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Wyoming held its primary elections on Aug. 20, 2024. At the statewide level, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) easily secured victories in their races. Barrasso has served in the...more
Colorado wrapped up its primary elections on Tuesday, June 25. Although voter turnout was reportedly lower for this year’s primary elections across the state, the results could still portend shifts in the trajectory of...more
Yesterday, June 4, was the Iowa June primary election. Several incumbents faced primary challenges. All statehouse and Congressional incumbents won their primary contests....more
The 2024 Illinois primary election took place on Tuesday, March 19. Candidates for President, Congress, the Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court, and various local races appeared on the primary ballot to decide...more
As attorneys and professionals, Ward and Smith's government relations team watches with keen interest those who are elected, or might be elected, to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in North Carolina state...more
North Carolina’s primary election day was Tuesday. The night was a mixed bag full of some expected outcomes and upsets, including current legislators losing their primaries, a handful of others narrowly squeaking out...more
Election Analysis - The 2023 General Assembly Elections bring the largest single-year turnover in the General Assembly during modern times. All 140 seats in the Virginia legislature were on the ballot but a handful of...more
Local elections were held across the state last Tuesday, including races for mayoral seats, city councils, school boards, and bond referendums. In order to be official, each county board of supervisors must certify the...more
On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters made Ohio the twenty-fourth state in the United States to legalize the recreational possession and use of marijuana. Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) Section 3780, which is subject to amendment by the...more
In this off-year election, voters across Colorado decided two statewide ballot measures and determined local races for mayors, city councils, school boards and local ballot measures. Below is a rundown of the results of the...more
Kentucky - Russell Coleman (R), a Louisville attorney and former federal prosecutor, prevailed over Pamela Stevenson (D), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, for District 43. Coleman will take over from...more
The 2023 Ohio General Election reached an unusually high turnout for an odd-numbered election year, thanks to two statewide ballot issues. Issue 1 garnered national attention, as Ohio became the latest state to enshrine...more
On Tuesday, November 7th, citizens across the Commonwealth went back to the polls to vote in one of the most consequential elections in Virginia’s history. Following redistricting, primary elections, and a wave of retirements...more
After Tuesday’s election, Ohio is the latest state to legalize adult-use cannabis despite opposition from Republican Governor Mike DeWine and several trade groups. Voters approved State Issue 2 with 57% voting in favor...more
Election Analysis The 2023 General Assembly Elections bring the largest single-year turnover in the General Assembly during modern times. All 140 seats in the Virginia legislature were on the ballot but a handful of...more
Virginia held primary elections on June 20, 2023, for various seats in the Senate and House of Delegates. All 140 members of the Virginia General Assembly will be re-elected or elected in November 2023. Tuesday’s primaries...more
Virginians went to the polls yesterday to cast their ballot in a number of high stakes primary battles to determine Republican and Democratic candidates for the General Election on November 7, 2023....more
Chicago’s municipal runoff election occurred on Tuesday, April 4. Races that did not achieve a 50% majority in the February 28 election sent the top two candidates to the runoff. The Chicago Board of Elections reported 35% of...more
After stunning the nation in 2020 voting for President Joe Biden and electing two Democratic Senators, Georgia once again found itself in the center of the political universe for the 2022 midterms. Georgia cemented its...more
It was a busy 2022 election year for state Attorneys General (AGs) with races in 31 of the 43 states with elected AGs, including the District of Columbia. The Orrick State Attorney General Team’s election results report...more
In the 2022 midterm elections, 31 states had contested Attorneys General elections, producing 15 new state AGs so far. The Arizona AG race was decided by just 510 votes, triggering an automatic recount. On December 29, 2022,...more
In the 2022 midterm elections, 31 states had contested Attorneys General elections, producing 15 new state AGs so far. The Arizona AG race was decided by just 510 votes, triggering an automatic recount. A judge is expected to...more
This week, legislators returned to Raleigh for the final meeting of the House Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM. After being chartered by House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) earlier this year, the committee met...more
Overview: A Status Quo Election? - The outcome of the 2022 general election is largely determined now that almost every vote has been counted. As anticipated, it appears very little will change....more