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73 changes to the candidate list. Calendar Update.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

73 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: Senate Class 2: Lamont Lavender (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. Lieutenant Governor: Dean Odle (Write-in [Republican]) - re-added, previously listed as Republican.

California: House CD 5: Member of Congress Kevin Kiley (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 3.

Florida: House CD 1: Jennifer Gay "Gay" Valimont (Democratic) - added.

Georgia: House CD 1: Patrick "Pat" Wilver (Democratic) - added. House CD 10: Ryan Millsap (Republican) - added.

Guam: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Alicia Anne Garrido Limtiaco (Democratic) - added.

Idaho (filing has closed for the 19 May Primary): Senate Class 2: former state Representative Todd Baker Achilles (Independent [Democratic]) - previously listed as Unaffiliated [Democratic]; Nickolas 007 Bonds (Democratic) - added; Natalie M. Fleming (Independent) - previously listed as Unaffiliated; Matt Loesby (Libertarian) - added; Brad Moore (Democratic) - added. Governor: Jordan Chirat (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Daniel C. Fowler (Republican) - added; Scott Hert (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Ron James (Republican) - added; Jill C. Kirkham (Democratic) - previously listed as Republican. Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke (Republican) - Renominated; Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke (Republican) - added as candidate. House CD 1: Andy Briner (Republican) - added; Brendan Joseph Gomez (Constitution) - added; Sarah Zabel (Independent) - previously listed as Unaffiliated. House CD 2: Eric Clarke (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Sean Higgins (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Emre Houser (Independent) - added; Ketchum City Council Member Tripp Charles Hutchinson (Independent) - previously listed as Unaffiliated; Will Johanson (Libertarian) - added; Keven Paul Lewis (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; C. Sierra "ID Law" "Idaho" Lorax (Constitution) - added. Secretary of State: Secretary of State Phil McGrane (Republican) - Renominated; Shawn Keenan (Democratic) - added; Secretary of State Phil McGrane (Republican) - added as candidate. Attorney General: Attorney General Raúl Rafael Labrador (Republican) - Renominated; Lori Hickman (Democratic) - added; Attorney General Raúl Rafael Labrador (Republican) - added as candidate. Treasurer: Treasurer Julie A. Ellsworth (Republican) - Renominated; Treasurer Julie A. Ellsworth (Republican) - added as candidate. Controller: Controller Brandon D. Woolf (Republican) - Renominated; Controller Brandon D. Woolf (Republican) - added as candidate. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Public Instruction Superintendent Debbie Critchfield (Republican) - Renominated; Public Instruction Superintendent Debbie Critchfield (Republican) - added as candidate; Becky Sundin Mitchell (Democratic) - added; Teresa Roundy (Constitution) - added.

Maryland: Governor: Ralph William Jaffe (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Massachusetts: House CD 3: Gary J. Grossi (Republican) - added.

Michigan: House CD 10: Steffan Demetropoulos (Republican) - added.

Nebraska: House CD 3: David J. Else (Legal Marijuana Now) - added.

Nevada: House CD 1: Marie Encar Arana Arnold (Republican) - added. House CD 2: Monica Jaye Stabbert (Republican) - added.

New York: House CD 24: Tony Macula (Independent) - added.

Ohio: House CD 3: Michelle Linda Bird (Nonparty) - added.

Tennessee: Governor: William Reynolds (Independent) - added. House CD 2: Bruce Fine (Independent) - added. House CD 3: William C. Evans (Independent) - added; Bryan B. Martin (Democratic) - added. House CD 6: Brant Edward Hall (Republican) - added. House CD 7: Tres Wittum (Republican) - added. House CD 9: Jason Aaron Mohundro (Republican) - added.

Texas: Governor: Elliot Charles Chavez (Independent) - added; Sarah Bowman Cunningham (Independent) - added; Blas Eugenio Padrino (Independent) - added; Jenn Mack Raphoon (Independent) - added; Janis Marie Richards (Independent) - added; Demetra J. Wysinger (Independent) - added. Lieutenant Governor: Jeffrey Wayne Marshall (Independent) - added. House CD 33: Payton Karley Jackson (Independent [Republican]) - previously listed as Independent. House CD 35: Rafael Alcoser, III (Independent) - added; Suzanne L. Wynn (Independent) - added. House CD 36: Hal Justin Ridley, Jr. (Independent) - added. House CD 38: Scott Ralston Cubbler (Independent) - added. Attorney General: Omer Wagas Khwaja (Independent) - added.

Wisconsin: House CD 1: Lorenzo Juan Santos (Democratic) - added.

Wyoming: House At-Large: James K. "Jim" Treibert (Write-in) - apparently not a candidate.

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2026 Calendar

Iowa
- Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (date changed by HF 954) on 23 February - 2 June 2026 is updated.
Minnesota
- Filing - General Election write-in on 19 May - 15 October 2026 is updated.
Virgin Islands
- First day to circulate nonimation papers on 19 April 2026 is added.
- Filing Deadline - write-in on 19 October 2026 is added.

18 changes to the candidate list. Calendar Update - Virginia primary date has changed.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

18 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: Lieutenant Governor: Dean Odle (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

California: House CD 30: Cameron Tennyson (Democratic) - added.

Georgia: Governor: state Representative Ruwa Romman (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Idaho: Senate Class 2: Denny LaVé (Republican) - added.

Kansas: House CD 3: Sarah Preu (Democratic) - added.

Minnesota: House CD 8: Wendell Smith (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - added.

Nevada: House CD 1: Anthony Thomas, Jr. (Independent) - added. Secretary of State: former state Assembly Member Sharron Angle (Republican) - added.

Texas: House CD 23: Benjamin E. Mendoza (Independent) - added; Matthew Hamilton Schaub (Independent) - added. House CD 27: Travis Daniel McQueen (Independent) - added. House CD 28: Francisco Javier Martinez (Independent) - added. House CD 31: Larice Natashia Woods (Independent) - added. House CD 33: Brent Alan Brown (Independent) - added; Payton Karley Jackson (Independent) - added; William Bradley Tucker (Independent) - added.

Virginia: House CD 2: Makiba Gaines (Independent) - added. House CD 5: Gabriella Michele Bedsworth (Democratic) - added.

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2026 Calendar

Pennsylvania
- Filing - Primary on 17 February - 10 March 2026 is updated.
- Filing - Independent/Third/Minor on 11 March - 3 August 2026 is updated.
Virginia
- Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (US House) on 2 January - 4 August 2026 is updated.
- Filing - Primary (US House) on 2 January - 26 May 2026 is updated.
- Filing - Primary (US Senate) on 2 January - 2 April 2026 is added.
- Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (US Senate) on 2 January - 16 June 2026 is added.
- Primary on 4 August 2026 is updated.

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