Year: 2022

  • Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.79

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    As of August 3, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.79 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $4.16. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $3.97 and were below the June average of $4.53. On August 3, 2021, the state’s average price was $2.87. Joplin was the…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 33

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    Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition August 4, 2022 In this issue: Michigan's battleground primary takeaways and Vermont's U.S. Senators weigh in on House race Primary results roundup Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington held statewide primaries on Tuesday. Ohio held state legislative primaries. We followed two battleground Democratic primaries in Michigan…

  • Beasley, Budd, and seven other candidates running in North Carolina's U.S. Senate general election on Nov. 8

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    Former state supreme court justice Cheri Beasley (D), U.S. Rep Ted Budd (R), and seven others are running in the general election on Nov. 8, 2022, to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Sen. Richard Burr (R)—who first took office in 2005—is not seeking re-election, making this an open seat race. In 2020,…

  • $118,005 spent with USPS from Indiana campaign accounts

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    In Indiana, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $118,005 from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 0.3 percent of all $34.3 million in reported expenditures.  According to Indiana Secretary of State reports, here are the top candidates and PACs that have…

  • $15.1 million spent with USPS from California campaign accounts

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    In California, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $15.1 million from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 1.2 percent of all $1.2 billion in reported expenditures.  According to California Secretary of State reports, here are the top candidates and PACs…

  • Turnout for Kansas' Aug. 2 abortion ballot measure

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    Welcome to the Thursday, August 4, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Turnout for Kansas' Aug. 2 abortion ballot measure An update on defeated state legislative incumbents, and more from Tuesday's battleground primaries A look at Minnesota’s upcoming primaries Turnout for Kansas' Aug. 2 abortion ballot…

  • Final incumbent vs. incumbent primary upcoming in NY-12

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    U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, Suraj Patel, and Ashmi Sheth are running in the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District on Aug. 23. Maloney, Nadler, and Patel lead in endorsements, funding, and media attention. This race is the last of six primaries featuring two U.S. House incumbents in 2022. Maloney…

  • Stevens defeated Levin in race incumbent-vs.-incumbent Democratic primary for Michigan's 11th Congressional District

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    U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens defeated U.S. Rep. Andy Levin in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 11th Congressional District on August 2, 2022. Stevens received 59.5% of the vote, and Levin received 40.5%. This race was one of six incumbent-vs.-incumbent primaries occurring for the U.S. House in 2022 as a result of congressional redistricting. Michigan lost…

  • Schweikert defeats Barnett and Norton in the Republican primary for Arizona's 1st Congressional District

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    Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Josh Barnett and Elijah Norton in the Republican primary for Arizona's 1st Congressional District on August 2, 2022. Schweikert and Norton led in fundraising and media attention throughout the race. Schweikert was the incumbent in Arizona's 6th Congressional District and ran in the 1st District due to redistricting. According to data…

  • Gibbs defeats incumbent Meijer in Michigan's 11th Congressional District Republican primary

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    John Gibbs defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer in the Republican primary for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District on August 2, 2022. Meijer, first elected in 2020, was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump (R) following the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump endorsed Gibbs in…