Author: Amee LaTour
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 2
December 2, 2021 This week: Two incumbent Democrats to face each other in U.S. House primary in Georgia; a House incumbent joins New York gubernatorial primary 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…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 2
December 2, 2021 This week: Parnell is out, Oz is in race for Senate in Pennsylvania; Hogan and Trump clash in Maryland gubernatorial endorsements Parnell withdraws from Senate race in Penn., Dr. Oz enters U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell (R) ended his campaign on Nov. 22 following a judge’s order granting Parnell’s wife, Laurie Snell,…
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New PAC raising money in support of Sawant recall
Seattle’s District 3 voters will decide on Dec. 7 whether to recall City Councilmember Kshama Sawant on the grounds of misusing city funds for electioneering purposes, disregarding regulations related to COVID-19, and misusing her official position. Sawant’s official response referred to the effort as a right-wing recall and said, “The charges against Kshama Sawant are…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 1
Welcome to the first edition of the 2022 election cycle’s The Heart of the Primaries! We’ll be sending a new issue to your inbox every two weeks on Thursdays until January, when we’ll begin sending weekly. This week: Vermont’s newly open U.S. Senate seat puts eyes on Sanders for endorsement, New York AG and NYC…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 1
November 18, 2021 Welcome to the first edition of the 2022 election cycle’s The Heart of the Primaries! This week: Where Trump has endorsed challengers to GOP incumbents so far; conflict in Massachusetts GOP manifests in potential gubernatorial primary matchup Click here to follow developments on the Democratic side. Where Trump has endorsed challengers to…
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Seattle votes on Sawant recall Dec. 7
On Dec. 7, Seattle voters will decide whether to recall District 3 City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. Recall petitioners allege three grounds for recall against Sawant: misusing city funds for electioneering purposes, disregarding regulations related to COVID-19, and misusing her official position. Sawant responded that the recall effort was politically motivated and asked a state superior…
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Cherfilus-McCormick certified winner of FL-20 special Democratic primary
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick defeated second-place finisher Dale Holness by five votes in the special Democratic primary for Florida’s 20th Congressional District, according to newly certified election results. Eleven candidates ran in the primary. The race went to a recount after the Nov. 2 election, which showed Cherfilus-McCormick leading by five votes. That lead held when the…
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The 2022 Senate battlegrounds (so far)
Control of both chambers of Congress is at stake in the 2022 midterm elections. The Democratic and Republican caucuses currently split the Senate 50-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris (D) casting tie-breaking votes. Thirty-four Senate seats are up for election next year. Republicans currently hold 20 of those and Democrats, 14. Senate races in eight…
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Seattle mayoral, city council races decided
Bruce Harrell won the election for mayor of Seattle, Washington, on Nov. 2. Incumbent Teresa Mosqueda was re-elected to at-large city council position 8, and Sara Nelson won the at-large position 9 council seat. The following results were reported as of Nov. 4. Mail ballots were still being counted. Bruce Harrell: 62%/Lorena González: 38% Teresa…
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Jacob Frey (D) re-elected as Minneapolis mayor
Jacob Frey (D) won the mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Nov. 2. Seventeen candidates ran. Voters could rank up to three candidates on the ballot under the city’s ranked choice voting system. Under that system, if no candidate receives a majority in the first round of tallying, candidates who mathematically cannot win are eliminated…