On May 15, the government of Utah filed this 28-page brief, explaining why the Tenth Circuit should not rehear Utah Republican Party v Cox, 16-4091. The Tenth Circuit had asked the Utah government to respond to the request for rehearing. … Continue reading
On May 16, one of the candidates for president of Mexico withdrew from the race. Margarita Zavala is an independent candidate. See this story, which says that because millions of ballots have already been printed, probably her name will remain … Continue reading
On May 15, Pennsylvania held special elections to fill three vacant State House seats. In the 178th district, the results were: Democrat 50.38%; Republican 49.62. When this seat was last up, in November 2016, the results had been: Republican 61.07%; … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Michael Stack was defeated for re-nomination on May 15. See this story. He is the first Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor to be defeated for re-nomination in a primary. Pennsylvania elects Governor and Lieutenant Governor as a team in … Continue reading
Pennsylvania held primaries on May 15. Two Democratic State House members were defeated for re-election by first-time candidates who are members of Democratic Socialists of America, Summer Lee and Sara Innamorato. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this … Continue reading
