Author: Samuel Wonacott

  • 17% more school board candidates per seat in 2022

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, June 15, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at the number of school board candidates running for each seat in 16 states We’ve got June 14 election results!  June 28 election preview—Democratic primary for Illinois' 6th Congressional District 17% more…

  • Ten candidates running in Republican primary for the special U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma

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    Ten candidates are running in the Republican primary for the special U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma on June 28, 2022. The special election will fill the rest of the six-year term left by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R), who was last elected in 2020. Inhofe announced in February 2022 that he would resign on January 3,…

  • Franken wins Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa

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    Michael Franken defeated Abby Finkenauer and Glenn Hurst in the June 7 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa and will face incumbent Chuck Grassley (R), first elected in 1980, in the general election. According to the Des Moines Register's Tim Webber and Stephen Gruber-Miller: "Former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer entered the Democratic primary for U.S.…

  • A dive into the June 7 primaries

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    Welcome to the Thursday, June 9, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: An update on this week’s battleground primary results Nevada’s June 14 primaries An update on upcoming Article III judicial vacancies An update on this week’s battleground primary results We covered elections in seven states…

  • 103 statewide measures (and counting) certified for the 2022 ballot

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, June 8, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Checking in on ballot measure certifications We’ve got June 7 primary election results!    A look at Maine’s June 14 primaries Checking in on ballot measure certifications We’re back with another update on this year’s…

  • Five candidates running in the June 14 Republican primary for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District

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    Five candidates are running in the June 14 Republican primary for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. Incumbent Susie Lee, who was first elected in 2018, is running in the Democratic primary. April Becker, John Kovacs, and Noah Malgeri have led in fundraising and media attention. Becker runs April Becker & Associates, a law practice, and owns…

  • Three candidates running Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa

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    Abby Finkenauer, Michael Franken, and Glenn Hurst are running in the June 7 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa. The incumbent is Chuck Grassley(R), who was first elected in 1980. Finkenauer represented Iowa's 1st Congressional District from 2018 to 2021. At the time of her election to the U.S. House, Finkenauer was, at age…

  • An update on school board conflict elections

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, June 1, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A deep dive into April 5 school board conflict elections in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin Montana’s June 7 primaries  Election preview—Nevada U.S. Senate Republican primary  A deep dive into April 5 school board conflict…

  • Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot

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    Welcome to the Tuesday, May 31, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot Iowa’s June 7 primaries  Mississippi’s June 7 primaries Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot On May 25, South Dakota Secretary of State…

  • Salinas wins Democratic primary for Oregon's 6th Congressional District

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    Andrea Salinas defeated Teresa Alonso Leon, Carrick Flynn, Loretta Smith, Cody Reynolds, Matt West, and three other candidates in the Democratic primary for Oregon's 6th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. The 6th District was one of seven new U.S. House districts created due to apportionment after the 2020 census, as Oregon gained one new…