Year: 2024
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Alabama voters will decide on a constitutional amendment on March 5 to remove restrictions on local legislation
Alabama’s March 5 primary election will feature a constitutional amendment, Amendment 1, concerning local legislation. Amendment 1 would remove the budget isolation resolution restriction on local laws and local constitutional amendments, thereby allowing them to be considered before budgets are approved without the 60% supermajority vote requirement. In 1984, Alabama voters approved a constitutional amendment…
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Decade low number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in North Carolina
Nineteen North Carolina state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, representing 13% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is a decade low number and percentage of contested incumbents in North Carolina. Of the 19 incumbents in contested primaries, eight are Democrats and 11 are Republicans. North Carolina has 43 contested state legislative primaries this year,…
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Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina Auditor
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina Auditor on March 5, 2024. Three lead in fundraising: Dave Boliek (R), Charles Dingee (R), and Jeff Tarte (R). Boliek is an attorney and member of the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Board of Trustees. Boliek says his experience managing the university’s investments and…
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Brad Briner, A.J. Daoud, and Rachel Johnson are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina Treasurer
Brad Briner (R), A.J. Daoud (R), and Rachel Johnson (R) are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina Treasurer on March 5, 2024. Incumbent Dale Folwell (R) is running for governor, leaving the office open. Briner is a former asset manager. Briner says he will improve a state pension system he says has “substantially…
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State lawmakers pursue opposing RCV strategies
There are more than 100 ranked-choice voting (RCV) bills in 2024 state legislative sessions, with nearly a third of the bills seeking to ban or repeal its use. Democratic lawmakers have been more active, introducing 57.3% of RCV bills, while 53.4% of all RCV legislation has been introduced in states with Democratic trifectas. Legislators introduced…
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Second-highest number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Kentucky since 2014
Twenty-six Kentucky state legislative incumbents face primary challenges this year, representing 26% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is the second-highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since 2014. Of the 26 incumbents in contested primaries, six are Democrats and 20 are Republicans. Kentucky has 44 contested state legislative primaries this year, a 23%…
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Decade-high number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Texas
Fifty-eight Texas state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, representing 40% of all those running for re-election. This is the highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since 2014. Of the 58 incumbents in contested primaries, 13 are Democrats and 45 are Republicans. Texas has 93 contested state legislative primaries this year, a 3% decrease from…
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Second-highest number of contested state legislative primaries in California since 2014
California has 58 contested state legislative primaries this year. This is the second-highest number and percentage of contested primaries since 2014. All 58 contested primaries are top-two primaries where the top-two vote getters, regardless of party, advance to the general election. This number is down from 60 in 2022. Twenty-seven incumbents face primary challenges, representing…
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Contested state legislative primaries in Arkansas down by 61%
Arkansas has 24 contested state legislative primaries this year, a 61% decrease from 2022. Of the 24 contested primaries, there are 10 for Democrats and 14 for Republicans. For Democrats, this is the same as in 2022, and a decade high. For Republicans, the number is down 73% from 52 in 2022. Ten incumbents face…
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John B. McCuskey (R) and Mike Stuart (R) are running in the Republican primary for West Virginia Attorney General
John B. McCuskey (R) and Mike Stuart (R) are running in the Republican primary for West Virginia Attorney General on May 14, 2024. Incumbent Patrick Morrisey (R) is running for governor, leaving the office open. Both McCuskey and Stuart are running on their record in elected office. Both candidates say they will prioritize suing the…