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A look at state executive election competitiveness in 2025
![Ballotpedia’s 2025 study of competitiveness in state executive official elections found that 50% of incumbents (4 incumbents across 8 seats) did not seek re-election, leaving those seats open. An average of 41.7% of state executive seats were open in odd-year elections from 2011-2023. An average of 58.3% state executive incumbents sought re-election in odd years […]](https://news.ballotpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Box_Ballot-150x150.jpg)
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On this date 114 years ago, California became the twelfth state to adopt the initiative and referendum process
![On October 10, 1911, California became the twelfth state to establish an initiative and referendum process. On that date, California voters approved two constitutional amendments related to direct democracy. The first, Proposition 7, created the initiative and referendum process. It gave Californians the power to propose constitutional amendments, state statutes, and veto referendums. The measure […]](https://news.ballotpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/California_state_flag-150x150.png)
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Top 10 elections to watch this Nov. 4
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Keith Barnett and Matthew De La Montanya are running in the nonpartisan special election for District 5 of the Plumas Unified School District, California on November 4, 2025
![Keith Barnett and Matthew De La Montanya are running in the nonpartisan special election for District 5 of the Plumas Unified School District, California, on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Leslie Edlund resigned from the board on April 2. As a result, the board decided to pick a successor to serve the remainder of Edlund’s term, […]](https://news.ballotpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/800px-Flag_of_California.svg_-150x150.png)
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