Category: State
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Facebook was paid $123,154 from Arizona campaign accounts; other states reported millions
In Arizona, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $123,154 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.19 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Arizona Secretary of State between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022, here are the top candidates…
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Facebook was paid $38,542 from Florida campaign accounts; other states reported millions
In Florida, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $38,542 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.01 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Florida Department of State between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022, here are the top candidates…
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Five candidates running in California Attorney General primary
Five candidates are running in a top-two primary for California Attorney General on June 7, 2022. Incumbent Rob Bonta (D), Nathan Hochman (R), and Anne Marie Schubert (I) have led in media attention and fundraising. Eric Early (R) and Daniel Kapelovitz (G) are also running in the primary election. The Los Angeles Times’ Hannah Wiley wrote, “The…
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Rate of state legislative incumbents facing contested primaries in Georgia at its highest since 2014
Sixty-three of the 188 Georgia state legislators running for re-election this year—27 Democrats and 36 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 34% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 66% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. A contested primary is one where more candidates are running than there are nominations available.…
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Newcomers will represent 31% of Iowa’s state legislative districts next year
Forty-six state legislative districts up for election this year in Iowa are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 33% of the 134 districts up for election and 31% of all 150 districts in the Iowa General Assembly. Since no incumbents are present, newcomers to the assembly are guaranteed to win open districts.…
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Summary of Missouri’s 2022 legislative session
After 128 days in session, the Missouri General Assembly adjourned the 2022 legislative session on May 13. There were a total of 2,104 bills introduced and two bills passed passed both chambers of the legislature and were signed by Gov. Mike Parson (R). Both bills that passed are appropriation bills. House Bill 3014 was signed…
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Missouri General Assembly passes one election-related bill in 2022 session
The 2022 session of the Missouri General Assembly adjourned on May 13. Ballotpedia tracked 21 election-related bills in this year’s session, 20 of which appear to have died (i.e., these bills failed to clear both chambers of the legislature by the time of its adjournment). One bill – House Bill 1878 – did clear both…
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Missouri General Assembly refers two constitutional amendments to the ballot during 2022 session
The Missouri General Assembly passed resolutions for two constitutional amendments during the 2022 legislative session, which adjourned on May 13. Voters will decide on the amendments at the general election on Nov. 8, 2022. The two amendments join a third proposal that legislators referred to the ballot during the 2021 legislative session. One of this…
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Percentage of Arizona state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014
Twenty-eight of the 51 Arizona state legislators running for re-election this year—nine Democrats and 17 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 55% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 45% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. Twenty-eight incumbents is, by itself, the largest number of incumbents in contested primaries since 2014.…
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Kansas enacts legislative district boundaries after state supreme court approves them
Kansas enacted new legislative district boundaries on May 18 when the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld the maps that Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed into law on April 15. As specified in the state constitution, the state supreme court had to approve or reject the new boundaries within 10 days of Attorney General Derek Schmidt…