Author: Ethan Sorell

  • Four candidates are running in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Utah on June 25

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    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…

  • Incumbent U.S. Rep Nancy Mace wins Republican primary election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District

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    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…

  • Sam Brown wins Republican primary election for the U.S. Senate in Nevada

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    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,…

  • How the Middle East is playing out in Congressional primaries

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, June 12, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: United Democracy Project leads groups who have positions on the Israel-Hamas War in congressional satellite spending Ballotpedia has tracked at least 10 congressional primaries where the candidates are taking opposing stances on the United…

  • Twenty-seven Missouri state legislative incumbents facing primary challengers in 2024, third-most since 2010

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    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…

  • Lowest number of Maine state legislative retirements since 2016

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    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,…

  •  Lowest number of Maine state legislative retirements since 2016

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, June 5, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lowest number of Maine state legislative retirements since 2016  Over the past week, we’ve looked at what voters in Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota will see on their primary ballots.…

  • Jeff Crank and Dave Williams are running in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District

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    Jeff Crank (R) and Dave Williams (R) are running in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District on June 25, 2024. The district is open because incumbent U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R) is not running for re-election. Former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Williams, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) endorsed Crank.…

  • Lower number of retiring Nevada state legislative incumbents than in prior years

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    There are 52 state legislative seats up for election in Nevada in 2024. Across those, 12 incumbents (nine Democrats and three Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That is below the average number of retirements per election cycle since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010 (15.9). In 2022, 19 incumbents (seven Democrats…

  • School’s out (or nearly out) for summer… Ballotpedia’s education-focused politics and policy updates are in at EWA 2024 

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, May 29, Brew.  By: Ethan Sorell Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Decade-high number of congressional candidates in Montana In yesterday’s Brew, we looked at what voters in Iowa can expect to see on their June 4 primary ballots. Four other states –Montana, New Jersey, New…