New Hampshire state Senate District 16 is a fiercely contended territory; last year, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won the district by a mere 100 votes and meanwhile at the state Senate level, Democrat Sen. Scott McGilvray won the seat by 615 votes. Following McGilvrav’s death on March 21st, 2017, the seat has once again opened with a special election on July 25th.
Democrat Michael Brooks-Jimenez for Oklahoma State Senate 44
Karen Gaddis (D) - The Comeback Candidate for Team Blue: Oklahoma HD-75
A lifelong Oklahoman and educator with more than 40 years of public service, Karen Gaddis (D) runs for Oklahoma’s 75th State House seat for a second time following her 2016 loss to former Dan Kirby (R). The sexual misconduct scandal that shook Kirby’s brief tenure resulted in his resignation and the re-opening of the HD-75 seat.
Democrat Steve Barnes running in Oklahoma Special Election for HD-28
Democrat Steve Barnes is running in the May 9th, 2017 special election for the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 seat. This seat became vacant when Republican Tom Newell resignation to take a position in the private sector. Along with Barnes Republican Zack Taylor and with Libertarian Cody Presley will also be on the special election ballot.
Illinois Mayoral Elections, April 4th, 2017
April 4th is a busy day in Illinois as many cities, towns and villages have their municipal elections. Four of the largest cities in the state have mayoral races that day; Aurora (200,661 pop), Rockford City (148,278 pop), Peoria City (115,070), and Waukegan City (88,475 pop). I have blogged about the Peoria City race in which Couri Thomas is challenging the incumbent, which you can find here. So now let us take a look at the other three cities.