Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024—incumbent Andrew Bailey (R) and Will Scharf (R). The Kansas City Star’s Jonathan Shorman and Kacen Bayless wrote, “With few sharp policy differences, the two candidates are trying to outfox each other in their support for [former President Donald Trump].” Schmitt and Parson endorsed Bailey. Club…
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Massachusetts was June 4, 2024. Thirteen candidates are running for Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House districts, including nine Democrats and four Republicans. That’s an average of 1.44 candidates per district. There was an average of 2.11 candidates per district in 2022, 3.00 candidates per district in…
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Kansas was June 3, 2024. Fifteen candidates are running for Kansas’ four U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and 10 Republicans. That’s an average of 3.75 candidates per district. There was an average of 2.25 candidates per district in 2022, 4.75 candidates per district in…
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Hawaii was June 4, 2024. Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and two Republicans. That’s an average of 2.5 candidates per district. There was an average of 6.5 candidates per district in 2022, 9.5 candidates per district in…
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Wyoming was May 31, 2024. Three candidates are running for Wyoming’s one U.S. House district, including one Democrat and two Republicans. Nine candidates ran in 2022, five candidates ran in 2020, and five ran in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings:…
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Vermont was May 30, 2024. Two candidates are running for Vermont’s one U.S. House district—one Democrat and one Republican. Seven candidates ran in 2022, six candidates ran in 2020, and five ran in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings: Vermont and…
Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on June 25, 2024—Gabe Evans (R) and Janak Joshi (R). The winner of this primary will face incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D) in the general election. In the 2022 general election, Caraveo defeated Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) 48.4% to 47.7%. In this primary,…
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Virginia was April 4, 2024. Fifty-two candidates are running for Virginia’s 11 U.S. House districts, including 33 Democrats and 19 Republicans. That’s an average of 4.73 candidates per district. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings: Virginia and Oklahoma are holding primaries on…