Category: 2024 elections
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Incumbent Mike Pellicciotti (D) and Sharon Hanek (R) are running for Washington Treasurer on Nov. 5, 2024
Incumbent Mike Pellicciotti (D) and Sharon Hanek (R) are running in the general election for Washington Treasurer on Nov. 5, 2024. The treasurer manages the state’s debts, investments, and cash. Pellicciotti was first elected as treasurer in 2020, when he defeated incumbent Duane Davidson (R) 53.4%-46.5. Pellicciotti represented the 30th District in the state House…
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Kamala Harris (D) maintains lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of Sept. 26, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market showed Vice President Kamala Harris at $0.57 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.46. Harris has held the lead in this market since Aug. 1, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Incumbent Angie Craig (D), Joe Teirab (R), and Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) are running in the general election for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Angie Craig (D), Joe Teirab (R), and Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) are running in the general election for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. CBS News Minneapolis’ Esme Murphy and Liz Christy wrote, “The district is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. It includes all of Scott, Dakota and Le Sueur counties.…
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Six candidates are running in the general election for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on Nov. 5
Six candidates are running in the general election for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) and Janelle Bynum (D) lead in endorsements, campaign finance, and media attention. This third rematch between Chavez-DeRemer and Bynum will take place in a district that Joe Biden (D) won by 8.8 percentage…
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Kamala Harris posts highest cumulative fundraising among all major party presidential nominees since 2008
As of Aug. 31, 2024, the end of the most recent presidential campaign finance filing period, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) led the field of noteworthy candidates in fundraising with $690 million in cumulative receipts, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) with $313 million, Jill Stein (G) with $2 million, and Chase Oliver (L)…
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All three Democratic Party fundraising committees saw highest monthly fundraising totals of the 2024 election cycle in August
As of Aug. 31, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $809 million and spent $715 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $715 million and spent…
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Five candidates running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s Auditor General
Incumbent Timothy DeFoor (R), Malcolm Kenyatta (D), and three other candidates are running in the general election for Pennsylvania Auditor General on November 5, 2024. Pennsylvania’s Auditor General is responsible for using audits to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent legally and properly by state government entities. In 2020, DeFoor defeated Nina Ahmad (D) 49.4% to 46.4%. DeFoor earned an associate degree in paralegal…
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Incumbent Kirsten Baesler and Jason Heitkamp are running in the nonpartisan general election for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Kirsten Baesler and Jason Heitkamp are running in the general election for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 5, 2024. This election is a nonpartisan election, but both candidates are Republicans. The Dickinson Press’ James B. Miller Jr. wrote the office is ” a pivotal role responsible for overseeing North Dakota’s public…
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Michigan has most contested elections for 8th election cycle in a row
For the eighth election cycle in a row, Michigan has the highest percentage of contested state legislative elections at 99%. The lowest rate in the state, since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2010, was 98% in 2010 and 2012. The highest rate was 100% in 2014, 2016, and 2018. Michigan’s high contested election rate is…
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Incumbent Scott Perry (R) and Janelle Stelson (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District
Incumbent Scott Perry (R) and Janelle Stelson (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. In 2022, Perry defeated Shamaine Daniels (D) 53.8% to 46.2%. On the same ballot, Josh Shapiro (D) defeated Doug Mastriano (R) in the district by 12 percentage points in the state’s gubernatorial…