Year: 2022

  • State legislative special elections 2022 review

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    Fifty-four state legislative special elections have been scheduled in 24 states this year. All but one of those specials have taken place already. Heading into those races, Democrats controlled 35 of the seats, and Republicans controlled 18. The final special election of the year is being held in District 129 of the Georgia House of…

  • These are the results in the top five most expensive Michigan State House elections

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    General elections for all 110 districts in the Michigan House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 110 districts up for election in 2022, 109 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $19.8 million. Incumbents raised an average of $173,010 per candidate and…

  • These are the results in the top five most expensive Michigan State Senate elections

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    General elections for all 38 districts in the Michigan State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 38 districts up for election in 2022, 38 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $19.5 million. Incumbents raised an average of $337,142 per candidate and challengers…

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Dec. 1

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    Welcome to the Dec. 12 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Dear readers, we have come to Day 12 of Month 12 of 2022, and my stars, what a year it has been! We are closing in on…

  • State legislative special elections 2023 preview

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    Ten state legislative special elections have been scheduled for 2023 in six states. Heading into those races, Democrats and Republicans each controlled five of the seats. Three seats previously held by Democrats are up for election in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The partisan balance of the Pennsylvania House currently stands at 99 Democrats, 101…

  • Welcome to the 15 Days of Ballotpedia!

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    Welcome to the Monday, December 12, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The 15 Days of Ballotpedia! The lowest and the highest readability scores for 2017-2022 ballot measures  Texas holding Dec. 13 local runoff elections  The 15 Days of Ballotpedia! In honor of our 15th Anniversary,…

  • These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana State House elections

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    General elections for all 100 districts in the Indiana House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 100 districts up for election in 2022, 59 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $9.5 million. Incumbents raised an average of $121,095 per candidate and…

  • These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana State Senate elections

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    General elections for 25 of 50 districts in the Indiana State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 25 districts up for election in 2022, 17 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $6.8 million. Incumbents raised an average of $361,918 per candidate and…

  • These are the results in the top five most expensive Florida State House elections

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    General elections for all 120 districts in the Florida House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 120 districts up for election in 2022, 79 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $27.7 million. Incumbents raised an average of $296,632 per candidate and…

  • These are the results in the top five most expensive Florida State Senate elections

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    General elections for all 40 districts in the Florida State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 40 districts up for election in 2022, 26 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $16.4 million. Incumbents raised an average of $430,787 per candidate and challengers…