Author: Lara Bonatesta

  • Twenty-two candidates running for Detroit Public Schools Community District school board

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    Twenty-two candidates are running in the November 5, general election for Detroit Public Schools Community District school board. Three of the board’s seven seats are up for election. Board members are elected at large. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo is the only incumbent running for re-election. Misha Stallworth and Sonya Mays are not. The Michigan Chronicle’s Donald James…

  • Three candidates are running in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on Nov. 5

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    Joyce Craig (D), Kelly Ayotte (R), and Stephen Villee (L) are running in the general election for Governor of New Hampshire on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Chris Sununu (R) did not run for re-election. As of Sept. 17, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato’s…

  • Five candidates running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s Auditor General

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    Incumbent Timothy DeFoor (R), Malcolm Kenyatta (D), and three other candidates are running in the general election for Pennsylvania Auditor General on November 5, 2024. Pennsylvania’s Auditor General is responsible for using audits to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent legally and properly by state government entities. In 2020, DeFoor defeated Nina Ahmad (D) 49.4% to 46.4%. DeFoor earned an associate degree in paralegal…

  • Education on the ballot with veto referendum in Nebraska

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    Welcome to the Thursday, Sept. 12, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Education on the ballot with veto referendum in Nebraska  Nebraska voters will decide on a veto referendum for a private education scholarship program on Nov. 5. Voters will decide whether to uphold or repeal…

  • Incumbent Scott Perry (R) and Janelle Stelson (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Scott Perry (R) and Janelle Stelson (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. In 2022, Perry defeated Shamaine Daniels (D) 53.8% to 46.2%. On the same ballot, Josh Shapiro (D) defeated Doug Mastriano (R) in the district by 12 percentage points in the state’s gubernatorial…

  • Incumbent Tammy Baldwin (D), Eric Hovde (R), Thomas Leager (America First Party), and Phillip Anderson (Disrupt The Corruption Party) are running in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin

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    Incumbent Tammy Baldwin (D), Eric Hovde (R), Thomas Leager (America First Party), and Phillip Anderson (Disrupt The Corruption Party) are running in the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin on November 5, 2024. The Associated Press’s Scott Bauer wrote, “The seat in battleground Wisconsin is seen as essential for Democrats, who know they must win there…

  • Four candidates running in the general election for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District

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    Incumbent John James (R), Carl Marlinga (D), Mike Saliba (L), and Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. This election is a rematch of the 2022 general election, when James defeated Marlinga 48.8% to 48.3%. It was the third closest House race…

  • Six candidates running in the general election for Pennsylvania Attorney General

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    Eugene DePasquale (D), Dave Sunday (R) and four other candidates are running in the November 5 general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania. In the 2020 general election, Josh Shapiro (D) defeated Heather Heidelbaugh (R) 50.9% to 46.3%. Shapiro appointed Michelle Henry (D) attorney general after he was elected governor in 2022. Henry is not…

  • Wesley Harris (D) and Brad Briner (R) running for North Carolina Treasurer

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    Wesley Harris (D) and Brad Briner (R) are running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for North Carolina Treasurer. Incumbent Dale Folwell (R) ran unsuccessfully for the Republican gubernatorial nomination on March 5, 2024. North Carolina’s treasurer is the state’s chief financial officer, official banker, and a member of the Council of State. The…

  • Two candidates advance to general election runoff for Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma

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    Karen Keith and Monroe Nichols are running in the general runoff election for Mayor of Tulsa on November 5, 2024. Seven candidates ran in the August 27 general election. No candidate received a majority of the vote, requiring a runoff. Nichols received the most votes with 33.1%, Keith received the second most with 32.6%. Brent…