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

12 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska: House At-Large: Matt Salisbury (Republican) - added.

California: House CD 48: Marc Iannarino (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

District of Columbia: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Sylvia Randolph (Republican) - added.

Florida: Chief Financial Officer: Darcy Richardson (Democratic) - added.

Georgia: House CD 4: Ansel Postell (Independent) - added.

Indiana: House CD 4: Paul Bryant McPherson (Democratic) - added.

New Jersey: House CD 7: Valentina E. "Vale" Mendoza (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

New York: House CD 16: John Franklin Wilson, IV (Independent) - added.

Tennessee: Senate Class 2: Yoshi Dawn Matthews (Independent [Republican]) - previously listed as Republican. Governor: Elliot Hood (Independent) - added; Rebecca Lynn Inman (Republican) - added. House CD 6: Christopher Martin Finley (Democratic) - added.

60 changes to the candidate list. Texas US House CD 18 Special Election results. 1 change to the popular vote.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

60 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska: Senate Class 2: William L. Hunt (Democratic) - previously listed as a candidate for House At-Large.

Arizona: Governor: Teri Ann Hourihan (Arizona Independent Party) - added. House CD 3: Kirt Burgess (Republican) - added.

California: House CD 6: Tyler Isaac Vandenberg (Democratic) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 3. House CD 14: San Leandro City Council Member Victor Aguilar, Jr. (Democratic) - added. House CD 48: Jerlilia Ryans (Democratic) - added. Treasurer: state Senator Anna M. Caballero (Democratic) - added; state Board of Equalization Member Antonio "Tony" Vazquez (Democratic) - added; former Monterey Park Council Member Yvonne Yiu (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. Insurance Commissioner: state Senator Ben Allen (Democratic) - added. Superintendent of Public Instruction: state Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi (Democratic) - added.

Connecticut: House CD 3: Rafael Irizarry (Republican) - added.

District of Columbia: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Graciela A. DaCruz (D.C. Statehood Green) - added.

Florida: Senate Class 3 Special: former Brevard County School Board Member Jennifer Jenkins (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. Governor: Jessica Vernekar (Democratic) - added. House CD 3: George Emil Hubac (Democratic) - added. House CD 11: Ivette Palomo (Republican) - added. House CD 14: Daniel "Dan" Weldon (Republican) - added. House CD 19: Richard Stephen Youschak, III (Republican) - added.

Illinois: Governor: Gary T. Pierce (Independence) - added; Joseph "Joe" Severino (Write-in [Republican]) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 7: Jabari L. Taylor (Independent) - added. House CD 11: Tedora M. Brown (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Kansas: House CD 4: Cole Allen Epley (Democratic) - added.

Maryland: Governor: Dan Cox (Republican) - added.

Massachusetts: Senate Class 2: Shiva Ayyadurai (Independent) - added.

Michigan: House CD 11: Michelle M. Murphy (Democratic) - added.

Missouri: Auditor: Mike Carter (Republican) - added; Greg Upchurch (Democratic) - added; Quentin Wilson (Democratic) - added.

Nebraska: House CD 1: Nik Sandman (Libertarian) - added. House CD 2: former state Senator Brett Lindstrom (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Nevada: House CD 2: Joshua Russell "Josh" Hebert (Democratic) - added.

New Jersey: House CD 7: Somerset County Commissioner Sara Sooy (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

New York: House CD 4: Marvin Suber Williams (Republican) - added. House CD 17: John Sullivan (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

North Carolina: House CD 2: Michael Dublin (Green) - added. House CD 12: Ryan Rabah (Independent) - added.

Ohio: House CD 3: Jason Fistick (Nonparty) - added. House CD 6: Christopher Alexander Lafont (Democratic) - added.

Pennsylvania: Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Cris E. Dush (Republican) - added; Jason Richey (Republican) - added. House CD 3: Alexander "Alex" Schnell (Republican) - added. House CD 4: Jordan Salerno-O'Donnell (Republican) - added.

South Carolina: House CD 1: KJ Atwood (Democratic) - added.

South Dakota: Governor: Robert Arnold (Democratic) - added.

Texas: House CD 18 Special: Harris County Attorney Christian Dashaun Menefee (Democratic) - elected.

The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 218 Republicans, 214 Democrats, and 3 vacant seats (California House CD 1, Georgia House CD 14, New Jersey House CD 11).

Utah: Governor: Governor Spencer J. Cox (Republican) - Open Chair.

Virgin Islands: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Nicole Teri Ann Helenese (Democratic) - added.

Virginia: Senate Class 2: Brandi Hall (Independent [Democratic]) - previously listed as Democratic. House CD 7: Alex Thymmons (Democratic) - previously listed as Republican. House CD 9: Douglas Crockett (Democratic) - added.

West Virginia (filing has closed for the Tuesday 12 May Primary): Senate Class 2: former state Delegate Jonathan Derrick "Derrick" Evans (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; former state Senator Jeffrey Vincent "Jeff" Kessler (Democratic) - added; Bryan McKinney (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 1: Abel Edward Clendenen (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; David Wayne "Dave" Sartin (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: Lillyauna Francis Hershman (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Stephanie Lynn "Spears" Tomana (Democratic) - added.

Wisconsin: Governor: Andy Manske (Republican) - added.

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1 change to the popular vote:

Texas: House CD 18 Special.

Saturday 31 January 2026: SPECIAL ELECTION in TEXAS' 18th Congressional District
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

SPECIAL U.S. House ELECTION in Harris County (Houston) Texas CD 18 caused by the 5 March 2025 passing of Member of Congress Sylvester Turner (Democratic). Since no candidate received a majority in the 4 November 2025 Special, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff on 31 January 2026.

Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC).

31 January 2026 Election Night Returns from the Harris County Clerk's Office and
Election Night Returns from the Texas Secretary of State.
31 January 2026 Election Night Results from a media source.


 
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