Category: State
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Virginia senate president raises $21,336 this election cycle
According to campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections, Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears has raised $21,336 and spent $156,689 between Jan. 1, 2022, and Jun. 9, 2022. Earle-Sears currently serves as the president of the state senate. Earle-Sears is a member of the Republican Party and assumed office in 2022. In…
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Elections law signed in Missouri
On June 29, 2022, Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed House Bill 1878 into law, making a number of modifications to the state’s election laws. The legislation requires entities that solicit more than 10 voter registration applications to register with the secretary of state, voters to declare a political party affiliation or declare themselves unaffiliated upon…
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54% of state legislatures are Republican, 44% Democratic
At the end of June 2022, 54.27% of all state legislators in the United States are Republicans while 44.41% are Democrats. There are 7,383 state legislative seats in the country. Republicans control 62 chambers, while Democrats hold 36. The Alaska House of Representatives is the only chamber organized under a multipartisan, power-sharing coalition. Democrats hold…
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Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 28% compared to 2020
There are 28% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 57% more Republican primaries and 18% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 8%. These figures include elections in 32 states that account for 4,050 of the 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (66%). A primary is contested…
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Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Michigan
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Michigan. Four candidates—Tudor Dixon, Ryan Kelley, Kevin Rinke, and Garrett Soldano—lead in fundraising and polling. The winner of the primary will face incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in the November general election. Dixon is a former news anchor for America’s Voice News. Dixon called…
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Texas senate president raises $11.8 million this election cycle
According to campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has raised $11,825,311 and spent $6,478,357 between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 16, 2022. Patrick currently serves as the president of the state senate. Patrick is a member of the Republican Party and assumed office in 2015. In Texas,…
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Pennsylvania senate president raises $3,321 this election cycle
According to campaign finance reports filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has raised $3,321 and spent $23,059 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Jun. 16, 2022. Fetterman currently serves as the president of the state senate. Fetterman is a member of the Democratic Party and assumed office in 2019. In…
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Ohio senate president raises $874,464 this election cycle
According to campaign finance reports filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, Ohio State Sen. Matt Huffman has raised $874,464 and spent $530,188 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Jun. 3, 2022. Huffman currently serves as the president of the state senate. Huffman is a member of the Republican Party and assumed office in 2017. In…
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North Carolina senate president raises $2,036,086 this election cycle
According to campaign finance reports filed with the North Carolina State Board of Elections, North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson has raised $2,036,086 and spent $799,763 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022. Robinson currently serves as the president of the state senate. Robinson is a member of the Republican Party and assumed office…
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Michigan senate president raises $0 this election cycle
According to campaign finance reports filed with the Michigan Secretary of State, Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II has raised $0 and spent $4,424 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 20, 2022. Gilchrist currently serves as the president of the state senate. Gilchrist is a member of the Democratic Party and assumed office in 2019.…