Author: Lara Bonatesta
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Six candidates running in the general election for Pennsylvania Attorney General
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…
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Wesley Harris (D) and Brad Briner (R) running for North Carolina Treasurer
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…
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Two candidates advance to general election runoff for Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma
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…
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Four candidates running for U.S. Senate in Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz (R), Colin Allred (D), Ted Brown (L), and Tracy Andrus (D) (Write-In) are running in the U.S. Senate race in Texas on November 5, 2024. In 2018, Cruz defeated Beto O’Rourke (D) 50.9% to 48.3%. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee identified Texas and Florida’s Senate elections as their top two pickup opportunities…
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Incumbent Susan Wild (D) and Ryan Mackenzie (R) running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District
Incumbent Susan Wild (D) and Ryan Mackenzie (R) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. In 2022, Wild defeated Lisa Scheller (R) 51.0%-49.0% in what was the most expensive House race in the state, according to the Federal Election Commission. Both parties are targeting the district, which…
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New Hampshire has fewer state legislative primaries as national committees target state
New Hampshire has 52 contested state legislative primaries on September 10, the fewest since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. The 52 contested primaries are 11.5% of all possible state legislative primaries. Ballotpedia defines a contested primary as one with more candidates than nominations available. There are 18 contested Democratic primaries and 34 contested Republican primaries.…
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A closer look at Connecticut’s 17 contested state legislative primaries
All 187 seats in the Connecticut General Assembly are up for election in 2024 and there 17 contested state legislative primaries on August 13, 2024. That amounts to 4.5% of all possible state legislative primaries and is above the state’s average of 15.6 contested primaries from 2010 to 2022. There are 15 Democratic primaries and…
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Less than 10 percent of Rhode Island’s state legislative primaries are contested in 2024
Rhode Island has 20 contested state legislative primaries on September 10, 2024, the lowest since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. That amounts to 8.8% of all possible primaries for the state’s legislature being contested in 2024. All of the state’s contested state legislative primaries are Democratic primaries—there are no contested Republican primaries. This is the…
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Two U.S. Representatives are running for Attorney General of North Carolina
Jeff Jackson (D) and Dan Bishop (R) are running in the general election for Attorney General of North Carolina on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Josh Stein (D) is running for Governor of North Carolina. Western Carolina University politics professor Chris Cooper said, “I think it’s going to probably be the nastiest AG race that we’ve…
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Four candidates running for North Carolina Governor in November general election
Josh Stein (D), Mark K. Robinson (R), Wayne Turner (G), and Mike Ross (L) are running in the general election for Governor of North Carolina on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Governor Roy Cooper (D) is term-limited. Politico called the race the most important and likely the most expensive governor’s race of 2024. The election will help determine North Carolina’s trifecta status. Heading into the 2024 election, Republicans have majorities…