Author: Briana Ryan
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Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District
Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District on June 4, 2024—incumbent Rep. Bill Pascrell (D) and Mohamed Khairullah (D). New Jersey Globe’s David Wildstein wrote that the election will “undoubtedly focus on the war in Israel and Gaza.” The 9th Congressional District includes Patterson, New Jersey, which, according…
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One open U.S. House district in Florida this year—the fewest since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Florida was April 26, 2024. One hundred three candidates are running for Florida’s 28 U.S. House districts, including 42 Democrats and 61 Republicans. That’s 3.68 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 5.43 candidates per district in 2022, 4.22…
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Thirty-two candidates are running for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts—a decade-high
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Colorado was March 19, 2024. Thirty-two candidates are running for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 20 Republicans. That’s 4.00 candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 3.75 candidates per district in 2022, 2.28 candidates per…
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Six Tennessee U.S. House primaries are contested this year—a decade-low
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Tennessee was April 4, 2024. Thirty-one candidates are running for Tennessee’s nine U.S. House districts, including 19 Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s 3.4 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 4.0 candidates per district in 2022, 5.0 candidates per…
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Two Maine U.S. House primaries are contested this year—tying with 2014 for the most this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Maine was March 15, 2024. Six candidates are running for Maine’s two U.S. House districts, including two Democrats and four Republicans. That’s 3.0 candidates per district, higher than the 2.5 candidates that ran in 2022 but the same as the 3.0 candidates who ran in…
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Three candidates are running in the June 4 Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District
Three candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District on June 4, 2024. Two candidates lead in media attention, polls, and campaign finance: Incumbent Robert Menendez, Jr. (D) and Ravinder Bhalla (D). The election will take place against the backdrop of the federal indictment of Menendez’ father, Sen. Bob Menendez…
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One Democrat is running for South Dakota’s At-Large U.S. House seat—the most since 2018
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in South Dakota was March 26, 2024. Two candidates are running for South Dakota’s one U.S. House district, including one Democrat and one Republican. That’s the same as the two candidates who ran in 2022, 2020, 2016, and 2014. Four candidates ran in 2018, the only…
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Nine South Carolina U.S. House primaries are contested this year—tying with 2018 for the most this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in South Carolina was April 1, 2024. Twenty-nine candidates are running for South Carolina’s seven U.S. House districts, including 11 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 4.14 candidates per district, more than the four candidates per district in 2022 and the 2.86 candidates in 2020. Here are…