The filing deadline for the Florida Republican presidential primary passed on Nov. 22, 2023. Eight candidates qualified to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to either submit a petition with 56,000 signatures or pay a filing fee. If the candidate attended the Florida Republican Party’s Freedom Summit event,…
Eighty-seven people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 16 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Thirty-seven of those candidates were Democratic, while 44 were Republican. Six are minor-party candidates or running in nonpartisan races. Twenty-seven candidates are running for Congress, 56…
Seventy-one people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 42 more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Twenty-nine of those candidates were Democratic, while 36 were Republican. Five are minor-party candidates, and one is running in a nonpartisan race. Forty-two candidates are running…
The filing deadline for the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary passed on Nov. 10, 2023. The state party’s executive committee made a final determination about which candidates qualified on November 13. Three candidates qualified to appear on the Feb. 3, 2024, ballot. In order to qualify, candidates had to submit a declaration of candidacy and…
As of Nov. 14, 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 14%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…