Year: 2024
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Incumbent Rep. Pat Ryan (D) and Alison Esposito (R) are running in the general election for New York’s 18th Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Pat Ryan (D/Working Families Party) and Alison Esposito (R/Conservative Party) are running in New York’s 18th Congressional District election on November 5, 2024. The race is receiving attention from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee(DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). The DCCC named Ryan one of its frontline candidates. According to the…
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Incumbent Jennifer Kiggans (R) and Missy Cotter Smasal (D) are running in the general election for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Jennifer Kiggans (R) and Missy Cotter Smasal (D) are running in the general election for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The Washington Post’s Meagan Flynn said the district “…is about as middle-of-the-road as they come, full of independents and swing voters, where military service isn’t so much an advantage for candidates as it is a prerequisite.” Before her election…
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First time since 2010 that a state has over 65% of its incumbents contested in primaries
This year, the states with the highest percentages of incumbents contested in primaries are Wyoming (65.6%), South Dakota (60.9%), Nebraska (50.0%), Idaho (49.5%), Arizona (45.7%), and California (45.5%). Four of these states have Republican trifectas, one has a Democratic trifecta, and the other has a divided government. A primary is contested when there are more…
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Incumbent Emilia Sykes (D) and Kevin Coughlin (R) are running in the general election for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District
Incumbent Emilia Sykes (D) and Kevin Coughlin (R) are running in the general election for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The University of Virginia’s Kyle Kondik said the district is “…one of the most competitively drawn districts in the whole country. It’s one of a relative handful of true swing seats across the country.” Sykes was first elected in 2022, winning…
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Kamala Harris (D) leads presidential field in fundraising
As of July 31, 2024, the end of the most recent presidential campaign finance filing period, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) led the field of noteworthy candidates in fundraising with $501 million in cumulative receipts, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) with $269 million, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) with $58 million, Jill Stein…
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Andrew Warren (D) defeated Elizabeth Martinez Strauss (D) in the Democratic primary for Hillsborough County, Florida, State Attorney on August 20, 2024
Andrew Warren (D) defeated Elizabeth Martinez Strauss (D) in the Democratic primary for Hillsborough County State Attorney in Florida on Aug. 20, 2024. The primary took place after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) removed Warren from office in August 2022. The governor suspended Warren after Warren signed a pledge not to prosecute crimes related to abortion…
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With a right-to-abortion initiative in Montana, 9 states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov.—the most for a single year
Nine statewide ballot measures related to abortion have been certified in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota for the general election ballot in 2024. This is the most on record for a single year. Montana is the most recent state to add an abortion measure to the ballot. The…
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Incumbent Vern Buchanan (R) defeated Eddie Speir (R) in the Republican primary for Florida’s 16th Congressional District on August 20, 2024
Incumbent Vern Buchanan (R) defeated Eddie Speir (R) in the Republican primary for Florida’s 16th Congressional District on August 20, 2024. Buchanan was first elected to the U.S. House in 2006. He defeated his two previous primary challengers, James Satcher in 2016 and Martin Hyde in 2022, by 61 and 72 percentage points, respectively. The…
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Administrative state 2024 legislation: 30 states passed 88 bills decreasing agency power
State lawmakers in 44 states considered 583 bills and resolutions in 2024 designed to decrease or increase agency authority and influence or otherwise affect the administrative state. 30 states passed 88 bills and resolutions that decreased agency power. As of August 16, most state legislative sessions have adjourned, and all but eleven of the significant…