The first cycle of elections under the Presidency of Donald Trump is about to commence. There are only a few elections during the year after a presidential election. There are two gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia and those will be covered at different time. For now, this first posting of this series will contend with the special elections for the United States House of Representatives.
Due to various reasons, there are now five vacant seats in the House. They are as follows:
California's 34th District, which will have a primary election on April 4th and a general election on June 6th if necessary. A candidate will need to get 50% of the vote in the primary, otherwise the top two candidates from the primary will compete in the general election, regardless of party affiliation.
Kansas' 4th District, which will have a general election on April 11th
Georgia's 6th District, which will have an initial election on April 25th, and a runoff election if necessary on June 20th
South Carolina's 5th District, which will have a primary election on May 2nd, then a runoff election if necessary on May 16th if a primary candidate doesn't have a majority. The general election is also June 20th
Montana's At-Large District, which will have a general election on May 25th.
None of these races will flip the House one way or the other, but they could be indicative of election trends that may crop up in 2018 or even as far as 2020. For the most part, I will talk about the results of these elections as they come in, but I might do a preview for them as well. The only race I know I will preview for sure is the Kansas election, as that is where I am from.
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