Author: Amee LaTour
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3,141 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of August 17, 3,141 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 505 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 395—198 Democrats and 197 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…
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Previewing Florida’s 15th Congressional District Republican primary
Incumbent Rep. Ross Spano faces Scott Franklin in Florida’s 15th Congressional District Republican primary on August 18. Spano’s campaign website says he “continues to fight for families and small businesses in Washington, looking for ways to reduce burdensome regulations on small businesses and allowing them to invest, grow and create jobs.” Franklin, who serves on…
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Ilhan Omar wins MN-05 Democratic primary
Incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar defeated four candidates in the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. As of 9:25 p.m. Central Time, she had received 57% of the vote. Antone Melton-Meaux was second with 39%. This was the first time in more than 85 years that an incumbent U.S. representative from Minnesota had more than…
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Molly Gray wins Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary in Vermont
Molly Gray defeated Timothy Ashe, Debbie Ingram, and Brenda Siegel in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor of Vermont. With 68% of precincts reporting, Gray had received 45% of the vote. Ashe was second with 32%. Siegel and Ingram each received less than 10%. Incumbent Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman (D/P) is running for governor, leaving…
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Zuckerman wins Democratic gubernatorial primary in Vermont
David Zuckerman won Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 11, 2020. With 55% of precincts reporting, he had received 44% of the vote. Rebecca Holcombe was second with 33%. Patrick Winburn and Ralph Corbo received less than 10% each. Zuckerman is Vermont’s lieutenant governor. He previously served in the state Senate as a Progressive/Democrat from…
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3,126 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of August 10, 3,126 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 499 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 392—197 Democrats and 195 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…
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Democrats Strickland, Doglio advance from WA-10 top-two primary
Marilyn Strickland (D) and Beth Doglio (D) advanced from the top-two primary for Washington’s 10th Congressional District on August 4. With 87% of precincts reporting, Strickland had received 21% of the vote, and Doglio received 14.5%. Kristine Reeves (D) was third with 12.9% and Rian Ingrim (R) fourth with 11.1%. Strickland is CEO of the…
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Bush defeats incumbent Clay in Democratic primary rematch in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District
Cori Bush defeated incumbent William Lacy Clay and Katherine Bruckner in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary. Bush received 49% of the vote to Clay’s 46%. Clay is one of seven incumbent representatives who have lost in primaries in 2020. Bush challenged Clay in the district’s 2018 primary, which Clay won with 57% of the…
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Tlaib defeats Jones in Michigan’s 13th District Democratic primary
Incumbent Rep. Rashida Tlaib defeated Brenda Jones in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District Democratic primary. With 90% of precincts reporting, Tlaib had received 66% of the vote to Jones’ 34%. The primary was a rematch. Tlaib and Jones ran against one another in both the regular and special election primaries in 2018. Jones defeated Tlaib in…
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3,079 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of August 3, 3,079 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 486 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 383—195 Democrats and 188 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…