By Ballotpedia’s Congressional, State Legislative, State Executive and Ballot Measure teams The May 8 primary elections are now over, capping one of the busiest election days of the 2012 season. Here at Ballotpedia, we’ve got you covered in all aspects of the ballot. That includes filling you in on the overall occurrences of Tuesday’s events. Here you fill find stories giving recaps on [...]

Edited by Greg Janetka This week’s tracker features a preview of major issues for those states that convened their 2012 session last week. Two other major state legislative situations are brewing in Indiana and Wisconsin. Indiana Democrats continued their walkout of the Assembly over “right-to-work” legislation, while Democrats in Wisconsin turned in recall signatures. Sessions So far this year, 37 out of 50 state [...]

By: Greg Janetka GRAND BLANC, Michigan: With unofficial vote totals still outstanding, Republican state Representative Paul Scott conceded defeat at 11:35 p.m. ET, making him the first Michigan state legislator to be recalled since 1983.[1] As of 12:25 a.m. ET, results from the Genesee County Clerk’s website show 51 percent voting against the recall, however, [...]

By: Greg Janetka MESA, Arizona: According to unofficial election results, Republican Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce has become the first state legislator in Arizona history to be recalled. Challenger Jerry Lewis, who is also a Republican, took 53.2 percent of the vote to Pearce’s 45.25 percent.[1] With Pearce conceding, he has become the third state [...]

By: Greg Janetka MADISON, Wisconsin: Less than two months ago Wisconsin held the last of the nine state Senate recall elections that dominated the state’s politics for most of 2011. Total campaign spending for the recalls surpassed $44 million, while costing state and local governments approximately $2.1 million.[1] With the state still working to put [...]

Edited by Geoff Pallay Fallout continued this week over the congressional redistricting proposal released October 3 by the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee in Maryland. Democrats and Republicans have both been up in arms over the proposal. Democrats are attempting to draw the lines in order to pick up a seventh congressional seat, which Republicans have [...]

By Geoff Pallay and Greg Janetka 2011 Wisconsin Senate Recalls Senators Facing Recall Robert Cowles • Alberta Darling • Sheila Harsdorf • Dave Hansen • Jim Holperin • Randy Hopper • Dan Kapanke • Luther Olsen • Robert Wirch Other Recall Information Recalls by Year • Recall Law in Wisconsin • Recall laws in other [...]

By Geoff Pallay and Greg Janetka MADISON, Wisconsin: The recall elections that have gripped Wisconsin for most of the year will come to a close tomorrow as the last two incumbent senators meet their fate. Polls will be open from 7am-8pm CDT as voters in the 12th and 22nd districts decide to either retain Democratic [...]

By Jackie Arthur This week’s tracker features a spotlight on tomorrow’s Democratic recall elections in Wisconsin, as well as an update on last week’s Republican recall elections in Wisconsin. Sessions So far this year, 43 out of 50 state legislatures have officially adjourned their regular session. This week, no states are scheduled to adjourn their [...]

By Geoff Pallay and Greg Janetka MADISON, Wisconsin: The results from last Tuesday’s recall elections are clear – Republicans held on to four senate seats, while Democrats knocked off two incumbents. Yet the battle over who can claim to have won the larger victory – and just what all those millions of dollars that poured [...]