Year: 2022
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Results in the five most expensive Republican Michigan House primaries
Republican primary elections for all 110 districts in the Michigan House of Representatives took place on Aug. 2, 2022. Of the 110 districts up for election in 2022, 73 had a Republican primary election with more than one candidate. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $8.0 million. Incumbents raised an average of $161,550…
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Results in the five most expensive Democratic Michigan Senate primaries
Democratic primary elections for all 38 districts in the Michigan State Senate took place on Aug. 2, 2022. Of the 38 districts up for election in 2022, 14 had a Democratic primary election with more than one candidate. Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $2.2 million. Incumbents raised an average of $192,184 per…
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Results in the five most expensive Republican Michigan Senate primaries
Republican primary elections for all 38 districts in the Michigan State Senate took place on Aug. 2, 2022. Of the 38 districts up for election in 2022, 25 had a Republican primary election with more than one candidate. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $6.2 million. Incumbents raised an average of $287,584 per…
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Gov. Mike Parson calls an extraordinary session
Governor Mike Parson (R) announced an extraordinary session on August 22, 2022 which will focus on an income tax cut and agricultural tax incentives proposal. This extraordinary session is set to begin on September 6 and the annual veto session begins on September 14. During the regular 2022 session, Parson vetoed a tax cut and…
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On Missourian candidate completes Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Below are a selection of responses from the candidate who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey on August 27. To read Catherine Dreher’s full responses, click her name at the bottom of the article. Dreher is running for the Missouri State Senate to represent District 10. She advanced from the Libertarian Party primary on August…
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Delaware sees two U.S. House candidates this year, the fewest since 2014
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Delaware this year was July 12, 2022. Two candidates are running for Delaware's At-Large U.S. House district, one Democrat and one Republican. The two candidates running this year are one fewer than the three who ran in 2020 and 2018, and five fewer than the seven…
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A look at contested state legislative primaries in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 44 contested state legislative primaries this year, 11% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 19% increase from 2020. A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose. Of the 44 contested primaries, there are 40 for Democrats…
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Four candidates running in general election for Arizona governor
Katie Hobbs, Kari Lake, Barry J. Hess (L), and Williams Pounds (Independent-Green Party) are running in the general election for governor of Arizona governor on November 8, 2022. Doug Ducey is not able to run for re-election due to term limits. Hobbs, a former social worker, is the Arizona secretary of state, a position to which she…
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Tina Kotek (D), Christine Drazan (R), and Betsy Johnson (I) lead field in Oregon gubernatorial race
Tina Kotek (D), Christine Drazan (R), Betsy Johnson (I), and R. Leon Noble (L) are running in the Oregon gubernatorial election on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Governor Kate Brown (D) is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. Kotek, Drazan, and Johnson have led the field in fundraising and media coverage. Kotek is the former speaker…