Georgia held primaries on May 22, but the state still doesn’t know the identity of the Republican nominee for State House, 28th district. The results were certified shortly after the primary, and they showed that incumbent Republican Dan Gasaway was defeated by 67 votes by Chris Erwin. But then Gasaway learned that some Republican voters in his district had received a ballot that did not include the candidates running in his district. Instead their ballots listed candidates running in the 10th district.

He sued in June, but only on September 12 is a state court hearing the case. See this story. There is no Democratic nominee in this district. The primary may need to be re-done.

Three candidates are on the November ballot for Oregon State House seat 54, centered on Bend: Republican Cheri Helt, who is also nominated by the Independent Party; Democrat Nathan Boddie; and Amanda La Bell, who is the nominee of the Working Families and Progressive Parties.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, also a Democrat, have endorsed La Bell, because the Democratic nominee has been accused of improper behavior. The seat is currently held by a Republican who is not running for re-election. See this story.

The Labor Party of South Carolina has been a ballot-qualified party since 2006. This year, it did not nominate anyone for any partisan office. Under South Carolina law, a party loses its qualified status if it skips nominating anyone for two elections in a row. The party last ran anyone in 2014, so will lose its qualifies status later this year.