Voters in Louisiana’s Second Congressional district vote in a special Congressional election runoff tomorrow. LA-02 became vacant when incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond resigned January 15 to join the Biden administration. None of the 15 candidates running to replace Richmond won a majority of support in the all-party March 20 special election, necessitating a runoff under … [Read more...] about Previewing the Special Election Runoff for Louisiana’s Second Congressional District
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Special Primary Elections in Louisiana
Tonight we have a handful of special primary elections in Louisiana. All four contests use Louisiana's majority-voting system, known colloquially as "jungle primaries". This means every candidate from every party will all be on one ballot. If one candidate wins a 50% +1 vote majority, they are declared the winner. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, the top two … [Read more...] about Special Primary Elections in Louisiana
Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock Upset GOP Senators, Flip U.S. Senate
History was made in Georgia on Tuesday night, as Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock both pulled off stunning upsets over the state's Republican Senators, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. With their victories, Chuck Schumer is on track to become to new Senate Majority Leader, as the Senate will now be tied at 50/50 with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a position to … [Read more...] about Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock Upset GOP Senators, Flip U.S. Senate
MD-07 Special Election Results
The race between Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik is to fill the reminder of the term of Elijah Cummings who died last fall. The balloting was conducted almost entirely by mail (with limited day of, in-person voting) and is one of the few non-primary election campaigns conducted during Covid-19 restrictions. Polls close at 8pm and we expect first results … [Read more...] about MD-07 Special Election Results
North Carolina 09 Exclusive Poll of the Electorate
NC-9: Exit Poll A Special Look The polls are closed in NC-9’s congressional special election. Who voted and what political issues do these voters care about? For the last five days, DDHQ has paired up with 0ptimus to take a closer look at this race --- we're trying out some things as we roll into 2020 so we can provide our readers more election nerdery. Although … [Read more...] about North Carolina 09 Exclusive Poll of the Electorate