Author: Douglas Kronaizl
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Fagan wins Democratic nomination for Oregon Secretary of State
Shemia Fagan became the presumptive Democratic nominee for Oregon Secretary of State on May 22 after her opponent Mark Hass conceded. As of May 25, Fagan received 36.2% of the votes to Hass’s 35.6%, a margin of 3,343 votes. Jamie McLeod-Skinner, received 27.5% of the vote. Fagan will face state Sen. Kim Thatcher (R) in…
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Perkins wins Oregon’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate
Jo Rae Perkins won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Oregon on May 19, defeating three other candidates. With an estimated 69% of ballots tallied, Perkins received 49% of the vote, followed by Paul Romero with 30.7%, Robert Schwartz with 11.5%, and John Verbeek with 8.3%. Perkins will run in the general election on…
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Balmer wins re-election to the Oregon Supreme Court
Thomas Balmer won re-election to the Oregon Supreme Court, Position 1, on May 19. He defeated challenger Van Pounds. According to unofficial results, Balmer received 71.5% of the vote to Pounds’ 28.1%. In Oregon, candidates in nonpartisan primaries can win an election outright if they receive over 50% of the vote in the primary. Balmer,…
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7,686 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
Every week, we compile the latest numbers on state legislative candidates across the country. As of May 19, 2020, we’ve collected post-filing deadline data in 29 states. In 2020, 3,574 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those states, compared to 3,547 in 2018. 7,686 major party candidates—3,686 Democrats and 4,000 Republicans—have filed…
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No incumbents defeated in Nebraska’s state legislative primaries
On May 12, 2020, Nebraska voters cast their ballots in the state’s legislative primaries. Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral legislature, meaning it only has a state Senate. It is also the only state with a nonpartisan legislature. All candidates for a seat—Democrats, Republicans, and others—compete in a single primary. The top two…
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7,507 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
Every week, we compile the latest numbers on state legislative candidates across the country. As of May 12, 2020, we’ve collected post-filing deadline data in 28 states. In 2020, 3,491 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those states, compared to 3,465 in 2018. 7,507 major party candidates—3,594 Democrats and 3,913 Republicans—have filed…
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Three of nine candidates in crowded Republican primary for Georgia’s 9th District seat have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Earlier this week, Ethan Underwood, a candidate running in the Republican primary for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District, completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. He joins Michael Boggus and Maria Strickland, both of whom previously completed surveys. Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey so voters can discover what motivates them on…
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Montana voters receive primary ballots by mail on May 8
Ballots for Montana’s June 2 statewide primary elections will be mailed to voters beginning on May 8. On March 25, Governor Steve Bullock (D) issued a directive authorizing, but not requiring, counties to conduct the upcoming primary elections entirely by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic. On April 6, KTVH reported that all of Montana’s…
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7,341 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
Every week, we compile the latest numbers on state legislative candidates across the country. As of May 5, 2020, we’ve collected post-filing deadline data in 27 states. In 2020, 3,401 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those states, compared to 3,375 in 2018. 7,341 major party candidates—3,533 Democrats and 3,808 Republicans—have filed…
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One incumbent defeated in Ohio’s 2020 state legislative primaries
Forty contested primaries took place for the Ohio state legislature on April 28, 2020. There were nine primaries in the state Senate and 31 primaries in the state House. By partisan affiliation, 17 were Democratic primaries and 23 were Republican primaries. This was a 35.5 percent decrease in the number of primaries from 2018 (62)…