Year: 2024
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Kentucky is sixth state to ban ranked-choice voting as lawmakers override Governor Beshear’s veto
On April 12, Kentucky legislators adopted a prohibition on ranked-choice voting (RCV) in the state by overriding a veto from Gov. Andy Beshear (D). The new law makes Kentucky the sixth state to ban RCV, and the sixth to do so since 2022. Kentucky is the first state to adopt such a law with a…
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Joe Biden (D) maintains lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of April 16, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.52 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.45. Biden has held the lead in this market since March 31, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Shomari Figures (D) defeated Anthony Daniels (D) in the Democratic primary runoff in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
Shomari Figures (D) defeated Anthony Daniels (D) in the Democratic primary runoff in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District on April 16, 2024. Figures received 61.0% of the vote to Daniels’ 39.0%. Figures and Daniels were the top two finishers in the 11-candidate primary on March 5, 2024. The two advanced to a runoff because neither received…
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Democrats regained a majority in the Michigan House of Representatives in two special elections
Democrats regained a majority in the Michigan House of Representatives in two special elections on April 16, 2024. Mai Xiong (D) won 58.9% of the vote to Ronald Singer’s (R) 41.1% in District 13 and Peter Herzberg (D) won 59.6% of the vote to Josh Powell’s (R) 38.3% in District 25. Democrats won a 56-54…
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Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications
For 2024, 88 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 33 states, one more measure than the average (87) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. Here’s an update on the…
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All candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 72 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 72 — Nathaniel Adams (D) and Heidi Workman (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the…
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All candidates for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the June 11, 2024, Democratic primary election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District — Mac Deford (D) and Michael B. Moore (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses…
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Lowest number of Idaho state legislators retiring this year since at least 2010
There are 105 state legislative seats up for election this year in Idaho. Across those, six incumbents (two Democrats and four Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That’s the fewest number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was…
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Decade-low number of open seats in Pennsylvania Legislature
There are 228 state legislative seats up for election this year in Pennsylvania. Across those, 17 incumbents (six Democrats and 11 Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That’s the fewest number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was…