Category: Federal
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August 11 election recap: congressional primaries held in four states, primary runoffs in one
Congressional primaries for one U.S. Senate seat and 22 U.S. House seats were held in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin on August 11, 2020. Georgia also held four primary runoff races. Five U.S. House seats were on the ballot in Connecticut. All five incumbents, all Democrats, filed for re-election and faced no primary opposition. Connecticut…
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Michelle Fischbach wins nomination to challenge Collin Peterson in MN-07
Michelle Fischbach defeated four other candidates to win the Republican nomination in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District. As of 9:45 p.m. Central Time, Fischbach had received 59% of the vote, followed by Dave Hughes with 22% and Noel Collis with 15%. Two other candidates each received under 3% of the vote. Fischbach, who served as state…
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Ilhan Omar wins MN-05 Democratic primary
Incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar defeated four candidates in the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. As of 9:25 p.m. Central Time, she had received 57% of the vote. Antone Melton-Meaux was second with 39%. This was the first time in more than 85 years that an incumbent U.S. representative from Minnesota had more than…
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Scott Fitzgerald wins Republican nomination in Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District
Wisconsin state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R) defeated Clifford DeTemple to win the Republican nomination in Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District. As of 9:00 p.m. Central Time, Fitzgerald had received 78% of the vote to DeTemple’s 22%. Incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner (R), who was first elected to the House in 1978 and is the second-most senior member of…
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Andrew Clyde wins Georgia’s 9th Congressional District Republican primary runoff
Andrew Clyde defeated Matt Gurtler in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District on August 11, 2020. With 62% of precincts reporting, Clyde had received 56% of the vote to Gurtler’s 44%. Clyde and Gurtler advanced from a nine-candidate field in the June 9 Republican primary. Gurtler finished first in that race with…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene wins Georgia’s 14th Congressional District Republican primary runoff
Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated John Cowan in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. At 8:28 p.m. EST, the race was called by Decision Desk HQ with 42% of precincts reporting. Greene received 59.4% of the vote and Cowan followed with 40.6%. Incumbent Tom Graves (R), in office since 2010, did not run…
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Biden picks Harris as vice presidential running mate
Presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden named U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate on Tuesday. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” Biden tweeted. “Back when Kamala…
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3,126 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of August 10, 3,126 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 499 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 392—197 Democrats and 195 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…
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Democrats Strickland, Doglio advance from WA-10 top-two primary
Marilyn Strickland (D) and Beth Doglio (D) advanced from the top-two primary for Washington’s 10th Congressional District on August 4. With 87% of precincts reporting, Strickland had received 21% of the vote, and Doglio received 14.5%. Kristine Reeves (D) was third with 12.9% and Rian Ingrim (R) fourth with 11.1%. Strickland is CEO of the…
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Upcoming filing deadlines for independent presidential candidates from August 8 to August 14
Although there is no formal, national deadline to file to run for president of the United States, independent presidential candidates must keep a close eye on the election calendar as each state has its own filing requirements and deadline to qualify to appear on the general election ballot. These requirements may include submitting a petition with…