Category: 2024 elections
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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…
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Three candidates are running in the general election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on November 5
Incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R), Michelle Vallejo (D), and Arthur DiBianca (L) are running in the general election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. De La Cruz was first elected to the district in 2022 when she defeated Vallejo 53.3% to 44.8%. She previously ran for the seat in 2020 when…
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Three candidates are running for Wyoming’s At-Large U.S. House seat—the fewest since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Wyoming was May 31, 2024. Three candidates are running for Wyoming’s one U.S. House district, including one Democrat and two Republicans. Nine candidates ran in 2022, five candidates ran in 2020, and five ran in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings:…
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Trump maintains lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of June 25, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.51 and President Joe Biden (D) at $0.48. Trump has held the lead in this market since May 16, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Voters in Rhode Island will decide on four bond measures at the general election
Voters in Rhode Island will decide on four bond measures at the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. The bond measures were included in the state budget bill, House Bill 7225 (HB 7225), as a provision of Article 5. Each article was approved separately by the House and Senate. To put a legislatively referred bond…
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Trump leads presidential race in cash on hand for first time since October 2023
As of May 31, 2024, the end of the most recent presidential campaign finance filing period, former President Donald Trump (R) led noteworthy presidential candidates in cash on hand with $117 million, followed by President Joe Biden (D) with $92 million, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) with $6 million, and Chase Oliver with $25,362. Biden…
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Sarah Klee Hood and John Mannion running in the June 25 Democratic primary for New York’s 22nd Congressional District
Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for New York’s 22nd Congressional District on June 25: Sarah Klee Hood (D) and John Mannion (D). The Democratic primary winner will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams (R) in the November general election. Klee Hood and Mannion addressed voters at a May candidate forum. Both…