Category: 2024 elections
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Incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) and Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District
Incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) and Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Neither candidate faced a primary challenger. Cartwright was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012, defeating incumbent Tim Holden in the Democratic primary. In 2020 and 2022, Cartwright defeated Jim…
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Incumbent Celeste Maloy (R) defeated Colby Jenkins (R) in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Celeste Maloy (R) defeated Colby Jenkins (R) in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District on June 25, 2024. Jenkins conceded defeat on August 13. Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson (R) certified the election results during the statewide canvass on July 22, which showed that Maloy defeated Jenkins 50.1% to 49.9% with a…
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Incumbent Michelle Fischbach (R) defeated Steve Boyd (R) in the Republican primary in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R) defeated Steve Boyd (R) in the Republican primary for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District on Aug. 13, 2024. The primary took place after the state Republican Party declined to endorse either Fischbach or Boyd at its nominating convention. According to MinnPost, Boyd’s status as “an outsider who promises to shake up…
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Kamala Harris leads PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of Aug. 13, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows Vice President Kamala Harris at $0.59 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.44. 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 Marcy Kaptur (D) and Derek Merrin (R) are running in the general election in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
Incumbent Marcy Kaptur (D) and Derek Merrin (R) are running in the general election on Nov. 5, 2024, to represent Ohio’s 9th Congressional District. Kaptur has represented the district since 1983 and is the longest-serving woman in Congress. Merrin serves in the Ohio House of Representatives. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) and Donald Trump (R)…
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Incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D) and Tim Sheehy (R) running for toss-up U.S. Senate seat in Montana
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D) and Tim Sheehy (R) are running in the general election for the United States Senate in Montana on Nov. 5, 2024. According to Open Secrets’ Lydia McFarlane, the election will be one of the most competitive this year because of the “deep red nature of Montana’s electorate. Former president…
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Incumbent Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R) and Laura Gillen (D) are running in the general election for New York’s 4th Congressional District
Incumbent Anthony D’Esposito (R) and Laura Gillen (D) are running in the general election for New York’s 4th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. This race is a rematch of 2022, when D’Esposito defeated Gillen 51.8%-48.2%. D’Esposito is one of 14 Republicans to win in a district that President Joe Biden (D) won in 2020.…
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Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) wins Republican primary for Missouri’s gubernatorial election
Mike Kehoe (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri’s gubernatorial election on August 6, 2024. Click here for detailed results. Nine candidates ran in the Republican primary election for governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024. Jay Ashcroft (R), Bill Eigel (R), and Mike Kehoe (R) led in polling and media attention. Inc. Gov. Mike…
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Missouri Senate holds primaries among ongoing conflict between Senate Republicans
There were nine contested Republican primaries for the Missouri Senate on August 6, 2024. An incumbent ran in two of those primaries, and seven of those primaries were open, meaning an incumbent did not seek re-election in those districts. Ballotpedia identified the Republican primaries in Districts 3, 15, 21, 23, and 27 as battleground primaries,…
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Missouri voters approve Kansas City police funding amendment, reject property tax exemptions for childcare establishments amendment
Voters in Missouri decided on two constitutional amendments on August 6, 2024. Voters rejected Amendment 1 and approved Amendment 4. Amendment 1 would have allowed for childcare establishments to be exempt from property tax. Voters rejected the amendment, with 45% voting for it, and 55% voting against it. Amendment 4 allows the state legislature to…