Category: State

  • Rachel Hunt raised more than any other Democratic House Rep. in North Carolina

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    North Carolina Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $12.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Rachel Hunt has raised more than any other Democrat. Hunt is the representative for House District 103 and is running for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 42 in 2022.…

  • Kelly Morrison raised more than any other Democratic House Rep. in Minnesota

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    Minnesota Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $7.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Kelly Morrison has raised more than any other Democrat. Morrison is the representative for District 33B and is running for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 45 in 2022. Morrison raised $74,968…

  • Donna Lasinski raised more than any other Democratic House candidate in Michigan

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    Michigan Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $22.4 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among Michigan House of Representatives candidates and officeholders, Donna Lasinski has raised more than any other Democrat. Lasinski is the representative for District 52 and is term-limited from running for re-election in 2022. Lasinski raised $301,701 and spent $231,735 between Jan.…

  • Phil GiaQuinta raised more than any other Democratic House candidate in Indiana

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    Indiana Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $2.4 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among Indiana House of Representatives candidates and officeholders, Phil GiaQuinta has raised more than any other Democrat. GiaQuinta is the representative for District 80 and is running for re-election in 2022. GiaQuinta raised $169,764 and spent $129,799 between Jan. 1, 2021,…

  • Phil Ting raises more than any other Democrat in the California State Assembly

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    California Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $141 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among California State Assembly candidates and officeholders, Phil Ting has raised more than any other Democrat. Ting represents Assembly District 19 and is running for re-election in 2022. Ting raised $3,752,241 and spent $2,734,460 between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 21,…

  • Reginald Bolding raises more than any other Democratic candidate in the Arizona House

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    Arizona Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $10.6 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Reginald Bolding has raised more than any other Democrat. Bolding is the representative for District 27 and is running for Arizona Secretary of State in 2022. Bolding raised $383,493 and spent $218,273 between Jan. 1,…

  • 28 Missourian candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in the first week of July

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    Below are a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since July 1, 2022. To read each candidate’s full responses, click their name at the bottom of the article. AJ Exner is running for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 135 and the Republican primary…

  • Three candidates running in Republican primary for Kansas Attorney General

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    Kris Kobach, Tony Mattivi, and Kellie Warren are running in the August 2, 2022, Republican primary for Kansas attorney general. Incumbent Derek Schmidt (R) is running in the Republican primary for Kansas governor. Kobach served as the Kansas secretary of state from 2011 to 2019. Kobach ran unsuccessfully for Kansas governor in 2018, losing to…

  • Halfway through the primary calendar, the number of state legislative incumbents defeated in primaries is up 65%

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    State legislative incumbents are losing to primary challengers at an increased rate this year compared to 2020. Across the 26 states that have held primaries so far, 132 incumbents—27 Democrats and 105 Republicans—have lost. This represents a 65% increase from 2020 among these states. This increase has been driven by Republican losses, which are up…

  • Missouri’s average gas price falls to $4.50

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    As of July 6, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $4.50 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $4.78. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $4.58 but remained above the June average of $4.46. On July 6, 2021, the state’s average price was $2.81. Joplin was the…