Category: Federal
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Newman defeats incumbent Lipinski in IL-03 Democratic primary
Marie Newman defeated incumbent Daniel Lipinski in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District. Newman received 47.1% of the vote to Lipinski’s 44.8%. Newman will run in the district’s general election on Nov. 3, 2020. Lipinski is the first incumbent member of Congress to lose a primary in 2020. In 2018, four U.S. House…
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Ives defeats Kinzler in IL-06 Republican primary
Jeanne Ives defeated Gordon “Jay” Kinzler in the Republican primary for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District. Ives received 70.8% of the vote to Kinzler’s 29.2%. Ives will run in the district’s general election on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Sean Casten (D) was unopposed in the March 17 Democratic primary. In the district’s 2018 general election, Casten…
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Mary Miller wins IL-15 Republican primary
Mary Miller won Illinois’ 15th Congressional District Republican primary Tuesday night. With 95% of precincts reporting, Miller received 57.6% of the vote. Darren Duncan was second with 21.6%. Four candidates ran. Incumbent John Shimkus (R) is not running for re-election in 2020, leaving the seat open. Both Miller and Duncan highlighted their support for President…
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Incumbent Danny Davis wins IL-07 Democratic primary
Incumbent Danny Davis won Illinois’ 7th Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday night. With 75% of precincts reporting, Davis received 58.8% of the vote. Four candidates ran. Davis was first elected in 1996. The Chicago Tribune, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) endorsed Davis. Major race…
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Coronavirus daily update: March 18, 2020
As part of Ballotpedia’s coverage on the coronavirus pandemic, we are compiling a daily summary of major changes in the world of politics, government, and elections happening each day. Here is the summary for March 18, 2020. Federal responses • The Senate passed the coronavirus relief bill sent by the House earlier this week. •…
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2,712 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of March 16, 2,712 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 385 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 322—168 Democrats and 154 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties.…
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Biden leads in Democratic pageviews for second consecutive week
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers reflect the time investments of our community of thousands of readers who visit a Ballotpedia because they think the candidate is worth knowing more about, whether they believe the candidate has a strong chance of winning or is…
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U.S. Senate passes CRA resolution to block Department of Education student loan rule
The U.S. Senate voted 53 to 42 on March 11 to pass a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block a final rule related to government forgiveness of certain student loan debt. 42 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and Angus King (I-Maine) voted to pass the resolution while 42 Republicans voted nay. The U.S. House…
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U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump administration to return asylum-seekers to Mexico for processing
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 11 to allow the Trump administration to have some asylum-seekers wait in Mexico while U.S. officials process their claims. The ruling in _Wolf v. Innovation Law Lab_ allows immigration personnel to follow the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), called the “Remain in Mexico” policy, while challenges to the policy work…
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Federal Register weekly update; 62 new final rules published
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. From March 9 to March 13, the Federal Register grew by 1,258 pages for a year-to-date total of 14,732 pages. Over the same…