Author: Briana Ryan
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For a third straight month, the number of members of Congress who have announced retirement so far this year is 53
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. That’s the same number that was reported in our July 15 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election. Since then, there have been no new retirement announcements. The last incumbent to announce their retirement was Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.)…
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Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) becomes the fourth U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary election this year
Wesley Bell (D) defeated Rep. Cori Bush (D) and two other candidates in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District on August 6. Bell received 51.2% of the vote and Bush received 45.6%. The primary election took place against the backdrop of a federal investigation of Bush’s alleged misuse of campaign funds to pay…
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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…