Category: 2022 elections
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28% of Florida state legislative incumbents face contested primaries
Thirty-two of the 114 Florida state legislators who filed for re-election—13 Democrats and 19 Republicans—will face contested primaries on Aug. 23. This represents 28% of incumbents who filed for re-election, the highest figure compared to the four preceding election cycles. A primary is contested when more candidates file than there are nominations available, meaning at…
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Alaska holds first top-four primary for governor
Alaska held its first top-four primary for governor on August 16. Based on unofficial returns on election night, three candidates—Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R), former state Rep. Les Gara (D), and former Gov. Bill Walker (I)—appeared likely to advance. Dunleavy received 42.3% of the vote, followed by Gara with 21.7% and Walker with 21.4%. The fourth…
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Eight candidates competing to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) in Missouri
Trudy Busch Valentine (D), Eric Schmitt (R), John Wood (I), and five other candidates are running in the general election for Missouri’s Class III U.S. Senate seat on November 8, 2022. Sen. Roy Blunt (R), who first took office in 2011, announced he would not seek re-election on March 8, 2021. Busch Valentine is the…
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4.8% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 198 state legislative incumbents—54 Democrats and 144 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 41 states that have held primaries, 4.8% of incumbents running for re-election have lost, an elevated level of incumbent losses compared to previous cycles. These totals include data from Hawaii, which held primaries on Aug. 13, as…
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Both candidates for Misssouri’s vacant 140th house district submit Candidate Connection surveys
Both candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for the 140th district in the Missouri House of Representatives —Amy Freeland (D) and Jamie Ray Gragg (R)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. The 140th district was left vacant when former state Rep. Tricia Derges (R) resigned on July 1, 2022. Here are excerpts from candidates’…
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Florida sees 152 U.S. House candidates in 2022, a decade-high
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Florida this year was June 17, 2022. One hundred and fifty-two candidates are running for Florida’s 28 U.S. House districts, including 58 Democrats and 94 Republicans. That’s 5.43 candidates per district, more than the 4.22 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.86 in 2018. Here…
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Eric Sorensen and Esther Joy King are running for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District on November 8, 2022
Eric Sorensen (D) and Esther Joy King (R) are running in the general election for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Cheri Bustos (D) is not running for re-election. Sorensen worked as a TV meteorologist in Rockford and the Quad Cities area for nearly 20 years, and this is his first…
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Incumbent Johnson, Barnes running for U.S. Senate from Wisconsin on Nov. 8
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R), Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes (D), and write-in candidate Scott Aubart (American Independent Party) are running in the general election on November 8, 2022, to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. Johnson was first elected in 2010, defeating then-incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold (D), 52% to 47%. Johnson won re-election in…
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Ryan, Vance running in general election for U.S. Senate in Ohio
Tim Ryan (D) and J.D. Vance (R) are running in the November 8 general election for U.S. Senate in Ohio. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), who was first elected in 2010, is not running for re-election. Republican and Democratic primaries were held on May 3, 2022. Ryan was elected to the U.S. House in 2002. He…
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Jaime Herrera Beutler becomes 12th U.S. House member to lose a primary election this year
On August 15, 2022, media outlets called the top-two primary for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) and Joe Kent (R) advanced with 31.0% and 22.8% of the vote, respectively. Incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) finished third with 22.2%. Herrera Beutler is the 12th member of the U.S. House to lose an election…