Author: Juan Garcia de Paredes

  • More seats were open in nation’s largest cities and school districts than in the previous three cycles

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 8, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: More seats were open in nation’s largest cities and school districts than in the previous three cycles Ballotpedia has published comprehensive analyses on all school board elections in the 100 most…

  • Texas House Republican incumbents draw most primary challengers in a decade

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    Welcome to the Monday, February 5, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Texas House Republicans running for re-election draw most primary challengers in a decade after two 2023 votes divided the caucus Fifty-nine Republican primaries for seats in the Texas House of Representatives…

  • 164 candidates are running for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts—the most since 2016

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Texas was Dec. 11, 2023.  One hundred sixty-four candidates are running for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts, including 63 Democrats and 101 Republicans. That’s 4.3 candidates per district, the lowest number since 2016, when 3.5 candidates ran. In 2022, the first election after the number…

  • 75 bills introduced in legislative sessions so far on RCV

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    Welcome to the Thursday, February 1st, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 75 bills introduced in legislative sessions so far on RCV Republican legislators have introduced new ranked-choice voting (RCV) prohibitions in five states so far this year. These efforts come after Republican-sponsored…

  • Five U.S. House seats are open in North Carolina this year—a decade high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in North Carolina was Dec. 15, 2023.  Sixty-four candidates are running for North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 15 Democrats and 49 Republicans. That’s 4.6 candidates per district, less than the 7.14 candidates per district in 2022, the first election after the number of congressional…

  • A look at Arizona’s 459 ballot measures since statehood

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    Welcome to the Monday, January 29, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at Arizona’s 459 ballot measures since statehood In 2006, Arizona voters decided Proposition 200, an initiative that would have awarded a $1 million prize to a randomly selected person…

  • Two state legislative districts have changed partisan control following special elections so far this year

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    Welcome to the Thursday, January 25, 2024, Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Two state legislative districts have changed partisan control following special elections so far this year  On Tuesday, Michael Murphy (R) defeated Edith Tucker (D) in the special election for New Hampshire…

  • Before 2024 heats up, looking back at 2020/2022 US House data

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    Welcome to the Monday, January 22, 2024 Brew.  By: Juan Garcia de Paredes Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 75 U.S. House incumbents had opponents who raised more than $1 million in 2022—that’s 19.53% of all incumbents who ran for re-election Campaign fundraising doesn’t mean everything, but it can be…

  • Thirty-six candidates are running for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts—a decade-high

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Alabama was Nov. 10, 2023.  Thirty-six candidates are running for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts, including 15 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That’s 5.14 candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 3.14 candidates per district in 2022, 3.57 candidates per…

  • Only one contested U.S. House primary in Arkansas in 2024

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Arkansas was Nov. 14, 2023.  Nine candidates filed to run for Arkansas’ four U.S. House districts—four Democrats and five Republicans. That’s 2.25 candidates per district, fewer than the three candidates per district in 2022, but more than the 1.75 candidates in 2020. In 2018, 3.25…