Author: Ethan Sorell
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Number of Delaware state legislative incumbents facing primary challengers near average from 2010-2022
Delaware has 13 contested state legislative primaries this year, one less than in 2022 when 14 state legislative primaries were contested. Of the 13 contested primaries, 10 are for Democrats and three are for Republicans. For Democrats, this is one less than in 2022 when there were 11 Democratic primaries. The three Republican primaries are…
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Tayler Rahm drops out of Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary, clearing path for Joe Teirab
Joe Teirab (R) is running in the Republican primary for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District on August 13, 2024. He will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (D) in the November general election. Tayler Rahm (R) also ran in the primary but dropped out in July. Rahm said he suspended his campaign to serve as a…
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Sarah Klee Hood and John Mannion running in the June 25 Democratic primary for New York’s 22nd Congressional District
Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for New York’s 22nd Congressional District on June 25: Sarah Klee Hood (D) and John Mannion (D). The Democratic primary winner will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams (R) in the November general election. Klee Hood and Mannion addressed voters at a May candidate forum. Both…
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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Cole wins Republican primary for Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R) won the Republican primary election for Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District on June 18, 2024. Cole received 64.6% of the vote. Paul Bondar (R) finished in second place with 25.8%. Nick Hankins (R), Rick Harris (R), and Andrew Hayes (R) also ran in the primary. Cole and Bondar led in…
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Four candidates are running in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Utah on June 25
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Utah on June 25, 2024: John Curtis (R), Trent Staggs (R), Jason Walton (R), and Brad Wilson (R). Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R) announced he would not seek re-election, meaning the office will be open. All four candidates attended a candidate…
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Incumbent U.S. Rep Nancy Mace wins Republican primary election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R) won the Republican primary election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on June 11, 2024. Mace received 56.8% of the vote. Catherine Templeton (R) finished in second with 29.8%, and Bill Young (R) finished in third with 13.4%. According to The Post and Courier, South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District…
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Sam Brown wins Republican primary election for the U.S. Senate in Nevada
Sam Brown (R) won the June 11 Republican primary election for the U.S. Senate in Nevada with 57.9%. Jeff Gunter (R) finished in second with 15.6%, and Jim Marchant (R) finished in third with 6.6%. Two candidates, Brown and Marchant, led in polling and media attention. According to Nevada Current Deputy Editor April Corbin Girnus,…
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Twenty-seven Missouri state legislative incumbents facing primary challengers in 2024, third-most since 2010
There are 180 state legislative seats up for election in Missouri in 2024. Across those, 55 incumbents (22 Democrats and 33 Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That is more than the average number of retirements in Missouri from 2010 to 2022 (53.0). In 2022, 49 incumbents (6 Democrats and 43 Republicans) did…
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Lowest number of Maine state legislative retirements since 2016
There are 186 state legislative seats up for election in Maine in 2024. Across those, 38 incumbents (22 Democrats and 16 Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That is less than the average number of retirements in Maine from rom 2010-2022 (55.1) and is is the fewest number of retiring incumbents since 2016,…