Democrats are vying to flip a seat in a deep-red state House district in South Carolina after the lawmaker who held it, Republican RJ May, resigned after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography. Democrat J. Chuck Hightower is running against Republican John Lastinger in the Lexington Co... Read more
The Hill - Dec 23
President Donald Trump celebrated the victory of Republican Matt Van Epps in a special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, a result that has both parties contemplating its implications for the 2026 midterms.Tight GOP Win Fuels WorriesTrump took to his Truth Social and congratulate... Read more
Benzinga - Dec 03
Trump claimed the results of Tuesday’s race would show the GOP "is stronger than it’s ever been" while Democrats anticipated a monumental upset. Read more
Huffpost - Dec 02
Over 3 million mail ballots have been returned in the special election about redrawing congressional districts. Political observers were surprised. Read more
Los Angeles Times - Oct 23
Local special elections could see an increase in voter turnout because of Prop. 50. Read more
The Mercury News - Sep 14As the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, two candidates are vying for a legislative seat left open by another political attack in Minnesota. Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in June and another state lawmaker and his... Read more
Apnews - Sep 13
James Walkinshaw will fill a seat left open by the death of his former boss, Gerald Connolly, and shrink the Republicans’ majority in the chamber. Read more
The New York Times - Sep 09
Tens of thousands of dollars have been spent in the little town of Palmer Lake to influence the direction of this week's special election. Tuesday's election will have implications for the makeup of the town's leadership and process for approving... Read more
Gazette - Sep 08
Next year's governor race took a backseat to GOP opposition to Prop. 50, the ballot measure voters will decide in a November special election that would redraw California's congressional districts, potentially netting Democrats five additional seats and determining control of Congress. Read more
Los Angeles Times - Sep 07
