Author: Amee LaTour
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats – Issue 5
In this issue: FL-20 rematches on the horizon and several Tennessee counties opt for partisan school board elections Rematches on horizon in FL-20 Democratic primary On Jan. 11, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) won a special election to succeed former Rep. Alcee Hastings (D), who died in April of last year. Cherfilus-McCormick received 79% of the vote.…
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36 states hold two or more top-ballot statewide elections in 2022
In 2022, 36 states are holding elections for two or more top-ballot statewide offices—U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. Twenty-six states are holding elections for both U.S. Senate and governor—the top state executive position. Overall: 16 states are holding elections for all five top-level statewide offices. 11 states are holding…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 4
January 6, 2022 In this issue: Hogan campaigns for GOP incumbents Trump opposes and gun policy becomes issue in Georgia gubernatorial primary Hogan seeks to counter Trump influence in GOP primaries We wrote last month that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed different candidates in Maryland’s gubernatorial GOP primary,…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 4
January 6, 2022 In this issue: Retiring Rep. Sires endorses predecessor’s son and an Ocasio-Cortez staffer challenges state Assembly incumbent Rep. Sires retires, endorses predecessor’s son On Dec. 21, U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D) announced he would not seek re-election, setting up an open-seat race for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District. Sires endorsed Robert Menendez…
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Third-party candidates who received more votes than the margin of victory in 2021 elections
We covered more than 800 elections around the country on Nov. 2, 2021, and we found five third-party candidates who received more votes in their elections than the margin of victory between the winning candidate and the runner-up. Our analysis included local races within our coverage scope. In single-seat elections, that’s the difference in votes between…
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Kshama Sawant defeats recall effort
District 3 City Councilmember Kshama Sawant defeated a recall effort in Seattle, Washington. The election was held Dec. 7. As of Dec. 16, there were 306 more votes opposed to the recall than supporting it. Results will be certified Dec. 17. The Seattle Times reported, “Any challenged ballots resolved between the time votes were counted…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 3 (December 16, 2021)
December 16, 2021 Welcome to our last biweekly edition of The Heart of the Primaries. Catch us weekly on Thursdays in the new year, starting Jan. 6! In this issue: Early messaging in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary and Perdue challenges Kemp in Georgia gubernatorial race Early messaging in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary Fourteen candidates are…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 3 (December 16, 2021)
December 16, 2021 Welcome to our last biweekly edition of The Heart of the Primaries. Catch us weekly on Thursdays in the new year, starting Jan. 6! In this issue: Abortion stances become a focal point in TX-28 rematch and Pelosi endorses in Maryland gubernatorial race Abortion stances become a focal point in TX-28 rematch…
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Initial results in recall of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant
Seattle held an election on Dec. 7 asking voters if District 3 City Councilmember Kshama Sawant should be recalled. Initial results published on election night showed 53% supporting the recall and 47% opposing it. Washington uses mail-in voting, and ballots needed to be postmarked by election day. King County Elections will continue counting mail ballots…
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Two incumbent Democrats to face each other in U.S. House primary in Georgia
Incumbent Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux and Lucy McBath each won congressional districts in Georgia previously held by Republicans. McBath (6th District) is running for re-election in the newly drawn 7th District, which pits her against Bourdeaux in the Democratic primary. Daily Kos wrote that Bourdeaux currently represents about 57% of the new 7th District, while McBath…