Author: David Luchs
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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…
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U.S. Rep. Fred Upton completes Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
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…
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Neese and Bice advance to Republican primary runoff in Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District
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,…
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Boebert wins Republican primary in CO-03, Tipton is fifth House incumbent to lose renomination this cycle
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…
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Mitsch Bush wins Democratic nomination in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District
Former state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush defeated James Iacino, the executive chairman of the Seattle Fish Company, to win the Democratic nomination in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. As of 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time on June 30, Bush had received 61% of the vote to Iacino's 39% with 69% of precincts reporting. Both candidates said their…
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Hickenlooper defeats Romanoff in Colorado's U.S. Senate primary
Former Gov. John Hickenlooper defeated former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff to win the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. Cory Gardner (R) in the November general election. As of 7:30 p.m. Mountain Time on June 30, Hickenlooper had received 60% of the vote to Romanoff's 40% with 58% of precincts reporting. The Colorado Sun described…
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RNC outraises DNC by two-to-one, Democratic Hill committees outraise Republican counterparts
The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by more than two-to-one last month, according to June 2020 campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission June 20. This was the second month in a row in which the RNC outraised the DNC. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $11.2…
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Biden raised $37.0 million, Trump $24.9 million in May
Joe Biden outraised Donald Trump by nearly a three-to-two margin last month, while Trump ended the month with a greater than five-to-four advantage in cash on hand, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission June 20. The Biden campaign raised $37.0 million in May, 39% more than the Trump campaign's $24.9…