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Wisconsin Elections
Elections in Wisconsin are held to fill various local, state, and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. In a 2020 study, Wisconsin was ranked as the 25th easiest state for citizens to vote in. History Pre-1960s Apart from its first two presidential elections as a state, Wisconsin was heavily Republican throughout the entirety of the 1800s and into the early 1900s - voting Democratic in presidential elections only 1892, 1912, 1948, and for Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1856 to 1960. 1960-1999 Wisconsin still held somewhat of a red tilt leading into the 1960 presidential election - but the election's result was still somewhat close, Richard Nixon (Republican) only winning over John F. Kennedy (Democrat) by 3.72 percent. The 1960s, however showed a major change is Wisconsin politics - the state turned heavily towards Democrats during the decade. Democrats won large victories in the ...
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By-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election ( Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumbent dying or resigning, or when the incumbent becomes ineligible to continue in office (because of a recall, election or appointment to a prohibited dual mandate, criminal conviction, or failure to maintain a minimum attendance), or when an election is invalidated by voting irregularities. In some cases a vacancy may be filled without a by-election or the office may be left vacant. Origins The procedure for filling a vacant seat in the House of Commons of England was developed during the Reformation Parliament of the 16th century by Thomas Cromwell; previously a seat had remained empty upon the death of a member. Crom ...
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