Author: Briana Ryan

  • 180 incumbents are term-limited this year—the fewest since 2010 for an even-numbered year

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    Welcome to the Monday, April 1, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2024  Term limits in 12 states will affect legislative elections for districts in 12 senate and 10 house chambers. Every year since 2010, Ballotpedia has…

  • Three school board members face recalls in 2024 over district book policies

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    Welcome to the Monday, March 25, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three school board recalls have centered on district book policies since 2006 In a review of nearly 500 school board recall efforts since 2006, Ballotpedia found that three have centered on disagreements over district…

  • Only one contested U.S. House primary in New Mexico this year

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Mexico was March 12, 2024. Seven candidates are running for New Mexico’s three U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and four Republicans. That’s 2.3 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 2.67 candidates per district in 2022, 6.3…

  • Eighty-seven candidates are running for Maryland’s eight U.S. House districts—a decade-high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Maryland was Feb. 9, 2024. Eighty-seven candidates are running for Maryland’s eight U.S. House districts, including 58 Democrats and 29 Republicans. That’s 10.88 candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 8.12 candidates per district in 2022, 9.87 candidates per…

  • 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…