014 followed by a special general election on March 11, 2014.

A special election is expected to be announced soon for House District 11. Rep. Onzlee Ware just won reelection to his sixth term in the seat, but plans to resign to care for his ill mother.

The election could come before the start of the legislative session, but 45 days must elapse between the governor’s announcement of the election and the election date. No announcement of an election date has yet been made.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced dates for a special election to fill the vacant seat of the late U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young. The primary election for Congressional District 13 will be held January 14, 2014, with a general election to follow on March 11.

The race is expected to be competitive, with some analysts predicting it could foreshadow the outcome of the 2014 midterm elections.

A precept for a special election for New Hampshire State Representative in Strafford County District 6 (Durham and Madbury) was approved on October 16 by Governor Margaret Hassan and the Executive Council. The primary election will be held on December 17 followed by a special general election on February 4, 2014.

Gov. Scott Walker has called a special election to fill a vacancy in the 82nd Assembly District.

The election will be held December 17, 2013.

If more than one candidate files for the seat, a primary election will be held November 19, 2013, the same day as special general elections to fill vacancies in the 21st and 69th Assembly Districts.

A special runoff election for Alabama House District 74 will be held on November 19, 2013.

This election will determine the outcome of the race for this House seat because the two candidates remaining, Dimitri Polizos and Charlotte Meadows, are both Republicans.

There are no candidates from opposing parties contesting these two candidates, so there is no need for a special general election.

A special election has been called for Iowa’s 13th Senatorial District, formerly held by Senator Kent Sorenson.

The election will be held on November 19, 2013.

Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a special election for Assembly District 54. The primary will be held on December 3, 2013.

If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, a special general election will be held on February 4, 2014. The vacancy occurred following the resignation by Assembly Member Holly Mitchell.

Assembly District 54 is wholly contained in Los Angeles County.

January 28, 2014 has been set as the date of a special election for the vacant 78th House District seat.

Local committee members from each party will select the nominees in conjunction with the state party.

As a result, there will be no primary election.

Gov. Scott Walker has called a special election to fill a vacancy in the 21st Assembly District.

The election will be held November 19, 2013.

If more than one candidate files for the seat, a primary election will be held October 22, 2013.

Yesterday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed Assembly Bill 4237, which would have merged the dates of this year’s general and special elections.

Because New Jersey’s statewide elections in November are scheduled only 20 days after the October special election, critics have argued the expense of the two elections is too costly for the state and will diminish voter turnout for both elections. The vetoed bill changed the date of the 2013 general election from November 5 to October 16 and directed the secretary of state to provide appropriate notice to state, county, local officials, and the general public as to the change of date.

Another bill vetoed yesterday, Assembly Bill 4249, would have allowed early in-person voting at designated polling places during the special general election scheduled for October 16, 2013. Under the vetoed bill, votes would have been considered in-person early voting for both the vacant U.S. Senator seat and for all offices and public questions to be voted on at the general election on November 5, 2013.

On November 16, 2013, a special primary election will be held for the Louisiana state House District 87 seat. State Rep. Girod Jackson III resigned in August due to allegations of federal tax fraud.

If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the special primary election, a special runoff election will be held on December 14, 2013.

City Council has scheduled a special election to replace Mayor Bob Filner on November 19, 2013. Filner is scheduled to resign Friday, August 29, following sexual harassment allegations from more than a dozen women.

If one candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote, the person would assume office December 17, 2013. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a runoff election would be held within the 49-day period called for by the City Charter.