Texas Harris County Judge Election Contest
Mealer v. Hidalgo
Election contest filed by Alexandra Mealer, the Republican candidate for the Harris County, Texas judge position, against her Democratic opponent, Lina Hidalgo.
Court Cases
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Arizona 2022 Election Decertification Challenge
Mast v. Hobbs
Lawsuit filed directly in the Arizona Supreme Court seeking to decertify the 2022 Arizona General Election.
Michigan 2020 Election Decertification Challenge (2022)
Ickes v. Whitmer
Lawsuit filed by the Macomb County Republican Party, a candidate for governor in Michigan, a non-profit organization, a county clerk and voters challenging the results of the 2020 election in Michigan.
Texas Harris County Ballot Counting Challenge
Paxton v. Harris County Commissioners Court
Petition filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) seeking emergency relief from the Texas Supreme Court to prohibit the counting of ballots cast during Harris County’s extended polling hours during the Nov. 8, 2022 election.
Illinois 45th State House District Mail-in Ballot Challenge
Mazzochi v. Kaczmarek
Lawsuit filed by Deanne Mazzochi (the Republican candidate for the 45th state House District) against the DuPage County clerk and Jenn Ladisch Douglass (the Democratic candidate for the 45th state House District).
New Hampshire 16th State House District Recount Challenge
Mosley v. Scanlan
Lawsuit filed by the Democratic state House candidate for the 16th House District and the Democratic state senator representing the 18th state Senate District, challenging the counting of ballots cast during the Nov. 8 election.
Pennsylvania 2020 Election Investigation (State Senators)
Costa v. Corman
Lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Democrats seeking to stop a GOP investigation into voters and the 2020 presidential election.
Pennsylvania 2020 Election Investigation (AG)
Pennsylvania v. Dush
Lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania AG seeking to stop a GOP subpoena of voters’ information related to an investigation of the 2020 presidential election.
Pennsylvania Legislative Special Elections Challenge
Cutler v. Chapman
Lawsuit brought by state Rep. Bryan Cutler (R) challenging state Rep. Joanna McClinton’s (D) ability to be speaker and majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Kansas 2022 Primary Election Recount
Gietzen v. Schwab
Lawsuit filed by Mark S. Gietzen against Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab (R) requesting a hand recount and “revote, where necessary,” of Kansas’ Aug. 2, 2022 primary election.