Several high profile races highlight a busy Tuesday on the election calendar. The most important of these - with results in this article - will determine the ideological lean of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for at least the next year. Two U.S. House vacancies in Florida will also be filled. One of these has become unexpectedly competitive.
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There is also a primary for Omaha mayor and several legislative special elections.
Several high profile races highlight a busy Tuesday on the election calendar. The most important of these will determine the ideological lean of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for at least the next year. However, interest in two Florida congressional special elections - results on this page - has grown as the races have grown more competitive than expected.
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There is also a primary for Omaha mayor and several legislative special elections.
Several high profile races highlight a busy Tuesday on the election calendar. The most important of these will determine the ideological lean of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for at least the next year. Two U.S. House vacancies in Florida will also be filled. One of these has become unexpectedly competitive.
Several high profile races highlight a busy Tuesday on the election calendar. The most important of these will determine the ideological lean of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for at least the next year. Two U.S. House vacancies in Florida will also be filled. One of these has become unexpectedly competitive.
Louisiana holds municipal elections Saturday. On a statewide basis, ballots will also include four proposed constitutional amendments.
Here's some information on the amendments from the Louisiana Secretary of State. This explainer from the Shreveport Times provides a more succinct overview of each. In each case, a win for 'yes' will effect the change, 'no' retains the status quo.
We'll have the results for these after the polls close at 9:00 PM.
We'll start by looking ahead a week to April 1, shaping up as one of the more consequential dates on the 2025 calendar. The Wisconsin Supreme Court election is the most expensive ever for that office. It is also the first major statewide race since Donald Trump took office.
There are also special elections for two U.S. House vacancies in Florida's 1st and 6th districts. While these seats are likely to remain in GOP control, the margins and level of turnout will be interesting to monitor, particularly in District 6.
This week, we're following Tuesday's five state legislative special elections. Two each in Mississippi and Pennsylvania and one in South Carolina.
The Keystone State is one of only three states, along with Michigan and Minnesota, where there is split legislative control. In Pennsylvania, Republicans control the Senate, while Democrats hold the House.
One vacancy in each chamber will be filled Tuesday. Poll close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
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One of the more consequential elections in this off year will take place in Wisconsin. Early voting began yesterday for the April 1 state Supreme Court election. It will continue through March 30.
Incumbent Ann Walsh Bradley is retiring. Bradley is the most senior justice on the Court, having been elected in 1995. The election features two Circuit Court judges: Susan Crawford (Dane County) and Brad Schimel (Waukesha County). The winner will serve a ten-year term.
While the justices - and the election - are nonpartisan, the ideological balance of the court is very much on the ballot. Absent Bradley, who is liberal, the court is split 3-3. A Crawford win would retain the court's liberal lean, while a win by the more conservative Schimel would tip the Court to the right.
Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ-07) has died. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer, and had previously announced his retirement at the end of the current term.
His death comes a little over a week after that of his fellow Democrat, Rep. Sylvester Turner (TX-18).
Grijalva represented the 7th congressional district, which includes most of Arizona's border with Mexico. It also encompasses parts of Tucson and Yuma, as well as a small portion of the Phoenix area.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced Wednesday that she will not run for reelection in 2026. The New Hampshire Democrat, age 78, is completing her third term in office.
State House vacancies in Iowa and Minnesota will be filled Tuesday. There is also a special State Senate primary in Alabama.
The evenly-divided Minnesota State House has 67 Republicans and 66 Democrats. The District 40B vacancy will be filled Tuesday. Members serve two-year terms; the next regular elections are in 2026.
Located within Ramsey County on the northern side of the Minneapolis - Saint Paul area, District 40B was last represented by Democrat Jamie Becker-Finn. She won the seat by a 68% to 32% margin in 2022.
Becker-Finn retired in 2024. Democrat Curtis Johnson was elected by a similarly wide 65% to 35% margin over Republican Paul Wikstrom. However, Johnson was subsequently ruled ineligible to serve as he did not meet residency requirements.
