Category: 2024 elections
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President Joe Biden (D) at 40% approval at the end of June
At the end of June, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 40% approval. Fifty-six percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the same approval rating he received at the end of May. Throughout June, Biden’s approval rating fluctuated between 39% and 40%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his…
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Most Wisconsin state legislative incumbents facing primaries since 2010
Wisconsin has 50 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, an increase of 32% from 2022. Twenty-three of these primaries are for Democrats, a 156% increase from nine in 2022. Twenty-seven primaries are for Republicans, a decrease of seven percent from 29 in 2022. A new high of 27 incumbents face primary challenges, representing 31% of…
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Thirteen candidates are running for Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Massachusetts was June 4, 2024. Thirteen candidates are running for Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House districts, including nine Democrats and four Republicans. That’s an average of 1.44 candidates per district. There was an average of 2.11 candidates per district in 2022, 3.00 candidates per district in…
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One incumbent is running in a contested primary in Kansas this year—tying with 2020 for the second-fewest in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Kansas was June 3, 2024. Fifteen candidates are running for Kansas’ four U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and 10 Republicans. That’s an average of 3.75 candidates per district. There was an average of 2.25 candidates per district in 2022, 4.75 candidates per district in…
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Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Hawaii was June 4, 2024. Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and two Republicans. That’s an average of 2.5 candidates per district. There was an average of 6.5 candidates per district in 2022, 9.5 candidates per district in…
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Incumbent Chris Deluzio and Rob Mercuri are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District on November 5
Incumbent Chris Deluzio (D) and Rob Mercuri (R) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Deluzio was first elected in 2022 when he defeated Jeremy Shaffer (R) 53.4% to 45.6%. For the 2024 election, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is supporting Mercuri and targeting the district…
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George Latimer (D) defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District
George Latimer (D) defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District on Jun. 25, 2024. As of Jun. 26, Latimer received 54.5% of the vote to Bowman’s 45.5%. Bowman was the first Democratic U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary in the 2024 election cycle. According to AdImpact,…
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Fewest Florida state legislative incumbents facing primary challenges since 2010
Florida has 46 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a decrease of 43% from the preceding cycle. Nineteen of these primaries are for Democrats, down 39% from 31 in 2022. Republicans have 27 primaries, a 45% decrease from 49 in 2022. Thirteen incumbents face primary challenges, the fewest since tracking began in 2010 and representing…
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Jeff Hurd (R) defeated five other candidates in the Republican primary in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
Jeff Hurd (R) won the Republican primary for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District on June 25, 2024. As of Jun. 26, Hurd received 42.0% of the vote. Ron Hanks (R) finished second with 27.7% of the vote. Stephen Varela (R) received 9.7%, Lew Webb (R) received 7.8%, Curtis McCrackin (R) received 6.7%, and Russ Andrews (R)…
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John Avlon (D) defeated Nancy Goroff (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District
John Avlon (D) won the Democratic primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District on Jun. 25, 2024. As of Jun. 26, Avlon received 70.4% of the vote to Nancy Goroff’s (D) 29.6%. According to Spectrum News, Avlon and Goroff differed in their strategy for the general election. Avlon said he would try to appeal to…