Category: 2024 elections
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Nineteen Republican primaries will take place for the Tennessee House of Representatives on August 1, 2024
There are 19 Republican primaries for the Tennessee House of Representatives on Aug. 1, 2024. An incumbent is running in 13 of those primaries. The 2024 elections are taking place in the context of a conflict among House Republicans over a proposal to expand Tennessee’s school voucher program. In the 2024 legislative session, Gov. Bill…
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Twenty-seven Missouri state legislative incumbents facing primary challengers in 2024, third-most since 2010
There are 180 state legislative seats up for election in Missouri in 2024. Across those, 55 incumbents (22 Democrats and 33 Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That is more than the average number of retirements in Missouri from 2010 to 2022 (53.0). In 2022, 49 incumbents (6 Democrats and 43 Republicans) did…
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Two U.S. House seats are open in Washington—a decade-high
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Washington was May 10, 2024. Sixty-two candidates are running for Washington’s 10 U.S. House districts, including 26 Democrats, 25 Republicans, three Independents, and eight minor-party candidates. That’s an average of 6.2 candidates per district. That’s lower than the 6.8 candidates per district in 2022 and the…
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70% of last May’s elections were uncontested
Throughout May, Ballotpedia covered 5,793 elections in 23 states, 70% of which were uncontested. That’s down from April when 71% of the 4,607 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…
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Eight candidates are running in Washington’s 4th Congressional District top-two primary election on August 6, 2024
Eight candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 4th Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Three candidates lead in media attention and campaign finance: Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R), Jerrod Sessler (R), and Tiffany Smiley (R). This election takes place against the backdrop of Newhouse’s vote in 2021 to impeach then-President Donald Trump for…
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Three candidates are running in the Republican primary election for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District
Andre Jacque, Roger Roth, and Tony Wied are running in the Republican primary for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on August 13, 2024. The previous incumbent, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R), resigned on April 20, 2024. In addition to the regularly scheduled primaries and general election for a full term, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) called for…
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Arizona sees fewer contested state legislative primaries this year
Arizona has 29 contested state legislative primaries this year, down 24% from 2022. Of these, there are 12 for Democrats and 17 for Republicans. For Democrats, this is down from 15 in 2022, a 20% decrease. Contested Republican primaries are down 26% from 23 in 2022. Twenty-nine incumbents—14 Democrats and 15 Republicans— face primary challenges,…
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Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver completes Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
On May 26, 2024, Libertarian Party delegates selected Chase Oliver as the party’s presidential nominee in the 2024 presidential election. Oliver completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. This article provides excerpts from his responses. To read his full…
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Washington’s 2024 state legislative primary elections: What to know
Washington has 48 contested state legislative primary elections in 2024. In elections from 2014 to 2022, the average number of contested state legislative primaries was 45. There are 283 total candidates running for state legislature– including 227 running for the House and 56 running for the Senate. That is the lowest number of total candidates…
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Sen. Joe Manchin registers as an independent
On May 31, 2024, Sen. Joe Manchin announced that he was leaving the Democratic Party and filing as an independent. In a Tweet posted to X, Manchin said “My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation.” Manchin announced in…