Category: 2024 elections
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Campaign finance filing deadline shows Joe Biden (D), Donald Trump (R) leading the field of noteworthy presidential candidates
Former President Donald Trump (R) leads the field of Republican presidential primary candidates in fundraising with $88.5 million in cumulative receipts. He is followed by former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) with $47.6 million, and businessman Ryan Binkley with $11.1 million. Trump also leads in spending with $57.9 million in disbursements, followed by Haley with…
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92 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week
Ninety-two people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 67 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Thirty-five of those candidates were Democratic, while 57 were Republican. Fifty-three candidates are running for Congress, 38 for state legislatures, and one for governorship. Since the…
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Mike Bost and Darren Bailey are running in the March 19 Republican primary for Illinois’ 12th Congressional District
Incumbent Mike Bost and Darren Bailey are running in the Republican primary for Illinois’ 12th Congressional District on March 19, 2024. The district has an R+24 partisan lean in the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI), making it the most Republican-leaning district in Illinois. Bost, who has represented the district since 2015, won re-election in 2022…
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Trump leads PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of Feb. 20, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows former President Donald Trump (R) leading at $0.45, followed by President Joe Biden (D) at $0.42, and California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) at $0.11. Trump has held the lead in this market since February 9. No other candidate has more than a $0.10…
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Ten candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
Ten candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on April 2, 2024. Four candidates lead in endorsements and local media attention: incumbent David Bronson, Suzanne LaFrance, Bill Popp, and Chris Tuck. First elected in 2021, Bronson is running on his first-term record. Bronson says he opposed the Anchorage Assembly’s…
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There are no open U.S. House seats in Illinois for the first time in a decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Illinois was Dec. 4, 2023. Forty-four candidates are running for Illinois’ 17 U.S. House districts, including 23 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That’s 2.59 candidates per district. In 2022, the first election after the number of Congressional districts in Illinois decreased from 18 to 17, 5.59…
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Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District
Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois 7th Congressional District on March 19, 2024. Three lead in endorsements: incumbent Danny K. Davis (D), Kina Collins (D) and Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D). Davis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. Since 2000, Davis has won at least 80% of the…
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29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives amid conflict over state speaker
There are 29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives on March 19, 2024. An incumbent is running in 19 of those primaries. The 2024 elections are taking place in the context of a conflict within the House Republican caucus over the election of a speaker. After Republicans won a 67-32 margin in the…
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159 candidates filed for congressional and statewide offices last week
One hundred fifty-nine people declared candidacies for congressional or statewide offices in the past week, 67 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Fifty-seven of those candidates were Democratic, while 97 were Republican. Five are minor-party candidates or running in nonpartisan races. Thirty-nine candidates are running for…
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Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Pennsylvania state of all presidential candidates, with $2.14 million raised since the start of the campaign cycle. Trump raised $502,595 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Joe Biden (D) has raised the next most from Pennsylvania, with $1.5 million since the start of the campaign and…