[120], Kris Schultz defeated Marc Lacroix in the special Democratic primary. State constitution, Courts in New Hampshire | Rich Rossway was unopposed in the Republican primary. See the complete results, Last edited on 3 September 2020, at 17:08, Polls Close in Angolan Election That Ends Dos Santos's Rule, Angola: 1310 voters will vote only on Saturday, "MWAGIRU: Angola's new era as Kenyan poll row ends in court", "Angola's Dos Santos not up for re-election in 2017 - party document", "Angola's presidential council proposes Aug. 23 for national vote", "Angola president sets Aug 23 for general elections", "Angola invites 3,000 observers for August 23 general elections", "Angola adopts law limiting power of future presidents", "Angola : début officiel de la campagne pour les élections générales d’août", Lei Orgânica sobre as Eleições Gerais n.º 36/11, de 21 de Dezembro, "Angola's ruling MPLA won August 23 polls by 61% – final results", Angolan opposition challenge election results, Angola's opposition appeals election results, Angola’s Constitution Court rejects appeal to annul election results, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Angolan_legislative_election&oldid=976561227, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 September 2020, at 17:08. The seat was vacant following Joseph Saladino's (R) appointment as town supervisor of Oyster Bay, New York. He cited his pursuit of a professional promotion in a press release. [296], Jim Carlin (R) defeated Todd Wendt (D) in the general election. A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Worcester & Middlesex District was called for December 5, 2017. State legislature | There was a special primary election on July 25, 2017. Republicans campaigned against a state income tax, pointing to a recent measure approved by the Seattle City Council that would implement a 2.25 percent tax on income above $250,000.[269]. A special election for the position of Tennessee State Senate District 17 was held on December 19, 2017. The District 42 seat was the first state legislative seat to switch parties as a result of a special election in 2017. [141], A special election for the position of Missouri State Senate District 28 was called for August 8, 2017. In a joint primary, allows a voter to nonverbally indicate which party’s primary the voter wishes to vote in. Independent expenditures towards Englund amounted to $684,000 in support and $1,678,000 in opposition. The candidate filing deadline was on September 22, 2017. Statutes Affected: Election Code §§ 86.007 and 87.125. Statutes Affected:  Election Code §§ 67.003 and 101.057. On September 8, 2017, Chandler again withdrew from the race. [277], Vanlandingham defeated Forrest Mayer in the Democratic primary. This update is done via the Secretary of State’s website. The biggest reason by far was resignations, which accounted for 100 vacancies. [78][79] McLean defeated Morin in the special election.

Cory Ferraez, Missy Warren McGee, Casey Mercier, and Kathryn Rehner faced off in the special election. Requires the Secretary of State to institute a program to find and remove in-state duplication registrations and to institute procedures for counties to collect and report the correct dates of birth for voters. The seat was vacant following Stephen Dargan's (D) resignation to take a job on Connecticut's Board of Pardons and Paroles. [26], A special election for the position of Connecticut House of Representatives District 115 was called for February 28, 2017.

New Jersey and Virginia were both under divided government heading into the 2017 election.

In 2017, special elections for state legislative positions were held for a variety of reasons: The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows: The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election. [278], The seat was vacant after Kyle D. Loveless (R) resigned on April 27, 2017, amid an investigation by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.

[161], A special election for the position of Oklahoma State Senate District 45 was held on November 14, 2017. [238], A special election for the position of Missouri House of Representatives District 151 was called for November 7, 2017. [77], James R. Morin defeated Ryan Curran in the special Democratic primary. [29][30], A special election for the position of Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 197 was called for March 21, 2017. Below is a brief summary of the major election-related legislation that passed during the 85th  Regular Session and Special Session (2017). [15] Schultz defeated Feeley in the special election. The candidate filing deadline was September 27, 2017. House Bill 2323:  Clarifies that for a special election to be held on the date of the general election for state and county officers, the filing deadline is 6:00 p.m. of the 75th day before election day.

The seat was vacated by Pam Roach (R) after she won election to the Pierce County Council.

Operations: Meghann Olshefski • Lauren Dixon • Kelly Rindfleisch • Sara Antel • Sara Horton, New Hampshire elections in 2020 | The filing deadline was April 25, 2017. Voting in New Hampshire | [161], Rosecrants ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. [257] Sullivan defeated Drye in the special election. A primary election was held on April 4, 2017.

[263], A special election for the position of Washington State Senate District 7 was called for November 7, 2017.

The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was October 3, 2017.