Year: 2025

  • ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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    Indiana to become 10th state to hold partisan school board elections  On May 6, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed Senate Bill 287 into law, making Indiana the 10th state to require or allow partisan school board elections. The law will take effect on July 1. Currently, candidates in over 90% of school board elections…

  • Nonpartisan offices make up a majority—58%—of those Ballotpedia has covered since 2023

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    Welcome to the Friday, June 13, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nonpartisan offices make up a majority—58%—of those Ballotpedia has covered since 2023 Since 2023, we have covered elections for approximately 66,000 local offices, of which 58% have been nonpartisan. In this analysis, a nonpartisan…

  • At least one incumbent defeated in New Jersey’s state legislative primaries

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    New Jersey held state legislative primaries on Tuesday, June 10, the first of two states doing so this year. Virginia will hold state legislative primaries on June 17. At least one Democratic incumbent—Garnet Hall—lost, representing 1.3% of the 76 incumbents running for re-election and 2.9% of the 35 contested incumbents. With 35 incumbents (46%) in…

  • Jack Ciattarelli won the New Jersey Republican primary for governor

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    Jack Ciattarelli (R) defeated Bill Spadea, Jon Bramnick, and three other candidates in the June 10, 2025, Republican primary for governor of New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) was term-limited, meaning the office was open. The last Republican governor was Chris Christie, who left office in 2018. Rider University’s Micah Rasmussen said, “It has been…

  • Thirteen battleground Democratic primaries for New York City Council will be held on June 24, 2025

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    Ninety-five candidates are running in 28 Democratic primaries for New York City Council on June 24, 2025. That’s up from 49 candidates in 17 Democratic primaries in 2023, the special two-year post-redistricting term mandated in the City Charter. That year, just one seat was open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. This year, there are…

  • Texas comptroller removes BlackRock from boycott list

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    What’s the story? Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that his office removed BlackRock from the state’s list of firms barred from managing public investment funds over their treatment of fossil fuel companies. Hegar said BlackRock’s recent shift away from public ESG support made the firm eligible to do business with the state again.…

  • A look at election results in New Jersey from June 10

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    Welcome to the Thursday, June 12, 2025, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the election results in New Jersey from June 10 As we continue our coverage of elections throughout 2025, today we’re taking a look at the results of the June 10…

  • Louisiana passes REINS Act-inspired legislative oversight

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    What’s the story The Louisiana Senate passed SB 59, a bill that increases legislative oversight on rules through requirements similar to a REINS-style law, on June 3 by a vote of 37-0. The bill was sent to Gov. Jeff Landry (R) for signature on June 8.  Gov. Jeff Landry (R) expressed support for SB 59.…

  • Voters recall two Maine school board members

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    Voters approved recall elections against two members of the Maine School Administrative District 46 school board on June 10, 2025. In the recall election against Alisha Ames, 75% of voters cast ballots in favor of the recall, according to unofficial election night results. In the recall election against Judy Saunders, 67% of voters approved the…

  • Ballot measure update: Texas, New York add new measures for 2025; Louisiana, Nebraska for 2026

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    The number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average compared to previous election cycles as of June 10. 2025 ballot measures For 2025, 27 statewide ballot measures have been certified in seven states—Colorado, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is seven more than the average…