for Vacancies in the U.S. House
Maryland's 7th | Wisconsin's 7th | California's 25th | see Ballotpedia.org for US House Special Elections 2020 ➚
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Maryland's 7th Congressional District — Primary: February 4 | General: April 28
The special election will fill the vacancy left by Elijah Cummings (D), who died on October 17, 2019. MD-07 contains portions of Howard and Baltimore counties and parts of the city of Baltimore. see map of MD-07 ➚
Primary ballots available from December 21, 2019 (MD has requested a delay for this deadline).
Special General ballots available from March 14.
Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District — Primary: February 18 | General: May 12
The special election will fill the vacancy left by Sean Duffy (R), who left office on September 23, 2019. WI-07 includes Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn counties. Portions of Chippewa, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, and Wood counties are also in the district. see map of WI-07 ➚
Primary ballots available from January 4.
Special General ballots available from March 28.
California's 25th Congressional District — Primary: March 3 | General: May 12
The special election will fill the vacancy left by Katie Hill (D), who resigned her seat on November 1, 2019. CA-25 includes the north-eastern portion of Los Angeles County and a small portion of eastern Ventura County. In California, non-presidential primary elections include all candidates regardless of party. The top two finishers advance to the general election, again regardless of party. see map of CA-25 ➚
March 3 Special Primary coincides with California's Presidential Primary election.
- January 18: Primary ballots available.
- February 18: Register to vote (MAIL postmarked, ONLINE, FAX received)
- February 25: Request a ballot (EMAIL, ONLINE, FAX, MAIL received)
- March 3: Return voted by ballot (MAIL postmarked, FAX received by 8pm). Mailed ballots must be received no later than 3 days after election. Under California law, while you may receive a blank ballot by email, you may not return a voted ballot by email.
Special General ballots available from March 28.
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