Category: State
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All candidates for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 — Liz Bishop (R) and Crystal Loughran (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the…
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All candidates for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 — Hannah Billingsley (R) and Aris Garcia (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the…
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All candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the March 19, 2024, Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 10 — Sarah Pomeroy (D) and Mark Sigrist (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses to the question:…
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Decade-high number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Ohio
Twenty-five Ohio state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, representing 29% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is the highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since at least 2014. Of the 25 incumbents in contested primaries, four are Democrats and 21 are Republicans. Ohio has 51 contested state legislative primaries this year, a 9%…
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Decade-low number of open seats in Illinois’ state legislative primaries
Six seats in the Illinois state legislature are open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guarantees that at least 4% of the seats up for election will be represented by newcomers next year, a decade low. Twenty incumbents face primary challenges, representing 15% of all incumbents running for re-election. Of the 20 incumbents in contested primaries,…
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McDowell wins NC-6 Republican primary after Walker declines runoff
Addison McDowell defeated five other candidates in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. McDowell finished with 26.1% of the vote, below the 30% vote threshold that could have prompted a runoff. Mark Walker, who finished second with 24.1% of the vote, said he would join Donald Trump’s (R)…
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Laura Friedman and Alex Balekian advance from the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District
Laura Friedman (D) and Alex Balekian (R) advanced from the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. As of March 14, Friedman received 30.1% of the vote and Balekian received 17.4%. Four candidates led in noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and local media attention: Friedman,…
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Incumbent Summer Lee and Bhavini Patel are running in the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District
Incumbent Summer Lee (D) and Bhavini Patel (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District on April 23, 2024. Lee was first elected to the U.S. House in 2022 and previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Lee says she is a progressive and is campaigning on her legislative record.…
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Washington State Legislature passed three citizen-initiated ballot measures from the Let’s Go Washington PAC, which is the most passed in state history
The Washington State Legislature adjourned this year’s legislative session on March 7. Legislators passed three citizen-initiated measures into law—the most ever for a single year. From 1912, when the state’s initiative process was established, to 2023, just six Initiatives to the Legislature (ITLs) have received legislative approval. With three approved this year, the total increases…
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West Virginia will be the first state where voters will decide to prohibit assisted death, also known as assisted suicide, in a state constitution
Voters in West Virginia will decide on a constitutional amendment to prohibit people from participating in “the practice of medically assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a person.” While several states have voted on ballot measures to allow for assisted death, also known as assisted suicide or aid-in-dying, West Virginia is the first state…