Category: State
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Fifty-one state legislative districts will be without major party competition in North Carolina this year
The number of uncontested state legislative districts in North Carolina grew from 14 in 2020 to 51 this year. Uncontested districts lack major party competition, meaning candidates from only one of the two major parties filed to run. Democrats are effectively guaranteed to win 10 districts, and Republicans are guaranteed 41. Both major parties will…
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Incumbent Kurt Schrader and Jamie McLeod-Skinner running in Democratic primary for Oregon's 5th Congressional District
Incumbent Kurt Schrader and Jamie McLeod-Skinner are running in the Democratic primary for Oregon's 5th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. The general election is set to take place on Nov. 8, 2022. The filing deadline was March 8, 2022. Schrader has represented the 5th District since 2009, but the district's boundaries changed as a…
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These 10 Wisconsin donors gave over $5.2 million
In Wisconsin politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $48.5 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $5.2 million, or 11 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Wisconsin state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…
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These 10 Virginia donors gave over $17.2 million
In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $465.5 million in total donations between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $17.2 million, or 4 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Virginia state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…
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These 10 Texas donors gave over $23.7 million
In Texas politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $375.3 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and February 19, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $23.7 million, or 6 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Texas state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…
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These 10 Pennsylvania donors gave over $22.1 million
In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $308.6 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $22.1 million, or 7 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Pennsylvania state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…
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These 10 Ohio donors gave over $2.3 million
In Ohio politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $64.2 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $2.3 million, or 4 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Ohio state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…
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These 10 North Carolina donors gave over $1.5 million
In North Carolina politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $39.9 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $1.5 million, or 4 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to North Carolina state-level candidates and political action…
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These 10 Minnesota donors gave over $2.9 million
In Minnesota politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received more than $36.9 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $2.9 million. These are the top 10 individual donors to Minnesota state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs) in the 2022 election…
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Democrats defending seven vulnerable trifectas this year, Republicans defending six
Thirteen state government trifectas are vulnerable in 2022, according to Ballotpedia's annual trifecta vulnerability ratings. Democrats are defending seven vulnerable trifectas and Republicans are defending six. The Democratic trifectas in Delaware and Washington are highly vulnerable. Neither of those two states are holding gubernatorial elections in 2022 but in both states, Democrats have a five-seat…