There are eight Republican primaries for the Tennessee State Senate on Aug. 1, 2024. An incumbent is running in seven of those primaries. The 2024 elections are taking place in the context of a conflict among House Republicans over a proposal to expand Tennessee’s school voucher program. In the 2024 legislative session, Gov. Bill Lee…
There are 19 Republican primaries for the Tennessee House of Representatives on Aug. 1, 2024. An incumbent is running in 13 of those primaries. The 2024 elections are taking place in the context of a conflict among House Republicans over a proposal to expand Tennessee’s school voucher program. In the 2024 legislative session, Gov. Bill…
Incumbent Tony Gonzales (R) defeated Brandon Herrera (R) in the Republican primary runoff in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District on May 28, 2024. Gonzales received 50.7% of the runoff vote to Herrera’s 49.3%. Gonzales and Herrera were the top two finishers in the five-candidate primary on Mar. 5, 2024, receiving 45.4% and 24.2% of the vote,…
Thirteen Republican primary runoffs for the Texas House of Representatives took place on May 28, 2024. Eight primary runoffs had an incumbent on the ballot, and the incumbent lost in six of those runoffs. There were 59 contested Republican primaries on March 5, 2024, 46 of which had an incumbent on the ballot. Nine incumbent…
Suzanne LaFrance won the nonpartisan general runoff election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 14, 2024. LaFrance defeated incumbent David Bronson, 53.5% to 46.5%. Bronson and LaFrance advanced to the runoff from the nonpartisan general election on April 2. LaFrance received 36.3% of the vote and Bronson received 35.0%. The two advanced to a…
Yassamin Ansari (D), Raquel Terán (D), and Duane Wooten (D) are running in the Democratic primary in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District on July 30, 2024. Ansari and Terán lead in noteworthy endorsements, polling, and fundraising. Incumbent Ruben Gallego (D) is running for U.S. Senate, leaving the district open. According to Vox, the open-district race presents…
Incumbent David Scott (D) defeated six challengers in the Democratic primary in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District on May 21, 2024. Scott and Marcus Flowers (D) led in local media attention ahead of the primary. Scott won with 57.8% of the vote, followed by Mark Baker (D) with 11.6% and Flowers with 9.9%. First elected in…
Incumbent Eli Crane (R) and Jack Smith (R) are running in the Republican primary in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District on July 30, 2024. Crane was one of eight House Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy (R) as Speaker of the House in Oct. 2023. According to Politico, McCarthy allies identified Crane as one of three…
Incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) and George Latimer (D) are running in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District on June 25, 2024. According to Spectrum News NY1, the “war between Israel and Hamas is a defining issue in the race.” The Washington Post describes Bowman as “one of the most outspoken critics of Israel’s military response…
Dave Boliek (R) won the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina State Auditor on May 14, 2024. Boliek defeated Jack Clark (R) 53.1% to 46.9%. Clark and Boliek were the top two finishers in the March 5 Republican primary with 23.2% and 22.1% of the vote, respectively. State law permitted Boliek to request a runoff…