Category: 2024 elections
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Seven Senate retirements are the most in a decade
Since Oct. 17, 12 members of Congress—10 House members and two Senators—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2024. The 10 House members include five Republicans and five Democrats. The two retiring Senators are both Democrats. Including the retirements above, 33 members of Congress—seven U.S. Senators and 26 House members—have announced they will not…
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Nine candidates filed to appear on Alabama’s Republican presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Alabama Republican presidential primary passed on Nov. 10, 2023. Nine candidates qualified to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to submit a petition with either 500 signatures from across the state or 50 signatures from each of Alabama’s seven congressional districts and pay…
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Two candidates filed to appear on Alabama’s Democratic presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Alabama Democratic presidential primary passed on Nov. 10, 2023. Two candidates qualified to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to submit a petition with either 500 signatures from across the state or 50 signatures from each of Alabama’s seven congressional districts and pay…
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29 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Twenty-nine people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 93 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Nine of those candidates were Democratic, while 18 were Republican. Two filed as independents. Sixteen candidates are running for Congress, 12 for state legislatures, and one…
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Wisconsin could become the eighth state to add language to its state constitution authorizing “only” United States citizens to vote in elections
The Wisconsin State Legislature took the final vote on Nov. 9 to send a constitutional amendment to the Nov. 2024 ballot that would add language to the state constitution to provide that only U.S. citizens who are 18 years old or older can vote in federal, state, local, or school elections. Currently, the constitution says,…
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets
As of Nov. 7, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 58%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 13%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…
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122 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
One hundred and twenty-two people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 74 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Sixty of those candidates were Democratic, while 52 were Republican. Ten are minor-party candidates or running without affiliation. Eighty-eight candidates are running for…
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Ten candidates have filed to appear on South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the South Carolina Republican presidential primary passed on Oct. 31, 2023. Ten candidates qualified to appear on the Feb. 24, 2024, ballot. To qualify, candidates had to submit paperwork and pay a $50,000 filing fee to the state party. The following candidates qualified: This is the third Republican presidential filing deadline…
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets
As of Oct. 31, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 59%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 13%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…
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48 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Forty-eight people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, one more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Twenty-one of those candidates were Democrats, while 25 were Republicans. One is a minor-party candidate, and one candidate is running in a nonpartisan race. Thirty-three of…