Year: 2022
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Matt Huffman raised more than any other Republican State Senate candidate or officeholder in Ohio
Ohio Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $5.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Matt Huffman has raised more than any other Republican. Huffman is the representative for Ohio State Senate District 12 and is not running for re-election in 2022. Huffman raised $1.2 million and spent $865,382…
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Katie Hobbs raised more than any other Democratic statewide candidate or officeholder in Arizona
Arizona Democratic statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $11.6 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Katie Hobbs has raised more than any other Democrat. Hobbs is Arizona Secretary of State and is running for Governor of Arizona in 2022. Hobbs raised $5.0 million and spent $4.3 million between Jan. 1,…
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Karrin Taylor Robson raised more than any other Republican statewide candidate or officeholder in Arizona
Arizona Republican statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $44.3 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Karrin Taylor Robson has raised more than any other Republican. Taylor Robson is running for Governor of Arizona in 2022. Taylor Robson raised $18.7 million and spent $18.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June…
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Harriet Hageman defeats Liz Cheney in the Republican primary for Wyoming's At-large Congressional District
Harriet Hageman defeated Liz Cheney, Anthony Bouchard, Robyn Belinskey, and Denton Knapp in the Republican primary for Wyoming's At-large Congressional District on August 16, 2022. According to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Cheney, who was first elected to represent this district in 2016, Bouchard, and Hageman led the primary field in fundraising heading into Election…
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Preliminary results from Alaska's top-four U.S. House primary
A top-four primary took place on Aug. 16 in Alaska's At-Large Congressional District to determine which four candidates will run in the general election on Nov. 8. As of 1:00 a.m. ET on Aug. 17, with 61% of results reported, Mary Peltola (D) led with 34.5% of the vote, followed by Sarah Palin (R) with…
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Preliminary results from Alaska's special U.S. House election
A special election to fill Alaska's At-Large Congressional District in the U.S. House was held on Aug. 16. Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Mary Peltola (D) ran. Al Gross (I) also advanced from the June 11 top-four primary, but he withdrew from the race on June 20. This election will use ranked-choice…
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28% of Florida state legislative incumbents face contested primaries
Thirty-two of the 114 Florida state legislators who filed for re-election—13 Democrats and 19 Republicans—will face contested primaries on Aug. 23. This represents 28% of incumbents who filed for re-election, the highest figure compared to the four preceding election cycles. A primary is contested when more candidates file than there are nominations available, meaning at…
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Alaska holds first top-four primary for governor
Alaska held its first top-four primary for governor on August 16. Based on unofficial returns on election night, three candidates—Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R), former state Rep. Les Gara (D), and former Gov. Bill Walker (I)—appeared likely to advance. Dunleavy received 42.3% of the vote, followed by Gara with 21.7% and Walker with 21.4%. The fourth…
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Eight candidates competing to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) in Missouri
Trudy Busch Valentine (D), Eric Schmitt (R), John Wood (I), and five other candidates are running in the general election for Missouri's Class III U.S. Senate seat on November 8, 2022. Sen. Roy Blunt (R), who first took office in 2011, announced he would not seek re-election on March 8, 2021. Busch Valentine is the…
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4.8% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 198 state legislative incumbents—54 Democrats and 144 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 41 states that have held primaries, 4.8% of incumbents running for re-election have lost, an elevated level of incumbent losses compared to previous cycles. These totals include data from Hawaii, which held primaries on Aug. 13, as…