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2005 Primary and Runoff Elections Chronologically 

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/events.phtml?format=chronological

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Tuesday 2 August 2005

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Ohio - Special Election (U.S. House Congressional District 2)

Special election to fill the seat vacated by Republican Congressman
Rob Portman: Democrat Paul L. Hackett vs. Republican Jean Schmidt.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/OH.phtml#H02

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Saturday 5 November 2005

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Northern Marianas - General Election (Governor)

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/MP.phtml

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Tuesday 8 November 2005

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New Jersey - General Election (Governor)

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/NJ.phtml

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Virginia - General Election (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General)

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/VA.phtml

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Recap since the last TGPDirect of 11 June 2005 
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Saturday 16 July 2005

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Louisiana Secretary of State W. Fox McKeithen, five-term Secretary of State
of LOUISIANA, passed away on Saturday 16 July 2005; he was 58 years old.
Paralyzed from the neck down due to a fall he took back on 17 February that
severely injured his spine, McKeithen had been in and out of rehabilitation
facilities since his mishap and then entered a hospital in Baton Rouge, the
State Capital, in June with an infection and accompanying fever.

Reports indicate that McKeithen had actually drafted a letter of resignation
and submitted it on Friday (15 July) but his resignation was never publicly
announced by his own office.

Al Ater (Democrat), First Deputy Secretary of State, will serve as Acting
Secretary of State until a special election is held.

Governor Kathleen Blanco called the special election to fill McKeithen's
unexpired term for 30 September 2006 with a runoff, if necessary, on
7 November 2006. The next regular election for this office is
20 October 2007.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G05/LA.phtml#SOS

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Tuesday 19 July 2005

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Federal Judge Roberts Nominated to Succeed Supreme Court Justice O'Connor

President Bush has named Judge John Roberts of the U.S. Court of Appeals,
District of Columbia Circuit to the Supreme Court of the United States. If
confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the 50 year old Roberts would replace Associate
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who recently announced her retirement. The Bush
Administration is hoping to have Judge Roberts confirmed to the Nation's
highest Court and sworn in by the time the next Term of Court convenes on
Monday 3 October 2005; Justice O'Connor has already postdated her resignation
so as to take effect upon the installation of a successor in case such
successor is not yet on the bench by the October 2005 Term of Court.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/SupremeCourt.html

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Friday 1 July 2005

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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation letter:

Dear President Bush:

This is to inform you of my decision to retire from my position as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, effective upon the
nomination and confirmation of my successor. It has been a great privilege,
indeed, to have served as a member of the Court for 24 terms.

I will leave it with enormous respect for the integrity of the Court and its
role under our constitutional structure.

Sincerely, Sandra Day O'Connor

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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 75, was born 26 March 1930. She was appointed to
the Supreme Court on 25 September 1981 by then President Ronald Reagan. At the
time of her resignation, she had served on the Court for 23 years and
9 months.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/SupremeCourt.html

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Tuesday 14 June 2005

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Virginia State Primary:

Party nominations re: the 2005 General Election (Tuesday 8 November):

for Governor:
  Democrats: nominee by Party process-- Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine is the sole
    Democratic candidate for this office. 
  Republicans: 2 candidates-- former Att'y-Gen'l Jerry Kilgore has won his
    Party's nomination for this office. 

for Lieutenant Governor:
  Democrats: 4 candidates-- former Congresswoman Leslie Byrne has won her
    Party's nomination for this office.
  Republicans: 2 candidates-- State Sen. Bill Bolling has won his Party's
    nomination for this office.

for Attorney General:
  Democrats: nominee by Party process-- State Sen. Creigh Deeds is the sole
    Democratic candidate for this office.
  Republicans: 2 candidates-- State Del. Bob McDonnell has won his Party's
    nomination for this office. 

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Ohio Special Primary:

2nd Congressional District -- being held to nominate candidates for a Special
Election [Tuesday 2 August 2005] filling the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Congressman Rob Portman (R), 29 April 2005, to become U.S. Trade
Representative.
 
  Democrats: 5 candidates-- Paul Hackett has won his Party's nomination to
    this office.
  Republicans: 11 candidates-- Jean Schmidt has won her Party's nomination to
    this office.