Year: 2024
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Federal Register weekly update: Tops 20,000 pages in third week of March
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From March 18, 2024, through March 22, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,314 pages for…
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Only one contested U.S. House primary in New Mexico this year
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Mexico was March 12, 2024. Seven candidates are running for New Mexico’s three U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and four Republicans. That’s 2.3 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 2.67 candidates per district in 2022, 6.3…
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Eighty-seven candidates are running for Maryland’s eight U.S. House districts—a decade-high
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Maryland was Feb. 9, 2024. Eighty-seven candidates are running for Maryland’s eight U.S. House districts, including 58 Democrats and 29 Republicans. That’s 10.88 candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 8.12 candidates per district in 2022, 9.87 candidates per…
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Three U.S. House seats are open in Indiana—a decade-high
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Indiana was Feb. 9, 2024. Sixty-three candidates are running for Indiana’s nine U.S. House districts, including 18 Democrats and 45 Republicans. That’s seven candidates per district, higher than the 5.6 candidates that ran in 2022, but lower than the 8.7 candidates who ran in 2020.…
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2.8% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 19 state legislative incumbents — three Democrats and 16 Republicans — have lost to primary challengers. Across the six states that have held primaries, 2.8% of incumbents running for re-election have lost, which is less than at this point in 2022 (3.7%). The totals below include data from elections in both…
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Seven candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in West Virginia
Seven candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. Two candidates lead in local media attention, endorsements, polling, and fundraising: Jim Justice (R) and Alexander Mooney (R). Justice is the state’s governor and a former businessman. Justice is running on his record, saying he signed the largest tax cut in…
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Democratic party committees cumulatively outraise Republican counterparts for fourteenth consecutive month
As of Feb. 29, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $393 million and spent $331 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $320 million and spent…
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Mississippi House advances Medicaid expansion with work requirements
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed H.B. 1725 on February 28, 2024, which would expand Medicaid eligibility for people who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level and meet work requirements. The bill directs the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to apply for a waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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Ferguson campaign has received the most contributions in race for Washington governor
Bob Ferguson (D) has received the most contributions in the top-two primary for governor of Washington, taking in $5.69 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Ferguson received $63,611 in February, primarily from bank interest. Dave Reichert (R) has received the next most in the primary, with $2.11 million since the start of the…