Author: Joel Williams
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U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D), Mark Robertson (R) running in a district that became less Democratic due to redistricting
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D), Mark Robertson (R), and Ken Cavanaugh (L) are running in the general election for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District on November 8, 2022. The partisan balance of Nevada’s 1st Congressional District changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census. According to data compiled by Daily Kos, Joe Biden (D)…
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A rematch of last year’s third-closest U.S. House race taking place this year in CA-27
U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R) and Christy Smith (D) are running in the general election for California’s 27th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Judy Chu (D) is running for re-election in California’s 28th Congressional District because of redistricting. In 2020, Garcia defeated Smith in the 25th District by 333 votes, making it the…
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Delaware auditor faces primary challenger following misdemeanor convictions
Incumbent Kathy McGuiness and Lydia York are running in the Democratic primary for Delaware state auditor on September 13, 2022. McGuiness was elected to the office in 2018. Before becoming state auditor, she served five terms on the Rehoboth Beach City Commission and worked as a pharmacist. McGuiness is running on her record as auditor.…
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Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.49
As of August 24, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.49 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $3.88. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $3.52 and were below the July average of $4.04. On August 24, 2021, the state’s average price was $2.84. Joplin was the…
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John Wood (I) drops out of race for U.S. Senate in Missouri
John Wood (I), a former senior investigator for the January 6th Select Committee, announced that he was suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Wood qualified for the ballot on August 1, one day before the state’s Republican primary. On August 23, Wood said that he saw no path to victory in the general…
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Alaska holds first top-four primary for governor
Alaska held its first top-four primary for governor on August 16. Based on unofficial returns on election night, three candidates—Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R), former state Rep. Les Gara (D), and former Gov. Bill Walker (I)—appeared likely to advance. Dunleavy received 42.3% of the vote, followed by Gara with 21.7% and Walker with 21.4%. The fourth…
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Eight candidates competing to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) in Missouri
Trudy Busch Valentine (D), Eric Schmitt (R), John Wood (I), and five other candidates are running in the general election for Missouri’s Class III U.S. Senate seat on November 8, 2022. Sen. Roy Blunt (R), who first took office in 2011, announced he would not seek re-election on March 8, 2021. Busch Valentine is the…
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Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.52
As of August 17, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.52 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $3.94. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $3.62 and were below the July average of $4.27. On August 17, 2021, the state’s average price was $2.87. Joplin was the…
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Jaime Herrera Beutler becomes 12th U.S. House member to lose a primary election this year
On August 15, 2022, media outlets called the top-two primary for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) and Joe Kent (R) advanced with 31.0% and 22.8% of the vote, respectively. Incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) finished third with 22.2%. Herrera Beutler is the 12th member of the U.S. House to lose an election…
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Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat rated a toss-up by election forecasters
Incumbent Mark Kelly (D), Blake Masters (R), and Marc Victor (L) are running in the general election for Arizona’s Class III U.S. Senate on November 8, 2022. As of August 2022, three independent race forecasters rated the race Toss-up. Kelly took office in December 2020 following a special election in November 2020. Before joining Congress,…