Author: David Luchs
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Willis defeats incumbent Howard Jr. in Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Democratic primary runoff
Fani Willis defeated incumbent Paul Howard Jr. in the Democratic primary runoff for Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney on August 11, 2020. With 15% of precincts reporting, Willis had received 74% of the vote to Howard Jr.'s with 26%. Howard Jr. has been in office since 1997. Howard Jr. and Willis were the top-two finishers…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene wins Georgia’s 14th Congressional District Republican primary runoff
Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated John Cowan in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia's 14th Congressional District. At 8:28 p.m. EST, the race was called by Decision Desk HQ with 42% of precincts reporting. Greene received 59.4% of the vote and Cowan followed with 40.6%. Incumbent Tom Graves (R), in office since 2010, did not run…
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Kahele wins Democratic nomination to succeed Gabbard in Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District
Hawaii State Sen. Kaiali'i Kahele defeated Brian Evans, Brenda Lee, and Noelle Famera to win the Democratic nomination in Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District Aug. 8. Kahele received 77% of the vote to Evans' 9%, Lee's 8%, and Famera's 6%. Kahele, who has served in the Hawaii state Senate since 2016, said his policy priorities were…
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All three Democratic candidates for Florida's 15th Congressional District complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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…
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Blue Dog Coalition co-chairman O'Halleran faces Our Revolution-backed Putzova in Arizona primary
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,…
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RNC outraises DNC by nearly three-to-one
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…
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Richter defeats Gibbs to win the Republican primary in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District
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…
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Van Drew defeats Patterson to win renomination in New Jersey's 2nd District
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…
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Kennedy wins Democratic nomination in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District
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…
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Tlaib, Jones complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Survey
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…