February 8, 2013 •
Special Elections in Massachusetts Announced for First Suffolk Senate District and Eighth Suffolk District House
Overlapping Election Dates
Special election dates for a Massachusetts Senate seat and a state House seat have been announced by the Secretary of State.
The special primary election for the First Suffolk Senate District seat will be held on April 30, the same date as the special primary election for the U.S. Senate seat recently vacated by Senator John Kerry. The special general election for the Senate seat will be held on May 28.
May 28 will also be the special primary election date for the Eighth Suffolk District House seat. The special election for the house seat will be held on June 25, the same date as the special general election for the U.S. Senate.
The House election is being called to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Martha Marty Walz. The Senate election is being called to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Jack Hart.
January 29, 2013 •
Massachusetts U.S. Senate Seat Election to Be Scheduled for June 25
U.S. Senator Kerry Resignation Expected Today
A special election for U.S. Senator John Kerry’s seat will be held on June 25, 2013, assuming receipt of his resignation today. This morning, Senator Kerry’s nomination as secretary of state was unanimously approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate this afternoon and subsequently tender his Senate resignation. Governor Deval Patrick expects to appoint a temporary replacement tomorrow, according to the Boston Globe. The primary election will be held on April 30.
January 29, 2013 •
Mississippi Special Election Set for March 12
Election will fill House District 36 seat
Governor Phil Bryant has set a special election to fill the House District 36 seat on March 12, 2013.
A runoff will be held April 2, 2013, if no candidate receives a majority of the votes.
The seat was held by Representative David Gibbs until his death from cancer on January 13.
January 23, 2013 •
Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District Seat Vacated
June 4 will be the date of a special election
Governor Jay Nixon is set to announce June 4, 2013 as the date of a special election to fill Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District. Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson submitted a letter of resignation to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
The Eighth District will not have voting representation in the House until June due to state law and the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act. The MOVE Act requires local election authorities to begin transmitting ballots to military and overseas voters 45 days before a general, primary, or special election for federal office.
State law allows independent candidates to file for special elections up to the midway point between when an election is called and when it is actually held. Republican and Democratic party committees will nominate their candidates for the special election.
January 23, 2013 •
South Carolina’s Special Election Attracts Special Candidates
Special Primary Scheduled for March 19, 2013
The special election to fill House District 1 and succeed Tim Scott in Congress is attracting notable candidates including Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, the sister of Comedy Central’s Steven Colbert. Colbert-Busch works at Clemson University as director of sales and marketing for the Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility.
Republican candidates include wealthy businessman Martin Skelly and former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.
The special primary is scheduled for March 19. If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff will be held April 2. The special election will be held May 7, 2013.
January 21, 2013 •
Missouri Special Election for House District 157
April 2, 2013 now day of election for two races
Governor Jay Nixon has set April 2 as the date for a special election to fill the vacant seat in House District 157.
The seat became vacant after State Representative Don Ruzicka was appointed to serve on the Board of Probation and Parole.
The governor has also issued an April 2 writ of election for House District 76.
Photo of Governor Nixon by Bernard Pollack on Wikipedia.
January 18, 2013 •
Pennsylvania Sets Special Election Dates
Voters in two districts will elect new representatives
The state has announced that two special elections will be held on May 21 to replace two outgoing state representatives. In district 42, voters will be looking for Matt Smith’s replacement after he ran and won for both a seat in the state house and state senate.
The voters in district 95 will be replacing Eugene DePasquale, who left his position to become the state’s auditor general.
Primary elections will not be held for either of these seats, as the parties will be choosing their nominees.
January 15, 2013 •
Special Election for Kentucky House District 52
Election scheduled February 12
Governor Steve Beshear has set the special election to fill the House District 52 seat for February 12, 2013.
The election will fill the unexpired term of Sara Beth Gregory, who won a special election to the Kentucky Senate after former senate president David Williams resigned to accept a circuit judge appointment by Governor Beshear.
January 10, 2013 •
Minnesota Sets Special Election Dates
Date Ensures that College Students May Participate
Governor Mark Dayton has set special election dates for two house seats after the incumbents turned in their resignations on January 7.
The special elections for the house seats in districts 14A and 19A will take place on February 12.
The special primary, if necessary, will take place on January 29. Both districts are home to large college student populations, so the governor decided to ensure that as many students as possible would be back for the election.
January 8, 2013 •
California Special Election Scheduled
Senate Districts 32 and 40
Governor Jerry Brown has called a special election for Senate Districts 32 and 40 to fill vacancies.
The primaries will be held March 12, with runoffs on May 14, 2013.
December 26, 2012 •
Suffolk County Special Election Set for January 15
Voters to decide on 1st district county legislator
The Suffolk County legislature has voted to hold a special election on January 15, 2013 to replace outgoing legislator Ed Romaine.
Mr. Romaine was recently sworn in as the town supervisor of Brookhaven, New York.
Sean Walter, the republican candidate, and Al Krupski, the democratic candidate, will vie for the vacant seat in the county’s first legislative district.
December 19, 2012 •
Mississippi Senate District 28 Election Scheduled
Special election will take place February 5
A special election for Senate District 28 has been scheduled for February 5, 2013.
The seat was left vacant by the death of Sen. Alice Harden on December 6.
December 19, 2012 •
Special Election Scheduled for Alabama House District 97
Seat may be vacant for entire legislative session
Governor Bentley has set the special election schedule for House District 97. The seat was formerly held by Rep. Yvonne Kennedy, who passed away December 8.
The election timeline will be as follows:
- The primary election will be held February 26, 2013, unless the major parties have only one candidate, in which case the general election will be held that date;
- A primary runoff, or the general election if no runoff is needed, will be held April 9, 2013; and,
- If both a primary and runoff are required, the general election will be held May 21, 2013.
If a primary and runoff are both needed, the seat will remain vacant for the entire 2013 legislative session.
December 18, 2012 •
Louisiana House District 79 Special Election
March 2, 2013
A special election for Louisiana house district 79 has been set for March 2, 2013. Representative Anthony Ligi announced on December 14, 2012 that he is resigning on January 1, 2013 to work in the private sector, leaving his seat in district 79 vacant.
If necessary, a runoff election will be held on April 6.
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