Welcome to our collection of articles by Ballotpedia's founder and CEO, Leslie Graves. Since launching her weekly column in Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew newsletter on April 4, 2025, Leslie has been ...

Denise Slipy (D) and Keri Heintzeman (R) are running in the special election for District 6 of the Minnesota Senate on April 29, 2025. The previous incumbent, Justin Eichorn (R), resigned on March 20, ...

Overall, most Republican trifectas and states with divided governments have tended to enact legislation opposing ESG. Most Democratic trifectas have tended to enact legislation supporting ESG ...

While deadlines to canvass and certify election results determine how and when election results become official, the policies that have a more direct effect on the speed of ballot counting and ...

LRCA Denial of Bail for Certain Violent or Sexual Offenses or Human Trafficking Amendment Civil and criminal trials Denies bail to individuals accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or human ...

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower chamber of the Maryland General Assembly. Alongside the Maryland State Senate, it forms the legislative branch of the Maryland state government and works ...

The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2025. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the ...

Results are updated daily by 9:30 a.m. EST and aggregated from the most recent polls from the sources listed in the methodology section below. Think we're missing something? Email us. This page covers ...

Arizona has a Democratic triplex and a divided trifecta. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Republican Party controls both chambers of ...

Michigan has a Democratic triplex and a divided trifecta. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Democratic Party controls the upper ...

Nevada has a divided government. The Republican Party controls the office of governor, while the Democratic Party controls the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, and both chambers of the ...

Virginia has a Republican triplex and a divided trifecta. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Democratic Party controls both chambers ...