Boston Mayor Marty Walsh became President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor on March 22nd. His confirmation leaves the 2021 Boston mayoral race wide open and without a clear frontrunner. Boston uses a nonpartisan “blanket primary” system. The top two candidates will advance from the September 14th preliminary election (official term, henceforth referred to as a primary) to the … [Read more...] about An Early Look at the Boston Mayoral Election
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Election Results: Ohio Congressional Special Primary Elections and More
We're tracking election results in three states today, the highest-profile being the special elections for the two open Congressional seats in Ohio. We will also have special election results for the two open state senate seats in Michigan, the Detroit mayoral primary, and the Seattle mayoral primary. Ohio's 11th Congressional District The 11th Congressional District covers … [Read more...] about Election Results: Ohio Congressional Special Primary Elections and More
Texas 6th Congressional District Special Runoff Election Results
Voters in Texas's 6th Congressional District are again heading to the polls today to vote in a runoff for the special election back in early May. Texas 6th covers all of Ellis and Navarro Counties, as well as southeastern Tarrant County. The seat is open after Rep. Ron Wright passed away after a battle with cancer further complicated by COVID-19. His widow, Susan Wright, along … [Read more...] about Texas 6th Congressional District Special Runoff Election Results
Special Election Results from Georgia, Alabama, and Wisconsin
There are state legislative special elections in three states today. Two in Georgia, two in Alabama, and one in Wisconsin. We will have the election results for you here as polls close in each state. Georgia First, in Georgia, there are two runoffs taking place for State House of Representatives seats that are open following resignations by the incumbents. The first race is … [Read more...] about Special Election Results from Georgia, Alabama, and Wisconsin
The Increasingly Uncompetitive California Gubernatorial Recall Election
In April California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced that the campaign against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom had enough signatures to trigger a recall election. Weber’s office finalized and officially confirmed the recall petition’s success on June 23rd. On July 1st Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced a recall date of September 14th, leaving just ten … [Read more...] about The Increasingly Uncompetitive California Gubernatorial Recall Election