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59 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

59 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 1: former state Senator Barbara McGuire (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Missouri (filing closed for the 4 August Primary): Governor: Jerome Howard Bauer (Green) - added; La'Ondrill Brown (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Rik Combs (Libertarian) - added; Antoin Johnson (Democratic) - added; Jimmie Matthews (Democratic) - added; Saundra McDowell (Republican) - added; Eric Morrison (Democratic) - added; Raleigh Ritter (Republican) - added; James L. "Jim" Shea (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Robin John Daniel Van Quaethem (Democratic) - added. Lieutenant Governor: former Kansas City Council Member Alissia Canady (Democratic) - added; former Municipal Judge Mike Carter (Republican) - added; Arnie C. "AC" Dienoff (Republican) - added; Kelley Dragoo (Green) - added; Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe (Republican) - added as candidate; Bill Slantz (Libertarian) - added; Gregory A. Upchurch (Democratic) - added; Aaron T. Wisdom (Republican) - added. House CD 1: Katherine "Kat" Bruckner (Democratic) - added; Alex Furman (Libertarian) - added. House CD 2: Member of Congress Ann L. Wagner (Republican) - Renominated; Martin Schulte (Libertarian) - added. House CD 3: Katy Geppert (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Jeffrey Nowak (Republican) - added; Megan Rezabek (Democratic) - added; Leonard J. Steinman, II (Libertarian) - added; Brandon Wilkinson (Republican) - added. House CD 4: Erich Arvidson (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Steven K. Koonse (Libertarian) - added; Robert Eugene Smith (Libertarian) - previously listed as Independent. House CD 5: Jerry W. Barham (Republican) - added; Clay Chastain (Republican) - added; R.H. "Twin Bears" Hess (Republican) - added; Richonda Oaks (Republican) - added; Antwain D. Winters (Progressive) - previously listed as No Party Preference; Weldon "Wilbur" Woodward (Republican) - added. House CD 6: Victor "Vic" Abundis (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Jim Higgins (Libertarian) - added; Henry Martin (Democratic) - added; Chris Ryan (Republican) - added; Donald Robert Sartain (Democratic) - added. House CD 7: Kevin Craig (Libertarian) - added; Sharon Marie Hall (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Benjamin Holcomb (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Camille Lombardi-Olive (Republican) - added; Kevin VanStory (Republican) - added. House CD 8: Member of Congress Jason T. Smith (Republican) - Renominated; Tom Schmitz (Libertarian) - added. Secretary of State: Secretary of State John R. "Jay" Ashcroft (Republican) - Renominated; Carl Herman Freese (Libertarian) - added; Paul Lehmann (Green) - added; Paul Venable (Constitution) - added. Attorney General: Kevin C. Babcock (Libertarian) - added; Rich Finneran (Democratic) - added. Treasurer: Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick (Republican) - Renominated; Joseph Civettini (Green) - added; Nicholas "Nick" Kasoff (Libertarian) - added.

South Carolina: House CD 5: Member of Congress Ralph W. Norman, Jr. (Republican) - Renominated.

6 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

6 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Senate Class 3 Special: Barry Hess (Libertarian) - added. House CD 4: Robert Spry (Democratic) - added.

New Hampshire: House CD 1: Jeff Denaro (Republican) - added.

Ohio: House CD 1: Olivia Winsteard (Democratic) - added.

South Carolina: House CD 6: Larry Guy Hammond (Libertarian) - removed.

Tennessee: Senate Class 2: Jon Henry (Republican) - added.

70 changes to the candidate list. Member of Congress Mark Randal Meadows (North Carolina, Republican) resigns.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

70 changes to the candidate list:

Kansas: Senate Class 2: Bob Hamilton (Republican) - added.

New Jersey (filing has closed for the 2 June Primary): Senate Class 2: Eugene T. Anagnes (Republican) - added; Lisa McCormick (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Stuart Meissner (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 1: Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross (Democratic) - Renominated; Joshua "Josh" Duvall (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: Brian T. Fitzherbert (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Frederick John LaVergne (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 3: Member of Congress Andrew "Andy" Kim (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 4: former Asbury Park Councilman James "Jim" Keady (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Hassan Shehadeh (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: Jon Dalrymple, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Dana A. DiRisio (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Paul Duggan (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 6: Christian Onuoha (Republican) - added; Zachary M. "Zac" Roeill (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 7: Member of Congress Tom Malinowski (Democratic) - Renominated; James Kevin "Jim" Barrett (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Robert G. "Rob" Trugman (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 8: Mahmoud Mahmoud (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Jason Mushnick (Republican) - added; David John Winkler (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 9: William Oscar Henry (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Blake Michael (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Michael Wildes (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 10: Michael W. Barrett (Republican) - added; Jack Goldberg (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Stephen A. Green (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Akil Khalfani (Democratic) - added; Member of Congress Donald M. Payne, Jr. (Democratic) - added as candidate; Ana Rivera (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 11: Member of Congress Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill (Democratic) - Renominated; Mark Washburne (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 12: Lisa McCormick (Democratic) - added.

North Carolina: House CD 11: Member of Congress Mark Randal Meadows (Republican) - resigned to become Chief of Staff for President Donald Trump.

The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 232 Democrats, 196 Republicans, 1 Independent, and 6 vacant seats (California House CD 25, California House CD 50, Maryland House CD 7, New York House CD 27, North Carolina House CD 11, Wisconsin House CD 7).

South Carolina (filing has closed for the 9 June Primary): Senate Class 2: Keenan Wallace Dunham (Libertarian) - added; Johnny Garcia (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Peggy Kandies (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Matthew Baldwin Knights (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; William Stone (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; David Weikle (Libertarian) - added; Eddie White (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Carey L. Wilson (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Justin Wooton (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 1: Member of Congress Joseph Kendrick "Joe" Cunningham (Democratic) - Renominated; Benjamin "Ben" Frasier, Jr. (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Jamison Vann Johnson (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Phillip Dwight "Phil" Norris (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: Sanjiv Narang (The Alliance Party) - added; Lawrence D. Nathaniel (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; former Michigan District Judge Brenda K. Sanders (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Viresh M. Sinha (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Kathleen K. Wright (Constitution) - added. House CD 3: Member of Congress Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Duncan (Republican) - Renominated; Moe Brown (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Hosea N. Cleveland (Democratic) - added. House CD 4: Member of Congress William Richardson Timmons, IV (Republican) - Renominated; Michael G. Chandler (Constitution) - added; Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: Mark Anthony Ali (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Ramin Mammadov (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Ralph W. Norman, Jr. (Republican) - added. House CD 6: Member of Congress James Enos "Jim" Clyburn (Democratic) - Renominated; Mark Hackett (Constitution) - added; Larry Guy Hammond (Libertarian) - added; John David McCollum (Republican) - added. House CD 7: Larry Guy Hammond (Libertarian) - added; Dewon Huggins (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Mal Hyman (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Robert Williams (Democratic) - added.

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