Author: Lara Bonatesta
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Record number of candidates running for the Georgia General Assembly in 2026
There are 538 candidates running for the Georgia General Assembly this year. This is the most candidates running since 2010. An average of 429 candidates ran each year between 2010 and 2024. According to WABE’s Mark Niesse, “With legislators running for higher office, longtime lawmakers retiring, and many challenges to incumbents, the Georgia General Assembly…
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Most incumbents running for re-election and the fewest incumbents contested in the primaries for Pennsylvania’s General Assembly since 2010
There are 416 candidates running in the primaries for the Pennsylvania General Assembly on May 19. Of those, there are 218 incumbents, the most since 2010, running for re-election this year. Twenty-one incumbents (9.6%) are contested. This ties with 2024 for the fewest contested incumbents since 2010. Pennsylvania is one of 11 states with a…
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Nebraska has the fewest candidates running for its single state legislative chamber since 2010
There are 57 candidates running for Nebraska’s unicameral Legislature this year, the fewest since 2010, when there were 51. This marks a departure from the last two times Nebraska held state legislative elections, which had the most and second-most candidates running since 2010. Seventy-three candidates ran in 2024, and 66 candidates ran in 2022. According…
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Four candidates are running in the May 19 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District
Shaun Griffith, Christopher Rabb, Ala Stanford, and Sharif Street are running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District on May 19, 2026. Incumbent Dwight Evans is not running for re-election. Rabb, Stanford, and Street led in media attention, campaign fundraising, and endorsements. There are no Republicans running in the district. Local media outlets…
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A look at the notable Republican primaries for U.S. Senate happening in May
There are eight states holding primaries for U.S. Senate this month. Additionally, on May 5, Ohio is holding a primary for the special election to fill the rest of the six-year term that Vice President J.D. Vance (R) was elected to in 2022. Eight Democratic primaries and eight Republican primaries are contested this month. Republicans…
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A look the May 2 mayoral election in Texas and an update on mayoral partisanship in the 100 most populous cities
Three of the 100 most populous cities – all in Texas – are holding mayoral elections on Saturday, May 2. Those elections are taking place in Arlington, Irving, and Lubbock. Other than the Feb. 10 election for mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, these are the first top-100 mayoral elections taking place this year. Here’s a…
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Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy seeking Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General in May 26 runoff
Mayes Middleton (R) and Chip Roy (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Attorney General on May 26, 2026. Middleton and Roy were the top two finishers among the four candidates in the March 3 primary. Middleton and Roy advanced because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the…