Year: 2024
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Michigan has most contested elections for 8th election cycle in a row
For the eighth election cycle in a row, Michigan has the highest percentage of contested state legislative elections at 99%. The lowest rate in the state, since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2010, was 98% in 2010 and 2012. The highest rate was 100% in 2014, 2016, and 2018. Michigan’s high contested election rate is…
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Voters in 10 states will decide on abortion measures in 2024, with at least six measures facing lawsuits
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. Most recently, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Amendment 3, which would amend the state constitution to provide for a…
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Oklahoma minimum wage increase initiative will be decided on June 16, 2026
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) issued an executive order placing State Question 832, the minimum wage increase initiative, on the June 16, 2026, primary election ballot. State Question 832 State Question 832, which was filed for the Nov. 2024 ballot, was designed to increase the state minimum wage to $9 per hour in 2025, $10.50…
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Incumbent Scott Perry (R) and Janelle Stelson (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District
Incumbent Scott Perry (R) and Janelle Stelson (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. In 2022, Perry defeated Shamaine Daniels (D) 53.8% to 46.2%. On the same ballot, Josh Shapiro (D) defeated Doug Mastriano (R) in the district by 12 percentage points in the state’s gubernatorial…
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Wisconsin to hold first Assembly elections in November since redistricting
Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly will take place in 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 13, 2024. The filing deadline was June 3, 2024. Wisconsin is is one of 44 states holding regular legislative elections across 85 of 99 state legislative chambers. Four incumbents lost in the…
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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R) and Kirsten Engel (D) running in the general election for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R) and Kirsten Engel (D) are running in the Nov. 5 general election for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. This election is a rematch from the 2022 general election in which Ciscomani defeated Engel 50.7%-49.2%. As of Sept. 3, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal…
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Incumbent Tammy Baldwin (D), Eric Hovde (R), Thomas Leager (America First Party), and Phillip Anderson (Disrupt The Corruption Party) are running in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin
Incumbent Tammy Baldwin (D), Eric Hovde (R), Thomas Leager (America First Party), and Phillip Anderson (Disrupt The Corruption Party) are running in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin on November 5, 2024. The Associated Press’s Scott Bauer wrote, “The seat in battleground Wisconsin is seen as essential for Democrats, who know they must win there…