Category: Newsletters
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 22 (May 12, 2022)
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Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition May 12, 2022 In this issue: Takeaways from Tuesday’s big primaries and the Connecticut GOP endorses Klarides Primary results roundup The big stories of the night: Mooney defeats McKinley, Pillen defeats Herbster West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District: Rep. Alex Mooney defeated Rep. David McKinley and three…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 22 (May 12, 2022)
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Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition May 12, 2022 In this issue: Fetterman has big lead in Pennsylvania Senate primary and an update on the 2024 presidential primary calendar Primary recap Nebraska and West Virginia held primaries on Tuesday. Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District was our only battleground Democratic primary of the night. …
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More results from Tuesday’s primaries
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Welcome to the Thursday, May 12, Brew. By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Reviewing the results of Tuesday’s elections A look at Kentucky’s May 17 primaries Candidate Connection update—survey responses from U.S. House candidates in Pennsylvania Reviewing the results of Tuesday’s elections Elections for offices within Ballotpedia’s…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics
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Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…
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Saturday’s Texas turnout – 7.5%
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Welcome to the Wednesday, May 11, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Texas’ May 7 constitutional amendment election turnout A look at Idaho’s May 17 primaries Pennsylvania sees the fewest candidates running for the U.S. House since 2016 Texas’ May 7 constitutional amendment election turnout On…
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Economy and Society: ESG Task Force issues first enforcement action
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Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Wall Street Journal notes opposition to SEC’s rapid rule-making, including among Democrats…
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Number of contested GOP legislative primaries up 73% in 2022
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Welcome to the Tuesday, May 10, Brew. By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Number of contested Democratic legislative primaries down 8.8% in 2022 It’s Primary Day in Nebraska and West Virginia Idaho Republican gubernatorial primary features incumbent governor versus lieutenant governor for first time since 1938 Number…
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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for May 1
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Welcome to the May 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Fear not, dear reader, that the end of oral arguments at the high court means no more SCOTUS action until next term. On the contrary–the justices are…
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A primer on West Virginia’s upcoming primaries
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Welcome to the Monday, May 9, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A primer on West Virginia’s upcoming primaries Online sports betting initiative campaign in California submits 1.6 million signatures State legislative incumbents in South Dakota are facing more contested primaries than at any point since…
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ICYMI: Top stories of the week
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We’ve got Indiana, Ohio election results On Tuesday, voters in Indiana and Ohio went to the polls and kicked off the May/June primary bonanza (60% of this year’s statewide primaries occur in May and June!). Some of the biggest storylines of the night: J.D. Vance wins Ohio Senate nomination: J.D. Vance defeated six other candidates…