Author: Joseph Brusgard
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One seat could determine Democratic supermajority in Nevada
Elections for 10 of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate will take place on November 5, 2024. The Nevada Senate is one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. Nevada Current’s April Corbin Girnus wrote, “Democrats already have a supermajority in the Assembly. If Democrats…
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Three of five seats on the Montana Public Service Commission are up for election in 2024
Six candidates are running for three of five seats on the Montana Public Service Commission on Nov. 5, 2024. Districts 2 and 3 are open. An incumbent is running in District 4. The Daily Montanan’s Keila Szpaller wrote, “The PSC has been in the public eye recently because commissioners have approved significant rate hikes requested by both NorthWestern and Montana-Dakota Utilities.” Opposition to the rate increase…
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Supermajority and trifecta status at stake in Nevada Assembly elections
Elections for the Nevada Assembly are being held on Nov. 5, 2024. All 42 seats are up for election. Nevada is one of 10 states that has a divided government. Republican Joe Lombardo (R) holds the governorship while Democrats hold both chambers of the Nevada Legislature. Democrats hold 26 seats to Republicans’ 14, with two…
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Three justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and three justices on the Oklahoma Court of Appeals face a retention election
Three of the nine justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and three of the five justices on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals are up for a retention election on November 5, 2024. Oklahoma is one of two states with two courts of last resort. The Oklahoma Supreme Court is the court of last resort…
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Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D) and Jefferson Griffin (R) are running in the partisan general election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs (D) and Jefferson Griffin (R) are running in the partisan general election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court on November 5, 2024. The Raleigh News & Observer’s Kyle Ingram wrote the race “lack[s] much of the public vitriol or big personalities present in races higher on the ballot…
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Incumbent Kirsten Baesler and Jason Heitkamp are running in the nonpartisan general election for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Kirsten Baesler and Jason Heitkamp are running in the general election for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 5, 2024. This election is a nonpartisan election, but both candidates are Republicans. The Dickinson Press’ James B. Miller Jr. wrote the office is ” a pivotal role responsible for overseeing North Dakota’s public…
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Andrew Kim (D), Curtis Bashaw (R), and four other candidates are running in the United States Senate election in New Jersey
Andrew Kim (D), Curtis Bashaw (R), and four other candidates are running in New Jersey’s U.S. Senate election on November 5, 2024. The election will fill the Senate seat formerly held by Bob Menendez Sr. (D), who first took office in 2006. Menendez resigned on August 20, 2024, and withdrew from this race, following his…
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Kristen McDonald Rivet (D), Paul Junge (R) and four others are running in the general election for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D), Paul Junge (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Dan Kildee (D) is retiring from public office. Michigan Public Radio’s Steve Carmody wrote Kildee’s decision to retire “marked the end of decades of Kildee family control of…
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Curtis Hertel (D), Tom Barrett (R), and Leah Dailey (L) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District
Curtis Hertel (D), Tom Barrett (R), and Leah Dailey (L) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Elissa Slotkin (D) is running for U.S. Senate. Bridge Michigan’s Lauren Gibbons wrote the district “is split nearly down the middle politically,” and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) described the…
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Incumbent Stacy Garrity (R) and Erin McClelland (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania Treasurer
Incumbent Stacy Garrity (R) and Erin McClelland (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania Treasurer on November 5, 2024. Spotlight PA’s Jannelle Andes, Genevieve Hartnett, Alaysia Lane, Bill Meincke, and DJ Waller wrote: “The state treasurer is one of three elected row officers in the commonwealth, and plays a crucial role in managing…