Author: David Luchs

  • All three Democratic candidates for Florida’s 15th Congressional District complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Three Democrats—Alan Cohn, Adam Hattersley, and Jesse Philippe—are running to challenge Rep. Ross Spano (R), the freshman legislator representing central Florida’s 15th Congressional District. All three have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey so voters can discover what motivates them on political and personal…

  • Blue Dog Coalition co-chairman O’Halleran faces Our Revolution-backed Putzova in Arizona primary

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    Rep. Tom O’Halleran faces challenger Eva Putzova in the Democratic primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District on August 4. O’Halleran was first elected to the House in 2016 and did not face a primary challenger in 2018. O’Halleran, who served eight years in the state legislature as a Republican before leaving the party in 2014,…

  • RNC outraises DNC by nearly three-to-one

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    The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by nearly three-to-one last month, according to July 2020 campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission Monday. This was the third month in a row in which the RNC outraised the DNC. The RNC raised $36.9 million and spent $19.0 million, while…

  • Richter defeats Gibbs to win the Republican primary in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District

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    David Richter defeated Kate Gibbs to win the Republican nomination in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District. As of 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time on July 7, Richter had received 67% of the vote to Gibbs’ 33% with 53% of precincts reporting. Richter, the former chief executive officer of Hill International, had been endorsed by the National…

  • Van Drew defeats Patterson to win renomination in New Jersey’s 2nd District

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    Incumbent Jeff Van Drew defeated challenger Bob Patterson to win the Republican primary in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District. As of 9:45 p.m. Eastern Time on July 7, Van Drew had received 81% of the vote to Patterson’s 18% with 36% of precincts reporting. Van Drew was first elected to the district as a Democrat…

  • Kennedy wins Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District

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    Amy Kennedy defeated Brigid Callahan Harrison and three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District. As of 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Kennedy had received 55% of the vote to Harrison’s 32%. Local political observers described the race as part of a larger battle among state Democrats. Harrison’s supporters included…

  • Tlaib, Jones complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Survey

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    U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and candidate Brenda Jones (D) recently completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Survey. Both candidates were separately elected to represent Michigan’s 13th Congressional District following Rep. John Conyers’ (D) resignation in 2018. Jones, the president of the Detroit City Council, won a special election to complete Conyers’ term while Tlaib won the…

  • U.S. Rep. Fred Upton completes Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R) completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey recently. Upton, who was first elected in 1986, faces Elena Oelke (R) in the Aug. 4 Republican primary for Michigan’s 6th Congressional District. Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey so voters can discover what motivates them on political and…

  • Neese and Bice advance to Republican primary runoff in Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District

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    Businesswoman Terry Neese and state Sen. Stephanie Bice were the top two finishers in the Republican primary for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District. As of 10:30 p.m. Central Time on June 30, Neese was first with 37% of the vote and Bice was second with 25%. Because neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote,…

  • Boebert wins Republican primary in CO-03, Tipton is fifth House incumbent to lose renomination this cycle

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    Lauren Boebert defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R) in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. As of 9:15 p.m. Mountain Time on June 30, Boebert had received 54% of the vote to Tipton’s 46% with 85% of precincts reporting. Tipton is the fifth member of the U.S. House to lose renomination this…