Author: Nathan Maxwell
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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…