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

12 changes to the candidate list:

Colorado: House CD 1: Shimon Blau (Unaffiliated) - added.

Indiana: House CD 4: David Eugene "E." Bokash (Write-in [Independent]) - re-added, previously listed as None. Secretary of State: Andrew Delano (Write-in) - added.

Michigan: House CD 5: Ronald A. Muszynski (Libertarian) - added. House CD 6: Timothy A. Teagan (Libertarian) - added. House CD 8: C. Mia Pettus (Libertarian) - added. House CD 9: Kevin Vayko (Libertarian) - added. House CD 10: Mike Saliba (Libertarian) - added. Secretary of State: Christine Sloan (Libertarian) - added. Attorney General: Jason Dye (Libertarian) - added.

Washington (readied for 4 August primary: House CD 2: Raymond "Ray" Pelletti (Republican) - removed. House CD 5: Mike Gahvarehchee (Democratic) - removed.

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

29 changes to the candidate list:

Delaware: Senate Class 2: Mary Louve (Democratic) - added.

Illinois: Governor: Richard Mayers (New) - apparently not a candidate; Gary T. Pierce (Independence) - apparently not a candidate.

Kansas (readied for 4 August primary): Attorney General: Attorney General Kris W. Kobach (Republican) - Renominated. Treasurer: Treasurer Steven "Steve" Johnson (Republican) - Renominated.

Michigan (readied for 4 August primary): House CD 1: Susan Westmoreland "Susie" Lovato (U.S. Taxpayers) - added. House CD 2: Member of Congress John R. Moolenaar (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 3: Member of Congress Hillary Scholten (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 4: Austin Johnson (U.S. Taxpayers) - added. House CD 5: Member of Congress Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 6: Member of Congress Debbie Dingell (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 7: Member of Congress Thomas More "Tom" Barrett (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 8: Member of Congress Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 9: Member of Congress Lisa McClain (Republican) - Renominated.

Missouri (readied for 4 August primary): House CD 5: Member of Congress Emanuel Cleaver, II (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 6: Nathanael Schultz (Republican) - re-added.

New York: House CD 21: state Assembly Member Robert J. Smullen (Conservative [Republican]) - apparently not a candidate, previously listed as Conservative [Republican].

Virgin Islands (readied for 1 August primary): Delegate to the House of Representatives: Brett M. "Mac" McClafferty (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Ida Smith (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

Virginia (readied for 4 August primary): Senate Class 2: Senator Mark Robert Warner (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 1: Member of Congress Robert J. "Rob" Wittman (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 2: Member of Congress Jennifer A. "Jen" Kiggans (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 3: Member of Congress Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 4: Member of Congress Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 6: Member of Congress Benjamin Lee "Ben" Cline (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 7: Member of Congress Yevgeny S. "Eugene" Vindman (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 9: Member of Congress H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 10: Member of Congress Suhas Subramanyam (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 11: Member of Congress James R. Walkinshaw (Democratic) - Renominated.

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