Author: Briana Ryan

  • Three U.S. House seats are open in Indiana—a decade-high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Indiana was Feb. 9, 2024. Sixty-three candidates are running for Indiana’s nine U.S. House districts, including 18 Democrats and 45 Republicans. That’s seven candidates per district, higher than the 5.6 candidates that ran in 2022, but lower than the 8.7 candidates who ran in 2020.…

  • Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District

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    Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s 3rd Congressional Districton May 7, 2024. Four lead in fundraising and endorsements: Wendy W. Davis (R), Tim Smith (R), Marlin A. Stutzman (R), and Andy Zay (R). This is the first open race in the district since 2016. Incumbent Jim Banks (R) is running for…

  • Three U.S. House incumbents in Ohio are facing primary challengers this year—a decade-low

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 18, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three U.S. House incumbents in Ohio are facing primary challengers this year—a decade-low Illinois and Ohio are holding primaries for congressional and state offices tomorrow. On Friday, we looked at upcoming elections in Illinois.…

  • Busiest ballot measure certification week of the year so far

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 11, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications So far, last week was the busiest yet for ballot measure certifications in 2024. As of March 7, 73 statewide measures have been certified…

  • Ten candidates are running in West Virginia’s U.S. House primaries—the fewest this decade

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in West Virginia was Jan. 27, 2024.  Ten candidates are running for West Virginia’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and seven Republicans. That’s five candidates per district, lower than the 6.5 candidates who ran in 2022 but higher than the 4.7 candidates who ran…

  • Three Mississippi U.S. House primaries are contested this year

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Mississippi was Jan. 12, 2024. Twelve candidates are running for Mississippi’s four U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and eight Republicans. That’s three candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 5.75 candidates per district in 2022, 3.75 candidates per…

  • Super Tuesday—March 2024 edition—is upon us

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 5, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Fifteen states and two territories to hold primaries today  One of the biggest voting days of the year is upon us. ICYMI, we’ve spent the past week previewing five of the biggest state primaries. …

  • Only one contested U.S. House primary in Arkansas in 2024

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 29, Brew.  We hope all our readers have an unbe-leap-able day today! By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: For the fifth time in a decade, all of Arkansas’ U.S. House incumbents are running for re-election Five states are holding primaries for congressional…

  • Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District

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    Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois 7th Congressional District on March 19, 2024. Three lead in endorsements: incumbent Danny K. Davis (D), Kina Collins (D) and Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D). Davis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. Since 2000, Davis has won at least 80% of the…