Author: Briana Ryan
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Eleven candidates are running for Connecticut’s five U.S. House districts—tying with 2022 for the second-fewest in the last ten years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Connecticut was June 11, 2024. Eleven candidates are running for Connecticut’s five U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and six Republicans. That’s an average of 2.2 candidates per district. There was an average of 2.2 candidates per district in 2022, 2.6 candidates per district in…
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Incumbent Rep. Michael Lawler (R/Conservative Party), Mondaire Jones (D), and Anthony Frascone (Working Families Party) are running in the general election in New York’s 17th Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Michael Lawler (R/Conservative Party), Mondaire Jones (D), and Anthony Frascone (Working Families Party) are running in New York’s 17th Congressional District election on November 5, 2024. Lawler and Jones lead in campaign finance, polls, endorsements and media attention. City & State New York’s Rebecca C. Lewis said this election “may offer Democrats one…
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Six candidates are running for Rhode Island’s two U.S. House districts—tying with 2018 and 2014 for the second-fewest in the last ten years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Rhode Island was June 26, 2024. Six candidates are running for Rhode Island’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and three Republicans. That’s an average of 3.0 candidates per district. There was an average of 4.0 candidates per district in 2022, 2.5 candidates per…
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Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 5th Congressional District on August 6
Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 5th Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Four candidates lead in media attention, campaign finance, and endorsements: Bernadine Bank (D), Michael Baumgartner (R), Carmela Conroy (D), and Jacquelin Maycumber (R). Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot,…
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Incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Bernie Moreno (R) are running in the November general election for the U.S. Senate in Ohio
Incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Bernie Moreno (R) are running in Ohio’s U.S. Senate election on November 5, 2024. CNN’s Simone Pathe said, “Brown is the only Democrat to win a nonjudicial statewide race in Ohio over the past decade, so the big question for 2024 is whether he can defy expectations again in his red-trending state.” The New York Times’sJonathan…
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Angela Alsobrooks (D) and Larry Hogan (R) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Maryland
Angela Alsobrooks (D), Larry Hogan (R), and three other candidates are running in Maryland’s U.S. Senate election on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who was first elected in 2006, is not running for re-election. On the state of the race, Maryland Matters’ Josh Kurtz said, “For Alsobrooks, it’s about trying to tie…
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Five candidates are running for Delaware’s At-Large Congressional District—the most since 2016
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Delaware was July 9, 2024. Five candidates are running for Delaware’s At-Large Congressional District, including three Democrats and two Republicans. Two candidates ran in 2022, three candidates ran in 2020, and three ran in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings: Delaware…
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Four U.S. House primaries are contested in New Hampshire this year—the most in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Hampshire was June 14, 2024. Twenty-four candidates are running for New Hampshire’s two U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and 20 Republicans. That’s an average of 12 candidates per district. There was an average of 9.5 candidates per district in 2022, 6.0 candidates per…