Author: Briana Ryan

  • One member of Congress has announced his retirement since May 22

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    Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. Since our May 22 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) announced his retirement from the House. Ballotpedia does not include incumbents leaving office early in our analysis of incumbents not running for re-election. If…

  • Initiative that would amend Prop.47 in California qualifies for November ballot

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 17, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California initiative that would make changes to Prop. 47 qualifies for the November ballot Californians for Safer Communities qualified an initiative for the November 5 ballot that would amend Proposition 47, including increasing drug…

  • 70% of last May’s elections were uncontested

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    Welcome to the Monday, June 10, Brew.  By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 70% of last May’s elections were uncontested As part of Ballotpedia’s growing coverage of the nation’s local elections (with a goal of covering all of them), we will be issuing monthly reports on the…

  • Forty-three candidates are running for Michigan’s 13 U.S. House districts—the fewest since 2016

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Michigan was April 23, 2024. Forty-three candidates are running for Michigan’s 13 U.S. House districts, including 23 Democrats and 20 Republicans. That’s an average of 3.3 candidates per district. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings: Michigan and three other states—Kansas, Missouri, and…

  • Five U.S. House incumbents are in contested primaries in Missouri this year—tying with 2018 and 2014 for the fewest this decade

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Missouri was March 26, 2024. Forty-three candidates are running for Missouri’s eight U.S. House districts, including 16 Democrats and 27 Republicans. That’s an average of 5.38 candidates per district. That’s lower than the 7.13 candidates per district in 2022 but more than the 5.00 in…

  • Two U.S. House seats are open in Washington—a decade-high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Washington was May 10, 2024. Sixty-two candidates are running for Washington’s 10 U.S. House districts, including 26 Democrats, 25 Republicans, three Independents, and eight minor-party candidates. That’s an average of 6.2 candidates per district. That’s lower than the 6.8 candidates per district in 2022 and the…

  • Eight candidates are running in Washington’s 4th Congressional District top-two primary election on August 6, 2024

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    Eight candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 4th Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Three candidates lead in media attention and campaign finance: Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R), Jerrod Sessler (R), and Tiffany Smiley (R). This election takes place against the backdrop of Newhouse’s vote in 2021 to impeach then-President Donald Trump for…

  • Eight Arizona U.S. House primaries are contested this year—the fewest since 2014

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Arizona was April 1, 2024. Thirty-eight candidates are running for Arizona’s nine U.S. House districts, including 16 Democrats and 22 Republicans. That’s 4.22 candidates per district. There were 4.33 candidates per district in 2022, 4.22 candidates per district in 2020, and 4.11 in 2018. Here…

  • Democratic party committees hold fundraising edge over Republican party committees

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    As of April 30, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $519 million and spent $392 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $430 million and spent…

  • One Utah U.S. House district is open this year—tying with 2014 and 2020 for the most this decade

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Utah was January 8, 2024. Thirteen candidates are running for Utah’s four U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and 10 Republicans. That’s 3.25 candidates per district. There were 3.25 candidates per district in 2022, 3.75 candidates per district in 2020, and 2.5 in 2018. Here…