Year: 2022
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Cuellar leads in TX-28 runoff by fewer than 200 votes based on unofficial returns; recount possible
Incumbent Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros ran in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 28th Congressional District on May 24. The race remained too close to call at 9:00 a.m. EDT on May 25, 2022. Cuellar led with 50.2% of the vote. Under state law, candidates may request a recount if the margin of victory…
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McBath wins Democratic primary in Georgia's 7th District
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath defeated U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux and Donna McLeod in the May 24 Democratic primary in Georgia's 7th Congressional District near Atlanta. McBath received 63% of the vote, Bourdeaux was second with 31%, and McLeod was third with 6%. Bourdeaux and McBath—who led in fundraising and media mentions—were members of the U.S.…
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Britt and Brooks advance to runoff for U.S. Senate in Alabama
Katie Britt and Mo Brooks advanced from a field of six candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Alabama on May 24, 2022. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, Britt and Brooks will compete in a June 21 runoff. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R), first elected in 1986,…
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Raffensperger wins primary for Georgia secretary of state
Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated three other candidates in the Republican primary election for Georgia secretary of state on May 24, 2022. Based on unofficial returns, Raffensperger received 52.1% of the vote, and Jody Hice received 33.7%. Raffensperger was elected secretary of state in 2018. Raffensperger disputed former President Donald Trump's (R) claims about election fraud…
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Incumbent Kemp defeats Perdue and three others in Georgia's Republican gubernatorial primary
Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp defeated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue and three other candidates—Catherine Davis, Kandiss Taylor, and Tom Williams—in the Republican primary election for governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022. With 57% of precincts reporting, Kemp had 73% of the vote, followed by Perdue with 23%. No other candidate received more than 5%…
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Alabama voters approve $85 million bond issue to fund public historical sites and state parks
Alabama voters approved Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment, on May 24. Amendment 1 authorized the state to issue up to $85 million in bonds for state parks. With 100% of precincts reporting, the vote was 77%-23%. Amendment 1 authorized $80 million of the bond amount for state parks managed by the Department of Conservation and…
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Newcomers will represent 38% of Maine's state legislative districts next year
Seventy-one state legislative districts up for election this year in Maine are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 38% of the 186 districts in the Maine State Legislature. Since no incumbents are present, newcomers to the legislature are guaranteed to win open districts. This is the most guaranteed newcomers to the Maine State…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 218,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 21,000 for the week ending May 14 to a seasonally adjusted 218,000. The previous week's figure was revised down from 203,000 to 197,000. The four-week moving average as of May 14 rose to 199,500 from a revised 191,250 as of the week ending May 7. The number…
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Oklahoma governor signs unemployment insurance indexing bill
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed House Bill 1933 into law on May 20, which will cut the maximum length of unemployment insurance benefits from 26 weeks to 16 weeks starting Jan. 1, 2023. The law will index unemployment insurance benefits starting Jan. 1, 2025, tying the length of benefits to the state's unemployment rate.…