Author: David Luchs
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Mississippi Republican gubernatorial runoff between Tate Reeves and Bill Waller Jr. takes place Tuesday
The Republican nomination for governor of Mississippi will be decided by a primary runoff between Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. Tuesday. Reeves and Waller were the top two finishers in the August 6 primary but neither won the majority of the vote necessary to win outright.…
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RNC outraises DNC by more than two-to-one for a fourth month, DSCC outraises NRSC for first time this year
The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised its Democratic counterpart by more than two-to-one for the fourth consecutive month in July. At the same time, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) outraised its Republican counterpart for the first time this year, according to campaign finance reports filed with the FEC. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee…
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Triplex status at stake in three states in 2019
A state government triplex occurs when a state's governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. In states where these officers are not all from the same party, differing political views can bring them into direct conflict with one another. Three states—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi—are holding elections in…
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Last week, Andrew Yang led in Ballotpedia pageviews for the first time since March
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 5,656 pageviews for the week of August 11-17. Yang's pageview figure represents 10.2% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…
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Third-place finisher endorses runner-up in Mississippi’s Republican primary runoff
State Rep. Robert Foster endorsed former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. in the Aug. 27 Republican gubernatorial runoff primary for governor of Mississippi. Foster finished third in the Aug. 6 primary, winning with 18% of the vote. Waller finished second with 33%. First-place finisher Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves won 49% of…
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Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for the week, Buttigieg passes 100,000 pageview mark
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 5,493 pageviews for the week of August 4-10. Biden's pageview figure represents 9.0% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…
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Since 2015, 18 states have raised their tobacco age to 21
In June 2015 Hawaii enacted a law increasing the minimum age to use tobacco products to 21, making it the first state to do so in the 21st century. Seventeen other states that, including Hawaii contain 50.7% of the U.S. population, have done the same in the four years since. The first tobacco age…
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Tiffany Caban concedes Democratic primary for Queens district attorney
Public defender Tiffany Caban conceded the Democratic primary for Queens, New York, district attorney to Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (D) Tuesday, ending a six-week-long dispute over the election's outcome. The primary to succeed Richard Brown, who died in May 2019 after 28 years in office, drew national attention when presidential candidates Bernie Sanders…
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Reeves, Waller advance to runoff in Republican primary for governor of Mississippi
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. advanced to an August 27 runoff in the Republican primary for governor of Mississippi. With 97% of precincts reporting, Reeves received 48.9% of the vote (short of the 50% needed to win outright) and Waller received 33.4%. State Rep. Robert…
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Jim Hood wins Democratic nomination for governor of Mississippi
Attorney General Jim Hood won the Democratic nomination for governor of Mississippi, according to the Associated Press. As of 10:30 p.m. Central Time, Hood had received 70.1% of the vote with 40% of precincts reporting. Hood was followed by Michael Brown at 9.9% of the vote and Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith at 7.6%.…