Year: 2024

  • Five candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024

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    Five candidates are running in the nonpartisan primary for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Quentin Anderson (D), Cleo Fields(D), and Elbert Guillory (R) lead in endorsements and media attention. Incumbent Rep. Garret Graves (R), who was first elected in 2014, is not running for re-election. The election will take place under a…

  • Joe Biden ends Sept. with highest presidential approval rating since Sept. 2023

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    At the end of Sept., approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 42% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the highest approval rating Biden has received since Sept. 2023. Throughout Sept., Biden’s approval rating ranged from 41% to 42%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency…

  • 50 states in 25 days—let's preview the country's elections

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    Welcome to the Monday, Sept. 30, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 50 states in 25 days—let’s preview the country’s elections Election Day is fast approaching. Long-time Brew readers will remember our 50 states in 50 days and 50 states in 25 days series from previous…

  • Right-to-abortion ballot measure campaigns reported 10 times more in contributions than opposition campaigns in 2024 so far

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    Voters in ten states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on 11 abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. This is the most on record for a single year. Ten of these measures would provide for a state constitutional right to abortion, while one measure would place a constitutional…

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Candidates in Oregon's 5th compete in their third election against one another Incumbent Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) and Janelle Bynum (D) are running for U.S. Congress in Oregon's 5th District on Nov. 5. This election is the third election between Chavez-DeRemer and Bynum. Bynum defeated Chavez-DeRemer twice to represent District 51 in the Oregon House…

  • Incumbent Deb Fischer (R) and Dan Osborn (I) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Nebraska

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    Incumbent Deb Fischer (R) and Dan Osborn (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Nebraska on Nov. 5, 2024. Fischer was first elected in 2012. No Democratic candidate filed to run. According to Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb, the party decided not to run a candidate after talks with Osborn.…

  • Incumbent Mary Peltola (D), Eric Hafner (D), Nicholas Begich (R), and John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) are running in the general election for U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska

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    Incumbent Mary Peltola (D), Eric Hafner (D), Nicholas Begich (R), and John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) are running in the general election for U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska on Nov. 5, 2024. Peltola and Begich lead in polling, fundraising, and local media attention. Peltola defeated Begich and Sarah Palin (R) in a special election…

  • General elections for half of the Alaska Senate's twenty seats will take place in November

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    General elections for the Alaska state Senate will take place on Nov. 5, 2024. Ten of the chamber's 20 seats are up for election. Senators serve four-year terms, and half of the Senate is up for election every two years. Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats hold five and Republicans hold five.…

  • The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 27, 2024

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    Governors have vetoed 34 bills so far this year, compared to 37 at this point in 2023 and 17 at this point in 2022. Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity. …

  • Berkley, Seaman vie for Las Vegas mayor in Nov. 5 general election

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    Shelley Berkley and Victoria Seaman are running in the general election for mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 5, 2024. Berkley and Seaman were the top-two vote-getters in the June 11, 2024, primary, and both advanced to the general election because neither won a majority of the votes. Incumbent Carolyn Goodman, who was first elected in 2011, is term-limited. Goodman's…