Author: David Luchs
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Tobacco age increased to 21 in New York
The tobacco age restriction increased to 21 in New York Wednesday, making it the sixteenth state to increase its tobacco age to 21 in the 21st century. Hawaii was the first state to do so, enacting its increase in June 2015. The first tobacco age limit in U.S. history was imposed in 1883 in…
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Chesa Boudin wins San Francisco District Attorney election
Chesa Boudin defeated Suzy Loftus, Leif Dautch, and Nancy Tung in last Tuesday's nonpartisan election for San Francisco District Attorney. Loftus conceded the race Saturday after mail-in ballots tallied over the course of the past week indicated Boudin would win. Under San Francisco's system of ranked-choice voting, voters select up to 10 candidates for…
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Joe Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for third consecutive week; Kamala Harris has largest week-over-week increase
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Joe Biden's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,996 views for the week of November 3-9. Biden's pageview figure represents 10.8% of the pageviews for the week. Elizabeth Warren had…
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San Francisco District Attorney election too close to call, Chesa Boudin leads in first-place selection
As of 7:45 a.m. PST Wednesday, the results of San Francisco's district attorney election remained too close to call. With partial results reported from just under 100% of precincts, Chesa Boudin led with 32.9% of the first-choice vote, followed by Suzy Loftus with 30.8%, Nancy Tung with 20.7%, and Leif Dautch with 15.4%. Under…
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Working Families Party gains a seat on the Philadelphia City Council
The Working Families Party won an at-large seat on the Philadelphia City Council for the first time in city history, according to unofficial election returns early Wednesday morning. All 17 seats on the Philadelphia city council were up for election Tuesday. Ten of those seats were elected by voters in the city's 10 districts,…
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Tate Reeves elected governor of Mississippi
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves defeated state Attorney General Jim Hood (D), Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution), and David Singletary (I) in Mississippi's gubernatorial election. Reeves will be Mississippi's third consecutive Republican governor. Reeves had received 52.2% of the vote to Hood's 46.5% with 99% of precincts reporting. Reeves said that he had cut taxes and lowered…
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Joe Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for a second consecutive week, Bernie Sanders is sixth candidate to reach 100,000 pageviews
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Joe Biden's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 2,639 views for the week of October 27-November 2. Biden's pageview figure represents 9.8% of the pageviews for the week. Elizabeth Warren…
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Beto O’Rourke ends presidential campaign
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) announced Friday that he was ending his presidential campaign. In a tweet announcing his withdrawal, O’Rourke said, “Our campaign has always been about seeing clearly, speaking honestly, and acting decisively. In that spirit: I am announcing that my service to the country will not be as a candidate or…
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Ten races to watch in the November elections
This month, 11 states are holding statewide elections for political office or ballot measures, and local elections are taking place across the country. Here are the top 10 races to watch across happening on November 5 and throughout the remainder of the month. Governor of Kentucky: First-term incumbent Matt Bevin (R) faces state…
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Four candidates vie to succeed Phil Bryant (R) as governor of Mississippi
State Attorney General Jim Hood (D), Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (R), Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution), and David Singletary (I) are running in next Tuesday's election for a four-year term as governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Phil Bryant (R) was prevented by term limits from seeking re-election. Hood was first elected state attorney general in 2003. He…