The major-party filing deadlines to run for elected office in three states are next week. The deadlines in both Arizona and North Dakota are on April 6; the deadline in Oklahoma is on April 10. Prospective candidates in each state may file for the following congressional offices.
Arizona
- U.S. Senate: A special election is being held to fill the Senate seat vacated by John McCain (R) upon his death from cancer on August 25, 2018. The seat is currently held by Martha McSally (R), who was appointed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to replace Jon Kyl (R), the governor’s first appointee. The winner of the special election will serve the remaining two years of McCain’s term.
- U.S House: All nine of the state’s House seats are up for election.
North Dakota
- No U.S. Senate seats are up for election. North Dakota’s one at-large U.S. House seat, currently held by Kelly Armstrong (R), is up for election.
Oklahoma
- U.S. Senate: The Class II Senate seat currently held by Jim Inhofe (R) is up for election.
- U.S. House: All five of the state’s House seats are up for election.
North Dakota’s primary is scheduled for June 9, Oklahoma’s primary is scheduled for June 30, and Arizona’s primary is scheduled for August 4. The general elections in all three states are scheduled for November 3, 2020.
Arizona’s and North Dakota’s filing deadlines are the 32nd and 33rd to take place in the 2020 election cycle; Oklahoma’s deadline is the 34th. The next statewide filing deadline is on April 21 in Michigan.
Additional reading:
United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020
United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2020
United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2020
United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020
United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2020
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