Year: 2022

  • Drazan defeats 18 other candidates to win the May 17 Republican primary for governor of Oregon

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    Christine Drazan defeated Bob Tiernan, Stan Pulliam, and 16 other candidates in the May 17 Republican primary for governor of Oregon. Incumbent Kate Brown (D) is term-limited. Drazan represented District 39 in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2019 until she resigned on Jan. 31, 2022. She was elected House Minority Leader in September 2019…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    We’ve got May 24 primary election results! We covered elections in seven states Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia and statewide primary runoffs in Texas. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results from battleground races: Britt, Brooks advance to runoff in Alabama Republican primary: Katie Britt and Mo Brooks were the top…

  • Department of Justice says National Guard members can unionize while on state active duty

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    On May 17, the U.S. Department of Justice settled a lawsuit four unions filed asking a federal court to declare that a federal law prohibiting members of the armed forces from unionizing did not apply to members of the National Guard on state active duty.  About the case Four unions representing workers in Connecticut—American Federation…

  • Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot

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    On Wednesday, South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett (R) announced that a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana was certified for the ballot. The measure will be titled Initiated Measure 27, and will appear on the general election ballot in November. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws led the campaign to place the measure on…

  • Montana voters in Lewis and Clark County will decide on two local-option marijuana taxes on June 7

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    On June 7, voters in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, will decide on two local-option excise taxes on medical and recreational marijuana sales. The first ballot measure would impose a 3% tax on recreational marijuana sales and related products. The second ballot measure would also impose a 3% tax on medical marijuana sales and related…

  • Missouri enacts new congressional district boundaries after the 2020 census

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    Missouri enacted new congressional district boundaries on May 18 when Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed them into law. Missouri was apportioned eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Missouri's 2022 congressional elections. The Missouri House…

  • Dale Strong and Casey Wardynski advance to runoff in Alabama’s 5th District Republican primary

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    Dale Strong and Casey Wardynski advanced to a June 21, 2022, runoff from the May 24 Republican Party primary in Alabama's 5th Congressional District. Six candidates ran in the Republican primary. Republican Rep. Mo Brooks represented this district for more than a decade. In 2022, he ran for the U.S. Senate rather than seeking re-election,…

  • South Carolina House has its most contested primaries since 2014

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    The number of contested primaries in the South Carolina House of Representatives rose to 48 this year, the most since 2014. With 124 House districts holding elections, this represents 19% of the 248 possible primaries in the chamber. Of those 44 contested primaries, 12 include Democrats and 36 include Republicans. For Democrats, this is down…

  • In Florida, Republican candidates have spent $6.3 million more than Democrats

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    In Florida, state-level candidates spent $20.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. Democratic candidates spent $5.7 million and Republican candidates spent $12.3 million.  Florida Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 - 3/31/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 - 3/31/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 164 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports…

  • In Arizona, Republican candidates have spent $9.6 million more than Democrats

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    In Arizona, state-level candidates spent $22.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. Democratic candidates spent $6.26 million and Republican candidates spent $15.82 million.  Arizona Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 - 3/31/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 - 3/31/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 130 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports…