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18 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

18 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 2: Member of Congress Eli Crane (Republican) - elected.

California: House CD 40: Member of Congress Kenneth S. "Ken" Calvert (Republican) - elected.

Delaware: Treasurer: Theodore "Ted" Lauzen (Democratic) - elected. Auditor: Auditor Lydia York (Democratic) - elected.

Florida: House CD 26: Member of Congress Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican) - elected.

Louisiana: Governor: Gary Crockett (Democratic) - added.

Minnesota: Senate Class 1: Senator Amy J. Klobuchar (Democratic) - Open Seat.

Montana: Senate Class 2: Jami Dee Woodman (Write-in [Nonpartisan]) - previously listed as Nonpartisan.

North Dakota: Commissioner of Agriculture: Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring (Republican) - elected. Tax Commissioner: Tax Commissioner Brian K. Kroshus (Republican) - elected. Superintendent of Public Instruction Special: Public Instruction Superintendent Levi Bachmeier (Nonpartisan [Republican]) - elected, previously listed as Nonpartisan [Republican]. Public Service Commissioner 1 Special: Public Service Commissioner Jill Kringstad (Republican) - elected. Public Service Commissioner 3: Public Service Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Republican) - elected.

Pennsylvania: Senate Class 3: Ahmed Moor (Democratic) - added.

South Dakota: Treasurer: Melissa Hull (Republican) - elected. Auditor: Catherine Barranco (Republican) - elected. Commissioner of School and Public Lands: School and Public Lands Commissioner Brock L. Greenfield (Republican) - elected.

Washington: House CD 5: Member of Congress Michael James Baumgartner (Republican) - elected.

26 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

26 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 5: former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb (Republican) - elected. House CD 8: Member of Congress Abraham "Abe" Hamadeh (Republican) - elected.

California: House CD 14: Member of Congress Aisha Wahab (Democratic) - elected. Insurance Commissioner: former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim (Democratic) - elected. Superintendent of Public Instruction: San Diego School Board Member Richard Barrera (Nonpartisan [Democratic]) - elected, previously listed as Nonpartisan [Democratic].

Colorado: House CD 3: Member of Congress Jeffrey "Jeff" Hurd (Republican) - elected. Treasurer: state Senator Jeff Bridges (Democratic) - elected.

Iowa: Treasurer: Treasurer Roby Smith (Republican) - elected. Auditor: Taylor Wettach (Democratic) - elected. Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig (Republican) - elected.

Kansas: Attorney General: Chris Mann (Democratic) - elected. Commissioner of Insurance: state Representative Daniel "Dan" Hawkins (Republican) - elected.

Nebraska: Treasurer: Treasurer Joey Spellerberg (Republican) - elected. Auditor of Public Accounts: Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley (Republican) - elected.

New Mexico: Treasurer: Treasurer Laura M. Montoya (Democratic) - elected. Auditor: Auditor Joseph M. Maestas (Democratic) - elected. Commissioner of Public Lands: Juan De Jesus Sanchez, III (Democratic) - elected.

New York: House CD 21: Anthony Thomas Constantino (Republican, Taxpayer Rights) - elected.

North Carolina: House CD 8: Member of Congress Mark Everette Harris (Republican) - elected.

Oklahoma: Treasurer: Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd (Republican) - elected. Auditor and Inspector: Melissa Capps (Republican) - elected. Commissioner of Labor: state Representative Kevin West (Republican) - elected. Insurance Commissioner: Bob Sullivan (Republican) - elected. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Robert Franklin (Republican) - elected. Corporation Commissioner 3: state Representative Brad Boles (Republican) - elected.

Oregon: Commissioner of Labor and Industries: Chris Lynch (Non Affiliated) - added.

31 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

31 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 1: former state Representative Amish Shah (Democratic) - elected. House CD 6: JoAnna "Jo" Mendoza (Democratic) - elected. Treasurer: Nick Mansour (Democratic) - elected. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Teresa Leyba "Terry" Ruiz (Democratic) - elected.

Arkansas: House CD 2: Member of Congress James French "French" Hill (Republican) - elected. Commissioner of State Lands: Secretary of State Cole Jester (Republican) - elected.

California: House CD 29: Member of Congress Luz Maria Rivas (Democratic) - elected.

Colorado: House CD 5: Jessica Willow Killin (Democratic) - elected.

Florida: House CD 13: Member of Congress Anna Paulina Luna (Republican) - elected.

Indiana: Comptroller: Porter County Clerk Jessica A. Bailey (Democratic) - elected.

Iowa: Attorney General: former state Representative Nate Willems (Democratic) - elected.

Maine: House CD 2: former Govermor Paul R. LePage (Republican) - elected.

Missouri: House CD 3: Theo Brown, Sr. (Write-in) - added. House CD 6: Kimberly Niffen (Write-in) - added. House CD 7: Kevin VanStory (Write-in) - added.

Montana: House CD 1: Samuel Kelley "Sam" Forstag (Democratic) - elected.

New York: House CD 1: Member of Congress Nicholas J. "Nick" LaLota (Conservative, Republican) - elected. House CD 2: Member of Congress Andrew R. Garbarino (Conservative, Republican) - elected.

North Carolina: House CD 1: Member of Congress Donald Gene "Don" Davis (Democratic) - elected. House CD 6: High Point City Council Member/Mayor Cyril Anthony Jefferson (Democratic) - elected. House CD 13: Paul Jehu Barringer, III (Democratic) - elected. House CD 14: LaKesha Shanese Womack (Democratic) - elected.

Ohio: House CD 10: Kristina Knickerbocker (Democratic) - elected. Attorney General: Upper Arlington Council Member John J. Kulewicz (Democratic) - elected.

Tennessee: House CD 7: Member of Congress Matthew Robert "Matt" Van Epps (Republican) - elected. House CD 9: state Senator Brent Taylor (Republican) - elected.

Utah: House CD 2: Member of Congress Blake David Moore (Republican) - elected. House CD 4: Member of Congress Michael S. "Mike" Kennedy (Republican) - elected.

Virginia: House CD 1: Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Leigh Taylor (Democratic) - elected. House CD 5: Member of Congress John J. McGuire, III (Republican) - elected.

Washington: House CD 4: Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney (Republican) - elected.

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