Author: David Luchs
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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…
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Four candidates vie for Kamala Harris' former prosecutorial office; three have completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Chesa Boudin, Leif Dautch, Suzy Loftus, and Nancy Tung are running for San Francisco district attorney in the November 5 nonpartisan general election. Incumbent George Gascón declined to seek re-election, setting up the first open-seat contest for the office since 1909. The race has attracted national attention, including in the form of endorsements from Democratic…
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Joe Biden leads in pageviews for the first time since August
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 3,100 views for the week of October 20-26. Biden's pageview figure represents 9.7% of the pageviews for the week. Elizabeth Warren had…
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Steyer leads presidential candidates in third-quarter fundraising and spending, Trump continues to lead for cycle
Businessman Tom Steyer (D) led all presidential candidates in fundraising for the third quarter of 2019, according to financial reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission Oct. 15. Steyer raised $49.6 million during the quarter, including $47.6 million in self-funding. He spent $47.0 million overall, including $34.1 million on television, digital, and direct mail ads.…
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RNC outraises DNC by more than two to one, Democratic House and Senate committees outraise Republican counterparts
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has outraised its Democratic counterpart by more than two-to-one for a fifth consecutive month, while the Democratic Senate committee outraised its Republican counterpart for a third consecutive month, according to campaign finance reports filed with the FEC in October. So far in the 2020 cycle, the RNC, NRSC, and…
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Andrew Yang leads in pageviews for the first time since September, Tulsi Gabbard has largest week-over-week jump
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. Andrew Yang's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,685 views for the week of October 13-19. Yang's pageview figure represents 14.6% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…
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Elizabeth Warren leads in pageviews for third consecutive week, Joe Biden surpasses Kamala Harris' lifetime 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. Elizabeth Warren's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 2,734 views for the week of October 6-12. Warren's pageview figure represents 10.8% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…
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Governor's seat, veto-proof legislative majority on the ballot in Louisiana general election
Control of two of Louisiana's top executive offices and races that could decide supermajority control of the state Legislature are on the ballot in the state's November 16 general election. In Saturday's primaries, candidates won an election outright to 12 of the state's 15 executive offices and 114 out of 144 state legislative seats.…