Author: Douglas Kronaizl

  • Day 1 of SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson

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    By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings are underway A summary of upcoming Supreme Court cases Fifty-one state legislative districts with no major party competition in North Carolina this year Day 1 of SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson The…

  • Fifty-one state legislative districts will be without major party competition in North Carolina this year

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    The number of uncontested state legislative districts in North Carolina grew from 14 in 2020 to 51 this year. Uncontested districts lack major party competition, meaning candidates from only one of the two major parties filed to run. Democrats are effectively guaranteed to win 10 districts, and Republicans are guaranteed 41. Both major parties will…

  • 13 vulnerable trifectas in ’22

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    By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Here are the most vulnerable trifectas this year Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings to begin March 21 Four Republican candidates running to challenge Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District 13 vulnerable trifectas in ‘22 Thirteen state government…

  • Twenty-four of the largest 100 cities are holding mayoral elections this year

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 15, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Twenty-four of the largest 100 cities are holding mayoral elections this year Wyoming voters to decide ballot measure raising mandatory judicial retirement age to 75 Voters in Augusta, Maine, will decide a $4.5 million…

  • 1,839 declared candidates for U.S. Senate and House (so far)

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    Welcome to the Friday, March 11, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Republican candidates for Congress currently outnumber Democrats according to candidate filing information Indiana’s U.S. House elections to feature fewest open districts since 2014 #FridayTrivia: COVID-19 emergency orders have expired in how many states? 1,839…

  • Three Republican candidates running to challenge Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District

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    Three candidates—Theresa Gavarone, J.R. Majewski, and Craig Riedel—are running in the Republican primary election for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District on May 10, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D), the longest-serving woman in U.S. House history, was first elected in 1982 and is seeking re-election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee listed Kaptur as a Frontline candidate,…

  • A look at historical data on midterms and state legislative elections

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, March 8, Brew.  By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at changes in state legislative seats during a president’s first midterm election Previewing Milwaukee’s April 5 mayoral special election Newcomers will win more than half of Nebraska state Senate districts up for…

  • One incumbent defeated in Texas’ state legislative primaries, continuing a decade-long decrease

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    Texas held the first statewide primary of the 2022 election cycle for federal and state offices on March 1. Heading into the primaries, it was guaranteed that at least one of the 151 state legislative incumbents seeking re-election would lose. Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez (D), who currently represents House District 76, was drawn into House…

  • Over half of Nebraska’s state Senate districts up for election will be won by newcomers this year

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state and federal office in 2022 in Nebraska was Feb. 15, 2022. In the state’s unicameral legislature, elections will take place in 24 of the 49 Senate districts, over half of which will be represented by newcomers to the legislature next year. There are 13 open districts where…

  • A look at changes in state legislative seats during a president’s first midterm election

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    The 2022 election cycle is the first midterm election during Joe Biden’s (D) presidency. Since 1922, Democratic presidents have seen their party lose an average of 388 state legislative seats in their first midterm elections. Republican presidents have seen their party lose an average of 345 seats. Two presidents in that time—Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)…