Category: 2024 elections
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Incumbent Jesus Garcia and Raymond Lopez are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District
Incumbent Jesus Garcia (D) and Raymond Lopez (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District on March 19, 2024. Local media outlets say Garcia and Lopez represent different wings of the Democratic Party. According to Politico’s Illinois Playbook, “Lopez is a conservative Democrat who aligns with the equally conservative Chicago Police union,…
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Shomari Figures and Anthony Daniels advance to a primary runoff in the Democratic primary election for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
On March 5, Shomari Figures (D) and Anthony Daniels (D) advanced to a primary runoff in the Democratic primary election for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. In Alabama, if no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top-two vote getters advance to a primary runoff. As of March 6, Figures received 43.5% of the vote and…
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Colin Allred defeats eight other candidates in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas
Colin Allred (D) defeated eight other candidates in the Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate in Texas on March 5. As of March 6, Allred received 59.2% of the vote. Roland Gutierrez (D) finished second with 17%. Three candidates led in fundraising, polling, and endorsements: Allred, Gutierrez, and Carl Sherman Sr. (D). Each of the…
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Joe Biden ends February with 41% job approval
At the end of February, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the same as the approval rating he received at the end of January. Throughout February, Biden’s approval rating ranged from 40% to 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s received…
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Decade low number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in North Carolina
Nineteen North Carolina state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, representing 13% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is a decade low number and percentage of contested incumbents in North Carolina. Of the 19 incumbents in contested primaries, eight are Democrats and 11 are Republicans. North Carolina has 43 contested state legislative primaries this year,…
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Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina Auditor
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina Auditor on March 5, 2024. Three lead in fundraising: Dave Boliek (R), Charles Dingee (R), and Jeff Tarte (R). Boliek is an attorney and member of the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Board of Trustees. Boliek says his experience managing the university’s investments and…
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Brad Briner, A.J. Daoud, and Rachel Johnson are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina Treasurer
Brad Briner (R), A.J. Daoud (R), and Rachel Johnson (R) are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina Treasurer on March 5, 2024. Incumbent Dale Folwell (R) is running for governor, leaving the office open. Briner is a former asset manager. Briner says he will improve a state pension system he says has “substantially…
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Second-highest number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Kentucky since 2014
Twenty-six Kentucky state legislative incumbents face primary challenges this year, representing 26% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is the second-highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since 2014. Of the 26 incumbents in contested primaries, six are Democrats and 20 are Republicans. Kentucky has 44 contested state legislative primaries this year, a 23%…
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Decade-high number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Texas
Fifty-eight Texas state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, representing 40% of all those running for re-election. This is the highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since 2014. Of the 58 incumbents in contested primaries, 13 are Democrats and 45 are Republicans. Texas has 93 contested state legislative primaries this year, a 3% decrease from…
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Second-highest number of contested state legislative primaries in California since 2014
California has 58 contested state legislative primaries this year. This is the second-highest number and percentage of contested primaries since 2014. All 58 contested primaries are top-two primaries where the top-two vote getters, regardless of party, advance to the general election. This number is down from 60 in 2022. Twenty-seven incumbents face primary challenges, representing…