TheGreenPapers.com - 11 April 2006: TX Runoff, CA H50 Special; 21 March: IL Primary recap
=========================================================== What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 11 April 2006 ========================= TEXAS Runoffs Polls close at 7 PM local time (0000 UTC re: Central Time Zone; 0100 UTC re: Mountain Time Zone) Where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the 7 March Primary, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held on Tuesday 11 April. for STATEWIDE OFFICE-- for U.S. Senate (Class 1 seat): Democrats: Gene Kelly versus Barbara Radnofsky for Lieutenant Governor: Democrats: Maria Luisa Alvarado versus Benjamin Grant for U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-- in CD 10: Democrats: Ted Ankrum versus Paul Foreman in CD 30: Republicans: Wilson Aurbach versus Amir Omar http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/TX.phtml ========================= CALIFORNIA SPECIAL PRIMARY U.S. House of Representatives Polls close at 8 PM local time (0300 UTC) in CD 50: 2 Democratic candidates 1 Independent candidate 1 Libertarian candidate 14 Republican candidates NOTE: All candidates in this Special Primary, necessitated by the resignation of Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham on 28 November 2005, run "all up"- that is: against each other, regardless of Party affiliation or lack thereof; if no single candidate receives a majority of the vote in the Special Primary, the top vote getter from each Party will participate in a Special Runoff, scheduled for Tuesday 6 June 2006. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/CA.phtml#H50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap since the last TGPDirect of 19 March 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 6 April 2006 Alabama Runoff Election The Alabama Legislature voted to move Alabama's primary runoff from 27 June 27 to 18 July to give military serving overseas adequate time to cast absentee ballots. Governor Bob Riley plans to sign the bill. "SB529 17-16-6. Presidential preference primaries and primary elections, except special primary elections ... shall be held on the first Tuesday in June.... SB529 17-16-36.(b) If no candidate receives a majority of all of the votes cast in the primary election ... then there shall be held a second primary election on the sixth Tuesday following the primary election...." http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/AL.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday April 4, 2006 ========================= TEXAS Congressman Tom DeLay (Republican-CD 22) withdrew his re-nomination as a candidate for re-election in the November 2006 General Election. He also announced his intention to resign his U.S. House seat sometime later this Spring. April 7 Update: Media reports indicate that Governor Perry will not call a special election to fill the seat once it becomes vacant. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/TX.phtml#H22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday March 28, 2006 ========================= The Bush Administration: White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card resigns effective 14 April 2006. He will be replaced by Budget Director Josh Bolten. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#cos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 21, 2006 ========================= ILLINOIS Primary Recap All statewide candidates, running for re-election, received their party's nomination. The only statewide candidate who did not run for re-election, Republican Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, received her party's nomination for Governor. All Congressional incumbents, 10 Democrats and 8 Republicans, running for re-election, received their party's nomination. One Congressman, Republican Congressman Henry J. Hyde, CD 6, is retiring. NOTE: This Primary appears to be limited to Democrats and Republicans. The filing period for "major candidates" ended 19 December 2005 and the filing period for "new party candidates" is 19-26 June 2006; thus, any "new party" candidates (a category which, evidently, does not include the Major Parties) could not possibly file for this Primary. Contested STATEWIDE Primary Races. Primary races involving an Incumbent are followed by an asterisk (*) for Governor: Democrats* have renominated Rod Blagojevich Republicans have nominated Judy Baar Topinka for Lieutenant Governor: Republicans have nominated Joe Birkett for Treasurer: Democrats have nominated Alexander Giannoulias Contested U.S. HOUSE Primary Races. Primary races involving an Incumbent are followed by an asterisk (*) in CD 1: Democrats* have renominated Bobby Rush in CD 2: Republicans have nominated Robert Belin in CD 3: Democrats* have renominated Daniel Lipinski Republicans have nominated Raymond Wardingley in CD 5: Democrats* have renominated Rahm Emanuel in CD 6: Democrats have nominated Tammy Duckworth in CD 7: Democrats* have renominated Danny Davis in CD 8: Republicans have nominated David McSweeney in CD 9: Republicans have nominated Michael Shannon in CD 10: Democrats have nominated Daniel Seals in CD 12: Democrats* have renominated Jerry Costello in CD 13: Democrats have nominated Joseph Shannon Republicans* have renominated Judy Biggert in CD 14: Democrats have nominated Jonathan Laesch in CD 17: Republicans have nominated Andrea Zinga in CD 19: Democrats have nominated Danny Stover http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/IL.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Midterm Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================= 2006 Primary, Runoff, and Midterm Elections home http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/ ========================= 2006 Federal and Statewide Primary and Runoff Elections http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/events.phtml?format=chronological ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 2 May 2006 ========================= Indiana - Primary U.S. Senate, 9 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Clerk of State Supreme Court http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/IN.phtml ========================= North Carolina - First Primary 13 U.S. House Seats If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in the 2 May Primary, the two leading candidates will proceed to a Tuesday 30 May run off. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NC.phtml ========================= Ohio - Primary U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 18 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/OH.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 9 May 2006 ========================= Nebraska - Primary U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 3 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NE.phtml ========================= West Virginia - Primary U.S. Senate, 3 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/WV.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 16 May 2006 ========================= Kentucky - Primary 6 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/KY.phtml ========================= Oregon - Primary Governor, 5 U.S. House Seats, Commissioner of Labor and Industries, Superintendent of Public Instruction http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/OR.phtml ========================= Pennsylvania - Primary U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 19 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/PA.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 23 May 2006 ========================= Arkansas - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 4 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of State Lands http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AR.phtml ========================= Idaho - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 2 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Controller, Superintendent of Public Instruction http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/ID.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 30 May 2006 ========================= North Carolina - Second Primary (Runoff) If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in the 2 May Primary, the two leading candidates will proceed to a Tuesday 30 May run off. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NC.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 6 June 2006 ========================= Alabama - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 7 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industry http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AL.phtml ========================= California - Primary / Special Election CD 50 Runoff U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 53 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/CA.phtml ========================= Iowa - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 5 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/IA.phtml ========================= Mississippi - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, 4 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MS.phtml ========================= Montana - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, 1 U.S. House Seat http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MT.phtml ========================= New Jersey - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, 13 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NJ.phtml ========================= New Mexico - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 3 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of Public Lands http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NM.phtml ========================= South Dakota - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 1 U.S. House Seat, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of School and Public Lands http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/SD.phtml |