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

29 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Governor: Karrin Taylor Robson (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

California: House CD 2: Gregory Warren Burgess (No Party Preference) - added. House CD 20: Jeremy Charles Fox (No Party Preference) - added. House CD 48: Luis F. Reyna (No Party Preference) - added; state Board of Equalization Member Mike Schaefer (Democratic) - added.

Florida: House CD 2: Luke Murphy (Republican) - added; Gulf District School Superintendent Jim Norton (Republican) - added. House CD 26: Nicole Locklin (Democratic) - added.

Georgia: House CD 4: Tania "TJ" Booth (Democratic) - added.

Louisiana: Senate Class 2: Nick Albares (Democratic) - added; Joshua "Josh" Morott (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Mark Spencer (Republican) - added. House CD 4: "Mike" Nichols (Republican) - added. House CD 5: state Senator Stewart Cathey, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 6: Larry Davis, III (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 5.

Maryland: House CD 3: Felix Mark Seier (Republican) - previously listed as Democratic. House CD 5: Reuben B. Collins, II (Democratic) - added.

New Jersey: Senate Class 2: Alex Zdan (Republican) - added.

New Mexico: Senate Class 2: Ben R. Luna, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Thomas Wayne Riley (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

North Dakota: House At-Large: former state Senator Vern Thompson (Democratic) - added.

Ohio: House CD 3: Santana Jade Dials (Write-in) - added. House CD 7: Andrey Martinichin (Write-in) - added.

Pennsylvania: House CD 7: Frank Golden (Independent) - added. House CD 13: Cody Thomas (Independent) - added.

Virginia: House CD 5: Albemarle County Supervisor Mike Pruitt (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 6: former state Delegate Wendy Gooditis (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 7: Joseph Patrick "J.P." Cooney (Democratic) - added.

Wyoming: Senate Class 2: former state Representative James Willard Byrd (Democratic) - added.

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