✓ Monday 4 December 2017
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✓ Tuesday 27 February 2018
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✓ Thursday 1 March 2018
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✓ Tuesday 6 March 2018
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✓ Friday 9 March 2018
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✓ Monday 12 March 2018
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✓ Thursday 15 March 2018
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✓ Tuesday 20 March 2018
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✓ Wednesday 21 March 2018
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✓ Thursday 5 April 2018
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✓ Friday 27 April 2018
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✓ Tuesday 8 May 2018
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✓ Tuesday 15 May 2018
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✓ Friday 1 June 2018
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✓ Tuesday 5 June 2018
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✓ Tuesday 12 June 2018
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✓ Thursday 21 June 2018
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✓ Wednesday 27 June 2018
✓ Thursday 28 June 2018
✓ Saturday 30 June 2018
✓ Monday 2 July 2018
✓ Tuesday 10 July 2018
✓ Thursday 12 July 2018
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✓ Monday 16 July 2018
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✓ Tuesday 17 July 2018
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✓ Thursday 19 July 2018
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✓ Friday 20 July 2018
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✓ Wednesday 1 August 2018
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✓ Thursday 2 August 2018
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✓ Tuesday 7 August 2018
- Kansas - Primary
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- Ohio - Special Election House CD 12
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✓ Wednesday 8 August 2018
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✓ Thursday 9 August 2018
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✓ Tuesday 14 August 2018
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✓ Monday 20 August 2018
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✓ Saturday 25 August 2018
✓ Monday 27 August 2018
✓ Tuesday 28 August 2018
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- Oklahoma - Runoff (Gov-R & Lib; Lt Gov-R; US House 1-D & R, 2-D, 4-D, 5-D; AG-R; Aud-R; Labor-R; Supt-R; Corp-D & R)
- Oregon - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor
✓ Thursday 30 August 2018
✓ September 2018
✓ Saturday 1 September 2018
✓ Tuesday 4 September 2018
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✓ Wednesday 5 September 2018
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✓ Thursday 6 September 2018
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✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018
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✓ Tuesday 13 November 2018
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✓ Tuesday 27 November 2018
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✓ Saturday 8 December 2018
✓ Tuesday 8 January 2019
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