Year: 2024
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Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) wins Republican primary for Missouri’s gubernatorial election
Mike Kehoe (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri’s gubernatorial election on August 6, 2024. Click here for detailed results. Nine candidates ran in the Republican primary election for governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024. Jay Ashcroft (R), Bill Eigel (R), and Mike Kehoe (R) led in polling and media attention. Inc. Gov. Mike…
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Missouri Senate holds primaries among ongoing conflict between Senate Republicans
There were nine contested Republican primaries for the Missouri Senate on August 6, 2024. An incumbent ran in two of those primaries, and seven of those primaries were open, meaning an incumbent did not seek re-election in those districts. Ballotpedia identified the Republican primaries in Districts 3, 15, 21, 23, and 27 as battleground primaries,…
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Missouri voters approve Kansas City police funding amendment, reject property tax exemptions for childcare establishments amendment
Voters in Missouri decided on two constitutional amendments on August 6, 2024. Voters rejected Amendment 1 and approved Amendment 4. Amendment 1 would have allowed for childcare establishments to be exempt from property tax. Voters rejected the amendment, with 45% voting for it, and 55% voting against it. Amendment 4 allows the state legislature to…
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A closer look at Connecticut’s 17 contested state legislative primaries
All 187 seats in the Connecticut General Assembly are up for election in 2024 and there 17 contested state legislative primaries on August 13, 2024. That amounts to 4.5% of all possible state legislative primaries and is above the state’s average of 15.6 contested primaries from 2010 to 2022. There are 15 Democratic primaries and…
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Bob Ferguson (D) and Dave Reichert (R) advanced from Washington’s top-two gubernatorial primary
Bob Ferguson (D) and Dave Reichert (R) advanced to the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. Twenty-eight candidates ran in the top-two primary for governor of Washington on Aug. 6, 2024. Leading into the election, Ferguson, Reichert, Semi Bird (R), and Mark Mullet (D) received the most media attention and endorsements. Incumbent Jay Inslee (D)…
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In 2024, more bills were enacted to make ballot initiative processes harder or easier compared to the average for the prior six years
During the 2024 legislative sessions, 326 pieces of legislation related to direct democracy—ballot initiatives, referendums, and recall petitions—were proposed. As of August 5, 33 bills and resolutions were enacted, close to the annual average of 34 enacted bills between 2018 and 2023. Of the 33 enacted pieces of legislation, 10 were designed to make the…
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Denny Hoskins (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State
Denny Hoskins (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State on August 6, 2024. Eight candidates ran in the election. Four led in media attention and fundraising: Hoskins, Valentina Gomez (R), Dean Plocher (R), and Shane Schoeller (R). Republican incumbent Jay Ashcroft ran for Governor of Missouri. He was defeated in the Republican…
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Bob Onder (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District
Bob Onder (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Seven candidates ran in the election. Two led in media attention, endorsements, and fundraising: Onder and Kurt Schaefer (R). Incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) did not run for re-election. Luetkemeyer was first elected to the U.S. House in 2008 and…
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Pete Serrano (R) and Nick Brown (D) advanced from Washington’s top-two primary for Attorney General
Pete Serrano (R) and Nick Brown (D) advanced from the top-two primary election for Attorney General of Washington on August 6, 2024. Three candidates ran in the election: Serrano, Brown, and Manka Dhingra (D). Incumbent Bob Ferguson (D) is running for Governor of Washington, leaving the office open for the first time since 2012. According…