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IOWA CITY — Two Johnson County supervisors — V Fixmer-Oraiz and Rod Sullivan — will face each other to vie for the same seat under a state law that requires the county to change the way supervisors are elected there.
The field was set by a Friday deadline for candidates to file election paperwork, a few months ahead of the June 2 primary election. All five seats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will be up for grabs this year after a change in state law passed last year that required the three Iowa counties that are home to regents university campuses — Johnson, Story and Black Hawk — to elect supervisors by districts within the county, rather than at-large, or countywide.
The district plan was developed by the state’s non-partisan Legislative Services Agency, and a random drawing was held in January to assign either a two- or four-year term to each district. All supervisor terms eventually will return to the full four years.
Johnson County voters will be able to vote for a single member of the board, based on where they live within the five districts.
https://www.thegazette.com/news/elections/local/2-johnson-county-supervisors-to-run-against-each-other/article_7d121f96-4197-4739-ad26-03f6c4e59662.html
'Not a done deal': Democrats start to sweat over Virginia's redistricting referendum
After putting an aggressive redraw of the state’s congressional map before voters, some Virginia Democrats are growing uneasy about its prospects for passage one month out from the special election.
Virginia Democrats entered 2026 riding a wave of momentum, comfortably flipping the governorship and expanding their majority in the state House in last fall’s elections. And heading into the April contest, they hold massive fundraising and ad spending advantages.
But recently, the realities of waging a unique campaign in a state that isn’t nearly as Democratic as California, where voters approved a redrawn map through a similar process last year, have begun to set in.
Some supporters of the Virginia referendum acknowledge the challenge of convincing voters to back a gerrymandered map when Democrats, who several years ago backed the formation of the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission, have criticized Republicans for similar moves.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/not-a-done-deal-democrats-start-to-sweat-over-virginias-redistricting-referendum/4079352/
Charleston County Democrats hold convention on Johns Island ahead of midterm elections
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston County Democrats gathered on Johns Island for their county convention as party leaders and candidates worked to rally support ahead of the midterm elections.
Thomas Dixon, chairman of the Charleston County Democrats, said the event was open to residents across the county and designed to connect voters with candidates.
“All of our constituents throughout Charleston County have been invited to come in and to mix and mingle with our candidates right now,” Dixon said. “We have a great variety of speakers addressing our democratic value issues and the fact that we are in a midterm election year.”
Organizers said the convention aimed to address Democratic value issues facing the state and the party. Dixon said the goal was to raise awareness about candidates and the issues Democrats are emphasizing.
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/charleston-county-democrats-hold-convention-on-johns-island-ahead-of-midterm-elections-midterms-donald-trump-republicans-south-carolina
FL-HD87: Early voting ends Sunday for Florida House District 87 special election
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Early voting began March 14 in special elections for Florida House District 87 and one seat on the North Palm Beach Village Council. The last day is Sunday.
Election day is March 24.
Three early voting locations are from opened 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through March 22. They are Florida Atlantic's Jupiter Campus, WB Building MC-13; Palm Gardens Branch Library at 1303 Campus Drive and the main Supervisor of Elections Office at 4301 Cherry Road, West Palm Beach.
All eligible voters residing in Florida House District 87 may vote.
https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-early-voting-begins-for-florida-house-district-37-special-election/70742052
Explore WPR's voter guide for the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
On April 7, voters will elect a new justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Conservative state Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar will face liberal state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor. The winner will serve a 10-year term on the state’s highest court and will play a role in deciding some of the biggest legal questions facing the state.
In the lead up to the election, WPR asked what you wanted candidates to weigh in on as they vie for your votes.
We brought those issues directly to the candidates. Our guide allows you to see how they responded to survey questions about those topics and compare their answers.
https://www.wpr.org/news/explore-wprs-voter-guide-for-the-2026-wisconsin-supreme-court-election
Progressive slate thwarted in bid for Essex Democratic State Committee seats
In what looks like a substantial victory for Essex County Democratic Chairman and New Jersey Democratic State Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr., a slate of candidates backed by party leaders captured ten Democratic State Committee seats in Essex County in a contest with a progressive-backed ticket of candidates.
Seventeen candidates were in the race and eight incumbents did not run for another term at today’s Essex County Democratic convention.
The lone incumbent winner was Terry Swanson Tucker, a former East Orange school board member who served as chief of staff to the late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver. Another incumbent, South Orange Democratic municipal co-chair and labor leader Larry Hirsch, was unsuccessful.
The winners were: Akeem Cunningham (444), a former deputy chief of staff to East Orange Mayor Ted Green who now works at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs; Al Tariq Shabazz (407), an urban planner from Irvington; Abdul-Malik Ali (398), a Newark zoning official; East Orange Democratic municipal vice chair Julio Apone III, an aide to Assemblywoman Carmen Morales (388); Newark Board of Education Co-Vice President Allison James-Frison (376); Tucker (373), Newark Board of Education Co-Vice President Vereliz Santana (367), the Latino Base Vote director for New Jersey Demcorats in 2025; Khalil AC Nassiruddin (329), a former chief of staff to Newark Central Ward Councilwoman Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins, Beth Savodnik Chevat, a member of the Montclair Democratic executive committee (323); and Stacey Abenstein (200), a Livingston Democratic county committee member and the chief of staff to State Sen. Renee Burgess.,
https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/progressive-slate-thwarted-in-bid-for-essex-democratic-state-committee-seats/
NJ-07: Warren Dems go for O'Rourke
Warren County Democrats have voted to endorse a Warren County native, climate scientist and former USDA official Megan O’Rourke, in the Democratic primary for the 7th congressional district.
O’Rourke, who was raised and continues to live in Blairstown, received 16 votes to Brian Varela’s 14 in a runoff at Warren Democrats’ convention this morning. Varela led O’Rourke 13-10 in the first round; Rebecca Bennett got seven votes, Tina Shah got two, and Michael Roth and Beth Adubato each received zero.
The county party also endorsed Senator Cory Booker, who faces a pair of little-known primary challengers, on a voice vote.
Warren County is part of the 7th district’s more rural northwestern corner, which is substantially redder than the rest of the district. In the 2024 Democratic primary for the seat, Warren voters made up around 12% of the electorate.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/warren-dems-go-for-orourke-in-nj-7/
Essex Dems endorse McGrath, Klein, Richardson and Yasin for County Commissioner
Essex County Democrats have endorsed Verona Councilwoman Christine McGrath, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein, incumbent Wayne Richardson and West Orange Democratic Municipal Chairman Abdur R. Yasin to run for four County Commissioner-At-Large seats in the June 2 primary election.
McGrath, the Verona Democratic municipal chair, was the top vote-getter with 387 votes, followed by Klein, a physician and three-term Livingston councilman, with 355. Richardson received 296 and Yasin, a West Orange fire captain, received 282. Yasin edged out Irvington Councilwoman Charnette Fredric by 30 votes.
Trailing were former Newark Public Schools Advisory Board member Marques Aquil Lewis (180), Bloomfield Democratic municipal vice chairman Corey Anderson (121), former Maplewood Township Committeewoman Deborah Engel (117), former Montclair Mayor Robert Russo (106), former Millburn Mayor Annette Romano (91), and former Livingston Board of Education President Vineeta Khanna (69).
There was no runoff, and the endorsement went to the top four vote-getters.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/essex-dems-endorse-mcgrath-klein-richardson-and-yasin-for-county-commissioner/
CA-11: In bid for Congress, Connie Chan (D) offers a 'pragmatic' track record
Connie Chan said she hopes to bring decades of experience in San Francisco city politics — and the tax-the-rich, fund-social-services philosophy she formed here — to the U.S. Congress.
Chan’s North Star over nearly six years on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has been an ethos she says is badly needed in Washington, D.C., under President Donald Trump.
“This is an unprecedented moment,” Chan told The Examiner. “American people are looking at the Congress and looking at the Trump administration — they are not delivering for the working people.”
Chan is one of four prominent Democrats running to replace retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and the belief that Trump is failing common Americans won’t set her apart from the field. Neither will her opposition to the Trump administration’s steep cuts to social safety-net programs and military intervention in Venezuela and Iran.
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/supervisor-connie-chan-bid-for-congress/article_0ad05f66-ee11-4699-b949-1a0fb7d6d2e4.html
WI-03: Rebecca Cooke (D) opens campaign headquarters on Water Street
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District candidate Rebecca Cooke opens her campaign headquarters on Water Street.
Nestled in one of the social hubs of Eau Claire, Cooke welcomed volunteers and supporters to the headquarters’ grand opening on Saturday.
Cooke spoke on the location choice for her campaign’s main hub.
“We wanted to be downtown on a main street and have our office feel really accessible to people that you can pop in anytime,” Cooke said.
https://www.weau.com/2026/03/21/rebecca-cooke-opens-campaign-headquarters-water-street/
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