Author: Ballotpedia staff
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State supreme court incumbents experienced a 93% win rate from 2008-2019
Incumbents tend to do better in elections for any office than newcomers facing incumbents. This is no less true in state supreme court elections. Across all types of state supreme court elections, incumbent justices running for re-election won 93% of the time from 2008-2019. No more than six incumbent justices have lost in a single…
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Maine House of Representatives District 128 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 128 seat in the Maine House of Representatives on March 3, 2020. There is no primary, and the filing deadline is on January 23. The Democratic, Republican, and Green Independent nominees will be selected via party…
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Federal Register 2019 in review: Trump administration’s highest page total includes its lowest final rule count
The Trump administration added a total of 72,564 pages to the Federal Register in 2019. The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory execution. The page total will likely decrease further after…