Author: Nathan Maxwell
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Fewest Florida state legislative incumbents facing primary challenges since 2010
Florida has 46 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a decrease of 43% from the preceding cycle. Nineteen of these primaries are for Democrats, down 39% from 31 in 2022. Republicans have 27 primaries, a 45% decrease from 49 in 2022. Thirteen incumbents face primary challenges, the fewest since tracking began in 2010 and representing…
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Michigan sees fewest contested state legislative primaries and open seats since 2010
Michigan has 67 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a 26% decrease from 2020, the most recent cycle to also feature elections for all 110 House seats and no Senate seats. Twenty-seven of the contested primaries are for Democrats, and 40 are for Republicans. This is down 44% and 7% from 2020, respectively. Of the…
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Fewest open state legislative seats in New York since 2010
Seventeen of New York’s 213 state legislative seats up for election in 2024 are open, meaning no incumbent filed. This is the fewest for the state since Ballotpedia began tracking these figures in 2010, and newcomers are guaranteed at least eight percent of the legislature next year. New York has 35 contested state legislative primaries…
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Arizona sees fewer contested state legislative primaries this year
Arizona has 29 contested state legislative primaries this year, down 24% from 2022. Of these, there are 12 for Democrats and 17 for Republicans. For Democrats, this is down from 15 in 2022, a 20% decrease. Contested Republican primaries are down 26% from 23 in 2022. Twenty-nine incumbents—14 Democrats and 15 Republicans— face primary challenges,…
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Number of contested state legislative primaries jumps in Montana, candidates vie for newly drawn districts
Montana has 60 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a new high and an increase of 36% from the preceding cycle. This is also the first election for which the new state legislative maps, finalized in February 2023, take effect. Fifteen of the 60 contested primaries are for Democrats, up 15% from 2022. Forty-five primaries…
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Most South Carolina state legislative incumbents facing primary challenges since 2010
South Carolina has 79 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, an increase of 65% from the preceding cycle. Twenty-seven of these primaries are for Democrats, up 125% from 2022. This is up 4% from 2020 and 35% from 2016, the last two cycles featuring elections for every state House and Senate seat. Fifty-two primaries are…
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Decade-high number of Tennessee state legislative candidates
Tennessee has 240 major party candidates running for state legislative office, the most of any election cycle since 2014. Of the 240 total candidates, 106 are Democrats, a decade-high and up 34% from 2022. There are 134 Republican candidates, one candidate fewer than in 2022. Tennessee has 41 contested state legislative primaries this year, a…