Category: 2024 elections

  • Two candidates are running for Vermont’s At-Large U.S. House seat—the fewest since 2016

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Vermont was May 30, 2024. Two candidates are running for Vermont’s one U.S. House district—one Democrat and one Republican. Seven candidates ran in 2022, six candidates ran in 2020, and five ran in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings: Vermont and…

  • Fewest open state legislative seats in New York since 2010

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    Seventeen of New York’s 213 state legislative seats up for election in 2024 are open, meaning no incumbent filed. This is the fewest for the state since Ballotpedia began tracking these figures in 2010, and newcomers are guaranteed at least eight percent of the legislature next year. New York has 35 contested state legislative primaries…

  • Donald Trump (R) leads PredictIt’s general presidential election market

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    As of June 18, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.53 and President Joe Biden (D) at $0.44. 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…

  • Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on June 25

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    Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on June 25, 2024—Gabe Evans (R) and Janak Joshi (R). The winner of this primary will face incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D) in the general election. In the 2022 general election, Caraveo defeated Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) 48.4% to 47.7%. In this primary,…

  • Four candidates are running in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Utah on June 25

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    Four candidates are running in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Utah on June 25, 2024: John Curtis (R), Trent Staggs (R), Jason Walton (R), and Brad Wilson (R). Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R) announced he would not seek re-election, meaning the office will be open. All four candidates attended a candidate…

  • Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Virginia on June 18

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    Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Virginia on June 18, 2024. Hung Cao (R) and Scott Parkinson (R) have received the most media attention and endorsements. Incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine (D) has served since 2013 and is running for re-election. Political commentators have framed the primary within national politics,…

  • Fifty-two candidates are running in primary elections for Virginia’s 11 U.S. House districts this year—the most in the last 10 years

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Virginia was April 4, 2024. Fifty-two candidates are running for Virginia’s 11 U.S. House districts, including 33 Democrats and 19 Republicans. That’s an average of 4.73 candidates per district. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings: Virginia and Oklahoma are holding primaries on…

  • Five primaries are contested in Wisconsin this year—the fewest in the last 10 years

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Wisconsin was June 3, 2024. Twenty-three candidates are running for Wisconsin’s eight U.S. House districts, including 11 Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s an average of  2.88 candidates per district. There were 2.75 candidates per district in 2022, 2.88 candidates per district in 2020, and 3.13…

  • Hawaii has 37 contested state legislative primaries in 2024: What to know

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    Hawaii has 37 contested state legislative primaries on August 10, 2024.  There are 146 candidates, including 96 Democrats and 50 Republicans, running for 63 seats in the state legislature. The average number of total primary candidates in Hawaii from 2010 to 2024 was 158.5. Among them are 58 total incumbents, and 19 incumbents facing a…

  • Fifty-nine candidates are running for New York’s 26 U.S. House districts—the fewest since 2014

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New York was April 4, 2024. Fifty-nine candidates are running for New York’s 26 U.S. House districts, including 32 Democrats and 27 Republicans. That’s an average of 2.27 candidates per district. There were 4.12 candidates per district in 2022, 4.00 candidates per district in 2020, and…