Year: 2024
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Eight candidates are running in the general election for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District
Eight candidates are running in Nevada’s 1st Congressional District election on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Rep. Dina Titus (D) and Mark Robertson (R) lead in endorsements, campaign finance, and media attention. The race will be a rematch between Titus and Robertson, who ran against each other in the 2022 general election. According to The Nevada…
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Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: 12 new measures, two withdrawn, four pending signature verification
For 2024, 158 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 41 states, which is four above the average (154) 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. In 2022, 140 measures were…
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79% of last August’s elections were uncontested
Throughout August, Ballotpedia covered 11,320 elections in 21 states, 79% of which were uncontested. That’s up from July when 67% of the 560 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…
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Twenty-four candidates are running for Louisiana’s six U.S. House districts this year—the second-fewest in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Louisiana was July 19, 2024. This is the first election to take place after Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) signed revised congressional maps into law on Jan. 22, 2024. On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked an April 30 ruling by the U.S.…
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State treasurers argue corporations should focus on shareholder value
A group of Republican state treasurers sent a letter on Aug. 28 asking the Business Roundtable to change its 2019 statement defining the purpose of corporations. The treasurers argued the definition deprioritized shareholder interests in profit and risk management and promoted ESG investing. Ballotpedia tracks support for and opposition to the environmental, social, and corporate…
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California voters will decide on amendment to eliminate successor election at state officer recall elections in 2026
The California State Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot before adjourning on Aug. 31. The amendment makes changes to the recall process for state officers by eliminating the simultaneous successor election when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law…
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State supreme court vacancy count for August 2024
In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and swearing-in of justices from July 26 to September 1. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: In August 2024, one justice announced he would retire later this year, and two justices were sworn out…
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Joe Biden (D) ends August with 41% job approval
At the end of August, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the same approval rating Biden received last month. Throughout August, Biden’s approval rating was 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency is 38%, last seen on…