Category: 2024 elections
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Incumbent Celeste Maloy and Colby Jenkins are running in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Celeste Maloy (R) and Colby Jenkins (R) are running in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District on June 25, 2024. Maloy was elected to the U.S. House in a 2023 special election following the resignation of Chris Stewart (R). She previously worked as counsel for Stewart’s office and as an attorney. Maloy…
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Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Dakota’s At-large Congressional District
Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Dakota’s At-large Congressional District. Alex Balazs, Rick Becker, Julie Fedorchak, and Cara Mund have received the most media attention and endorsements. Incumbent Kelly Armstrong (R) is running for governor of North Dakota. The primary is June 11, 2024. According to the Grand Forks Herald, the…
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Voters in 12 states may decide on abortion in 2024, including four states where abortion is confirmed on the ballot—CO, FL, MD, and SD.
Voters in 12 states could vote on abortion-related measures in Nov. 2024. Ballot measures are certified in four states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and South Dakota. Signatures are pending verification in two states—Missouri and Nevada. Measures have also been proposed in six other states. Colorado and South Dakota recently certified abortion-related ballot initiatives for the Nov. 2024…
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Trump leads Biden in PredictIt’s presidential general election market for first time since March
As of May 21, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.47 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.50. The last time Trump led Biden in this market was March 21, when he held a $0.47 to $0.46 advantage. Biden led Trump from March 31 until May 14…
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Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Utah on June 25, 2024
Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Utah on June 25, 2024—incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox (R) and Phil Lyman (R). Candidates in Utah may qualify for a primary ballot through a petition process or by winning at least 40% of delegates’ votes at a convention. Cox qualified through the petition process.…
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South Dakota voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion in Nov. 2024, joining Colorado, Florida, and Maryland
In South Dakota, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide a state constitutional right to abortion will be on the ballot at the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. On May 17, the secretary of state’s office reported that an estimated 46,098 valid signatures were submitted for the initiative. The campaign supporting the amendment, Dakotans for…
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Incumbent Eli Crane (R) and Jack Smith (R) are running in the Republican primary in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Eli Crane (R) and Jack Smith (R) are running in the Republican primary in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District on July 30, 2024. Crane was one of eight House Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy (R) as Speaker of the House in Oct. 2023. According to Politico, McCarthy allies identified Crane as one of three…
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Incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) and George Latimer (D) are running in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District
Incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) and George Latimer (D) are running in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District on June 25, 2024. According to Spectrum News NY1, the “war between Israel and Hamas is a defining issue in the race.” The Washington Post describes Bowman as “one of the most outspoken critics of Israel’s military response…
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Most Oregon state legislative incumbents in contested primaries since 2010
There are 75 state legislative seats up for election this year in Oregon. Across those, 14 incumbents (six Democrats, seven Republicans, and one Independent) did not file to run for re-election. That’s just over the average number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010 (13.9). In 2022, 24 incumbents did not run…
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Sarah Elfreth won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District
Sarah Elfreth (D) won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District on May 14, 2024. Elfreth received 36.0% of the vote. Harry Dunn (D) finished in second place with 25.0%. Mark S. Chang (D), Michael Coburn (D), Malcolm Colombo (D), Abigail Diehl (D), Lindsay Donahue (D), Mark Gosnell (D), Terri L. Hill (D), Aisha…