Author: David Luchs

  • Five measures certified for statewide ballots last week

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    By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seventy-seven measures certified for the ballot so far this year Candidate Connection update: Five races reached 100% completion in the past week What’s happening with recalls so far in 2022? Let Ballotpedia be your political “pot of gold” this election season!…

  • Previewing tomorrow’s candidate filing deadlines

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 10, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidates for state and federal office in California, Georgia, and Idaho have until tomorrow to file Candidate Connection update: 11 races reached 100% completion in the past week St. Louis voters to decide Proposition…

  • Indiana's U.S. House elections to feature fewest open seats since 2014

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Indiana was Feb. 4. Fifty candidates are running for Indiana's nine U.S. House districts, including 28 Republicans, 21 Democrats, and one Libertarian. That's 5.6 candidates per district, less than the 8.7 candidates per district in 2020 and 7.9 in 2018. Republicans currently hold…

  • Voters in three states to decide on changes to the ballot initiative process this year

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 3, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters will decide on legislative proposals adding restrictions to ballot initiative processes in Arizona, Arkansas, and South Dakota in 2022 An update on the Tuesday elections Ohio U.S. House candidate filing deadline passes Voters…

  • Kentucky U.S. House elections feature first open seat since 2016, most candidates since at least 2014

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 24, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Kentucky sees largest number of U.S. House candidates since at least 2014 Committee behind an initiative to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers in D.C. submits signatures for the June ballot Thirty-nine state…

  • Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Will you be our valentine?

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    Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Will you be our valentine? Incumbent and two challengers running in Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Early voting begins today in Texas primaries Will you be our valentine? As a trusted friend of Ballotpedia, we know you love to stay up to…

  • Texas filing deadline update: 2022 to have the most contested Republican state legislative primaries in at least eight years

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in 2022 in Texas was Dec. 13, 2021. State legislative elections will take place in all 31 Texas State Senate districts and all 151 Texas House of Representatives districts. In all, 461 candidates filed for those 181 districts, including 269 Republicans, 192 Democrats, and…

  • Ballotpedia's Daily Brew

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 10, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Data shows Supreme Court confirmation votes have grown narrower, more partisan since 1967 Seven Oklahoma school districts hold primaries on February 8 Five Democrats running for Texas Attorney General Data shows Supreme Court confirmation votes have grown…

  • Incumbent vs Incumbent in the US House

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 3, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five U.S. House elections this year feature two incumbents running in the same district Nine out of 11 Republicans running in Texas’ 8th Congressional District complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey Ohio statewide candidate filing…

  • Texas' U.S. House races to have the fewest candidates per seat this year since at least 2018

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Texas was Dec. 13, 2021. Our team has been crunching the numbers on the filings and sent along a report. This year, 223 candidates are running for Texas' 38 U.S. House seats, including 143 Republicans, 79 Democrats, and one independent candidate. That's 5.87…