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114 changes to the candidate list. Hawaii Lieutenant Governor designated (current LG taking a leave of absence).
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

114 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska: Senate Class 2: Ann Diener (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Christopher Miklos (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. Senate Class 3: James Michael Ryan (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for Senate Class 2.

Arizona: Governor: Teri Ann Hourihan (No Labels) - previously listed as Arizona Independent Party; Hugh Lytle (No Labels) - previously listed as Arizona Independent Party. House CD 1: Christopher Ajluni (Arizona Independent Party) - apparently not a candidate; Victor H. Weintraub (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: Alex Flores (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added. House CD 3: Alan Aversa (No Labels) - previously listed as Arizona Independent Party; Nicholas N. Glenn (Write-in [Republican]) - added; David Wayne Redkey (Write-in [Green]) - previously listed as Green [Democratic]. House CD 4: Tisha Benoit (No Labels) - previously listed as Arizona Independent Party; Jerone Davison (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; former state Representative John Fillmore (No Labels) - previously listed as Arizona Independent Party [Republican]. House CD 5: Blake Bracht (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 6: Iman Bah (No Labels [Democratic]) - previously listed as Arizona Independent Party [Democratic]. House CD 8: Jessie Martines (Arizona Independent Party) - apparently not a candidate. Secretary of State: state Representative Alexander "Alex" Kolodin (Republican) - re-added. Attorney General: David Hardy (Write-in [Libertarian]) - re-added, previously listed as Libertarian. Treasurer: State Board of Education Member Katherine Haley (Republican) - re-added; Michael Zepeda (No Labels) - apparently not a candidate, previously listed as Arizona Independent Party.

California (filing has closed for the 16 June Special Election US House CD 14): House CD 14 Special: Alisha Cordes (Democratic) - added; Bay Area Rapid Transit Board Member Melissa Hernandez (Democratic) - added; Sheriene Ridenour (Democratic) - added; Rakhi Israni Singh (Democratic) - added; former Live Oak City Council Member J.R. "Jot" Thiara (Republican) - added; state Senator Aisha Wahab (Democratic) - added; former state Senator Bob Wieckowski (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Tom Wong (Republican) - added; Jack Wu (Republican) - added; Victor Zevallos (No Party Preference) - added.

Florida: Senate Class 3 Special: Joey Mendoza Atkins (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Ashley Jean Baptiste (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Paul Ron Cruz (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Frank DiMola (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Christopher "Chris" Gleason (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for Senate Class 3; Charles A. "Alex" Gould (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Grace Granda (No Party Affiliation) - apparently not a candidate; former Member of Congress Alan Mark Grayson (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Justin Green (Veterans Party of America) - apparently not a candidate; Michaelangelo Collins Hamilton (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Bernard Korn (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Jake Lang (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Josue Larose (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Evelyn Jane-Marie McBride (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Member of Congress Cory Lee Mills (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Dennis Gene Stevens (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Alix Christopher Toulme, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 19: Stephen W. Elliott (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 20: Member of Congress Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic) - re-added. House CD 21: Art Williams (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 23: Michaelangelo Collins Hamilton (Republican) - re-added.

Hawaii: Lieutenant Governor: acting Lieutenant Governor Keith Regan (Democratic) - 23 April 2026: Governor Joshua B. "Josh" Green (Democratic) designated Keith Regan, Comptroller of the Department of Accounting and General Services, to serve as acting Lieutenant Governor re: leave of absence by Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (Democratic).

Indiana: Comptroller: John Schick (Libertarian) - added.

Iowa: Governor: Nick Gluba (Libertarian) - added.

Kansas: House CD 4: Frank A. McCollum (Republican) - added.

Kentucky: House CD 5: Gerardo Serrano (Independent) - added.

Massachusetts: Senate Class 2: former West Springfield Town Council Member Nathan Alexander Bech (Independent [Republican]) - previously listed as Republican; Westport School Board Member Christopher Thrasher (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. Governor: Seartch Delva (Democratic) - added; Mike Kennealy (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Muhammed Kokonezis-Hanino (Independent) - added; Boylston Town Parks Commissioner Steven Nason (Independent) - added; Aaron L. Packard (Independent) - added. Treasurer and Receiver-General: Carlton Phelps (Democratic) - added. Auditor: River Brewer (Democratic) - added; Charlie Larkin (Libertarian) - added.

Michigan: House CD 11: Antonio J. "Tony" Prieto (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Minnesota: Senate Class 2: Rebecca Whiting (Libertarian) - added. Governor: Steven Young (Green) - added. House CD 2: Hugh McTavish (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - apparently not a candidate; Michael Stefanko (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 3: Quentin Wittrock (Republican) - added. House CD 7: Derek Logan (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 8: Cyle Cramer (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - apparently not a candidate; Luke Gulbranson (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - previously listed as Democratic; JohnClark Jarbi (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - apparently not a candidate; former Duluth School Board Member Harry R. Welty (Republican) - added. Secretary of State: Seth Kuhl-Stennes (Green) - added. Auditor: Charley Kuchlenz (Libertarian) - added.

Missouri: House CD 1: Xavier Phillips (Independent) - added.

New York: House CD 20: Jack Fu (No Party Affiliation) - added.

Ohio: Auditor: Aidan Jeffery (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added.

Oregon: Governor: Dawn Regier (Pacific Green, Progressive Party of Oregon) - previously listed as Progressive Party of Oregon; former Coquille Mayor Matt Rowe (Libertarian, Pacific Green) - added; Brett Smith (Pacific Green, Independent Party of Oregon) - added; Jason Wright (Pacific Green) - added.

Utah: House CD 1: Sitouni Teiko "Stoney" "Stone" Fonua (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Jonathan Lopez (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Salt Lake City Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Dave Robinson (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Luis Angel Villarreal (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: Tyler Scott Farnsworth (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; John R. Gibb, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Jarom Gillins (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Colton R. Hatch (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Ian William Parrish (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 3: David Harris (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Steven "Steve" Merrill (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Tyler William Murset (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Ayden Tate Scott (Write-in [Republican]) - apparently not a candidate, previously listed as Write-in [Republican]. House CD 4: Isaiah Stephen Hardman (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Scott Allen Hatfield, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Russell Tyrone "Ty" Jensen (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Pasitale F. Lupeamanu (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Seth A. Stewart (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Archie A. Williams, III (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Virgin Islands: Governor: Lieutenant Governor Tregenza A. Roach (Democratic) - added. Delegate to the House of Representatives: former island Senator James Weber, III (Democratic) - added.

Virginia: House CD 2: Makiba A. Gaines (Independence) - previously listed as Independent. House CD 3: Hailey Dollar (Libertarian) - added; Dawn E. Vasquez (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 7: Taner Lopez (Libertarian) - added.

Wisconsin: Secretary of State: Eileen Newcomer (Democratic) - added.


 
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