Category: State
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Idaho Republican gubernatorial primary includes sitting governor and lieutenant governor for first time since 1938
Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Idaho on May 17. Incumbent Gov. Brad Little and Janice McGeachin, the state’s current lieutenant governor, lead in fundraising and media attention. Idaho is one of 17 states where the lieutenant governor is nominated in a separate primary and elected in a separate general…
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Indiana primaries result in more defeated state legislative incumbents than at any point since 2012
Six state legislative incumbents—all Republicans—lost in Indiana’s May 3 primaries, the most since 2012. This represents 20% of the 30 incumbents who faced primary challengers and 5% of the 114 incumbents who filed for re-election. The incumbents who lost are: Sen. Gary Byrne (R) Rep. Jeff Ellington (R) Rep. John Jacob (R) Rep. Daniel Leonard…
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Alabama U.S. House races to feature the fewest open seats since 2018
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Alabama this year was Feb. 11, 2022. Twenty-two candidates are running for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts, including 13 Republicans and eight Democrats. That’s 3.14 candidates per district, less than the 3.57 candidates per district in 2020 and 3.28 in 2018. Here are some other highlights…
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Vance wins Ohio Senate Republican primary
J.D. Vance defeated six other candidates in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio, including Matt Dolan, Mike Gibbons, Josh Mandel, and Jane Timken. Vance received 31.3% of the vote, while Mandel, Dolan, Gibbons, and Timken received 24.3%, 21.9%, 12%, and 6.6%, respectively. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), who was first elected in 2010, did not file to run for…
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Alabama to decide $85 million bond issue to fund public historical sites and state parks on May 24
Alabama voters will vote on 10 constitutional amendments in 2022. One measure will be on the May 24 primary election ballot. The other nine amendments will appear on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Voters will decide a constitutional amendment on May 24 that would amend the state constitution to issue up to $85 million…
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LaRose defeats Adams in Ohio Secretary of State Republican primary
Incumbent Frank LaRose defeated John Adams in the May 3, 2022, Republican Party primary for Ohio Secretary of State. As of Wednesday morning, LaRose had received 66% of the vote to Adams’ 34%. LaRose will face Democratic primary winner Chelsea Clark (D) in the general election on Nov. 8. LaRose was elected Ohio Secretary of…
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Nine candidates are running in the May 17 Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania
Nine candidates are running in the May 17 Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. The 2022 race features the largest number of candidates in a Pennsylvania Republican primary since at least 1978. The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Andrew Seidman wrote, “Campaign aides say this year’s winner could…
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State legislative incumbents in South Dakota are facing more contested primaries than at any point since 2010
Thirty-five of the 71 South Dakota state legislators running for re-election this year—all Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 49% of incumbents, the highest rate since 2010. A contested primary is one where more candidates are running than there are seats up for election. In South Dakota’s Senate, every district has one seat, so a primary…
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Nine candidates, including incumbent, running in Republican primary for governor of Alabama
Nine candidates are running in the Republican primary election for governor of Alabama on May 24, 2022. Three candidates—incumbent Kay Ivey (R), Lynda Blanchard (R), and Tim James (R)—have led the field in fundraising and media coverage. Ivey was first elected governor in 2018, defeating Walt Maddox (D) 60% to 40%. Before becoming governor, she…