Category: 2024 elections
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Five incumbents defeated in Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives
There were 29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives on March 19, 2024. An incumbent ran in 19 of those primaries. Five incumbents lost in the primaries, the most since at least 2012. The 2024 elections took place in the context of a conflict within the House Republican caucus over the election of…
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Fewer Iowa legislators retiring this year than 2022
There are 125 state legislative seats up for election this year in Iowa. Sixteen incumbents (three in the Senate and 13 in the House) did not file to run for re-election. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was 22. In 2022, 40 incumbents (11 in the Senate and 29 in…
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Fewest number of Georgia state legislators retiring this year since 2014
There are 236 state legislative seats up for election this year in Georgia. Across those, 17 incumbents (10 Democrats and seven Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That’s the fewest number of retirements since 2014. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was 28. In 2022, 48 incumbents (23…
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One Indiana state senator is retiring this year, while eight state representatives did not file for re-election
There are 125 state legislative seats up for election this year in Indiana. Nine of those seats will be left open by incumbents who did not file to run for re-election. From 2010 to 2024, the average number of retirements per election cycle was 13. The highest number of incumbents who did not run for…
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Six U.S. House primaries are contested in Nevada this year—tying with 2014 for the fewest this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Nevada was March 15, 2024. Twenty-two candidates are running for Nevada’s four U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and 17 Republicans. That’s 5.5 candidates per district, less than the 8.25 candidates per district in 2022, the 10.0 candidates per district in 2020, and the 10.5…
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62 people filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Sixty-two people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 42 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Forty-three of those candidates are Democratic, while 17 are Republican. Two are minor-party candidates. Ten candidates are running for Congress, 51 for state legislatures, and one…
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Six candidates are running for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Idaho was March 15, 2024. Six candidates are running for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts, including two Democrats and four Republicans. That’s three candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 4.5 candidates per district in 2022, 5.0 candidates per…
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Seven U.S. House primaries are contested in Pennsylvania this year—a decade-low
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Pennsylvania was Feb. 13, 2024. Forty-five candidates are running for Pennsylvania’s 17 U.S. House districts, including 25 Democrats and 20 Republicans. That’s 2.65 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 2.82 candidates per district in 2022, 2.83 candidates per…
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Kelly Daughtry (R) and Brad Knott (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District
Kelly Daughtry (R) and Brad Knott (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on May 14, 2024. Daughtry and Knott were the top two finishers in the March 5 primary with 27.4% and 18.7% of the vote, respectively. Incumbent Wiley Nickel (D) did not seek re-election, leaving the…
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Voters in Florida, Maryland, and New York to decide on abortion ballot measures in Nov., with potential measures in 11 other states
In Nov., voters in three states—Florida, Maryland, and New York—will decide on ballot measures related to abortion. Florida is the most recent state to join that list. While signatures were verified on Jan. 5, 2024, the state Supreme Court needed to review the initiative. On April 1, the court ruled that the initiative met the…