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

29 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Governor: Karrin Taylor Robson (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

California: House CD 2: Gregory Warren Burgess (No Party Preference) - added. House CD 20: Jeremy Charles Fox (No Party Preference) - added. House CD 48: Luis F. Reyna (No Party Preference) - added; state Board of Equalization Member Mike Schaefer (Democratic) - added.

Florida: House CD 2: Luke Murphy (Republican) - added; Gulf District School Superintendent Jim Norton (Republican) - added. House CD 26: Nicole Locklin (Democratic) - added.

Georgia: House CD 4: Tania "TJ" Booth (Democratic) - added.

Louisiana: Senate Class 2: Nick Albares (Democratic) - added; Joshua "Josh" Morott (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Mark Spencer (Republican) - added. House CD 4: "Mike" Nichols (Republican) - added. House CD 5: state Senator Stewart Cathey, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 6: Larry Davis, III (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 5.

Maryland: House CD 3: Felix Mark Seier (Republican) - previously listed as Democratic. House CD 5: Reuben B. Collins, II (Democratic) - added.

New Jersey: Senate Class 2: Alex Zdan (Republican) - added.

New Mexico: Senate Class 2: Ben R. Luna, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Thomas Wayne Riley (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

North Dakota: House At-Large: former state Senator Vern Thompson (Democratic) - added.

Ohio: House CD 3: Santana Jade Dials (Write-in) - added. House CD 7: Andrey Martinichin (Write-in) - added.

Pennsylvania: House CD 7: Frank Golden (Independent) - added. House CD 13: Cody Thomas (Independent) - added.

Virginia: House CD 5: Albemarle County Supervisor Mike Pruitt (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 6: former state Delegate Wendy Gooditis (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 7: Joseph Patrick "J.P." Cooney (Democratic) - added.

Wyoming: Senate Class 2: former state Representative James Willard Byrd (Democratic) - added.

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

18 changes to the candidate list:

California: House CD 14: Carin Elam (Democratic) - added.

District of Columbia: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Samuel Greenfield (Democratic) - added.

Florida: House CD 2: Audie Rowell (Republican) - added. House CD 12: Samantha Elizabeth June (Republican) - added.

Louisiana: House CD 1: Randall Steven "Randy" Arrington (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for Senate Class 2. House CD 3: John Day (Democratic) - added. House CD 5: state Representative Michael Charles Echols (Republican) - added; Jessee Fleenor (Democratic) - added; Austin Magee (Republican) - added; Dan McKay (Democratic) - added; Michael Mebruer (Republican) - added. House CD 6: Peter Williams (Republican) - added.

Maryland: Governor: Michael "Abend" Oakes (Republican) - added.

Minnesota: House CD 6: Jeremy Wicklund (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - added.

New York: House CD 21: state Assembly Member Robert Smullen (Conservative, Republican) - previously listed as Republican.

South Dakota: Governor: former state Senator Dan Ahlers (Democratic) - added.

Tennessee: Governor: Karl Knox Smithson (Independent) - added. House CD 6: Jonathon Foss (Republican) - added.

23 changes to the candidate list. New Jersey US House CD 11 Special Democratic Primary results.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

23 changes to the candidate list:

Colorado: House CD 4: Eric Phelan (Republican) - added.

District of Columbia: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Gregory "Greg" Jaczko (Democratic) - added.

Florida: House CD 1: Douglas Connor Chico (Republican) - added; John Frankman (Republican) - added.

Georgia: House CD 11: Ellis Bachman (Republican) - added.

Illinois: House CD 11: Stacy McCaskill (Independent) - added.

Louisiana: House CD 5: state Representative Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Michigan: House CD 1: Matthew DeNotter (Republican) - added.

Minnesota: Governor: former St. Cloud City Council Member Jeff Johnson (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Mississippi (readied for 10 March Primary): House CD 1: Member of Congress John Trent "Trent" Kelly (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 3: Member of Congress Michael Patrick Guest (Republican) - Renominated.

Nebraska: House CD 3: Macey Budke (Nonpartisan) - added.

New Jersey: House CD 11 Special: Analilia Mejia (Democratic) wins 5 February Democratic primary; former Member of Congress Tom Malinowski (Democratic) - conceded.

New Mexico: Senate Class 2: Christopher J. "Chris" Vanden Heuvel (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. Governor: Belinda Robertson (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 1: Carlton R. Pennington (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: Thomas John "Tom" Wakely (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

New York: Governor: Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. Lieutenant Governor: India Walton (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 25: Daelin Walton (Independent) - added.

Ohio: House CD 7: Ann Marie Donegan (Democratic) - added.

South Carolina: House CD 4: Robert Eugene Lee (Republican) - added.

Tennessee: House CD 1: Tyler Brice McClain (Independent) - added.

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