Year: 2022
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Massachusetts sees 19 U.S. House candidates this year, fewer than in 2020 and 2018
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Massachusetts this year was June 7, 2022. Nineteen candidates are running for Massachusetts's nine U.S. House districts, including nine Democrats and ten Republicans. That's 2.1 candidates per district, less than the three candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.44 in 2018. Here are some other…
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Colorado voters to decide on three alcohol-related ballot initiatives in November
Coloradans will see three initiated measures - Initiatives 96, 121, and 122 - on the November ballot related to alcohol. The secretary of state announced that the measures qualified for the ballot on August 26. To qualify for the ballot, sponsors needed to submit 124,632 valid signatures for each proposal. Initiative 96 would incrementally increase…
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Pat Ryan and Joe Sempolinsk win New York congressional special elections
Two special general elections were held for New York's 19th and 23rd Congressional Districts on August 23, 2022. Pat Ryan (D) won the District 19 special election with 65,943 votes and defeated Marcus Molinaro (R). The special election was called after Antonio Delgado (D) left office to serve as the lieutenant governor of New York…
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Whitmer, Dixon, and five others running in Michigan's gubernatorial contest
Incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), Tudor Dixon (R), and five other candidates are running in the general election on November 8, 2022, for governor of Michigan. Whitmer was first elected governor in 2018. She served as a member of the state House from 2001 to 2006 and the state Senate from 2006 to 2015. Whitmer…
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Murkowski, Tshibaka, Chesbro, and Kelley advance to the general election in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
Nineteen candidates ran in the top-four Senate primary in Alaska on August 16, 2022. Incumbent Lisa Murkowski (R), Kelly Tshibaka (R), Patricia Chesbro (D), and Buzz Kelley (R) advanced to the general election. This was the first time the top-four primary was used in a Senate race since Alaska voters approved the concept in 2020.…
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Previewing the Missouri Supreme Court's September docket
The Missouri Supreme Court has 11 cases on the docket for the month of September. This is the fewest number of cases argued in front of the Supreme Court in the month of September since 2017. The following cases will be heard on three separate days at the end of September. September 20 Cedar County…
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Nickie Antonio spent more than any other Democratic State Senate candidate or officeholder in Ohio
Ohio Democratic State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $759,694 during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Nickie Antonio has spent more than any other Democrat. Antonio is the representative for Ohio State Senate District 23 and is running for re-election in 2022. Antonio raised $254,620 and spent $139,263 between Jan. 1,…
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Matt Huffman spent more than any other Republican State Senate candidate or officeholder in Ohio
Ohio Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $4.9 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Matt Huffman has spent more than any other Republican. Huffman is the representative for Ohio State Senate District 12 and is not running for re-election in 2022. Huffman raised $1.2 million and spent $865,382…