Author: Dave Beaudoin
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Kentucky Gov. Bevin seeking to become first Republican to serve consecutive gubernatorial terms in the state since 1804
Three states will hold elections for governor in 2019: Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Republican Matt Bevin is the current Governor of Kentucky. He was elected to that office on November 3, 2015, defeating then-state attorney general Jack Conway (D). Bevin succeeded Gov. Steve Beshear (D), who served two terms from 2007 to 2015. The…
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RNC outraised and outspent DNC by almost a two-to-one margin in 2018
The Republican National Committee (RNC) raised over $184 million in the first eleven months of 2018, as reported on its post-general election report filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). In comparison, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) raised $104.5 million during that same period. The RNC spent almost twice as much as the DNC…
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Forty-six percent of federal and state legislators were successful in bids for other offices in 2018
Twenty-one members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 472 state legislators ran for other elected positions in 2018. Nine (43 percent) House members won election to statewide office, while 217 (46 percent) state legislators successfully won election to a new position. Democratic House members were more successful in their runs than Republicans. Of…