Category: State

  • California Democratic candidates have raised $71.9 million more than Republicans

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    In California, state-level candidates have raised $227.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 21, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $140.6 million and Republican candidates have raised $68.7 million.  California Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 5/21/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 5/21/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 257 state-level Democrats have filed…

  • Arizona Republican candidates have raised $23 million more than Democrats

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    In Arizona, state-level candidates have raised $44.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $10.6 million and Republican candidates spent $33.6 million. Arizona Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 130 state-level Democrats have filed campaign…

  • 5.3% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries

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    So far this year, 91 state legislative incumbents—17 Democrats and 74 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 17 states that have held primaries, 5.3% of incumbents running for re-election have lost. This is both the largest number and highest incumbent loss rate in these 17 states since 2014. In addition to earlier primaries, these…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #16

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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.…

  • Ballot Bulletin – June 2022 Edition

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue: Arizona governor vetoes bill changing process for canceling a voter’s registration Redistricting round-up: The latest redistricting news Legislation update: Recently enacted legislation Have a question/feedback/or just want to say hello? Respond to…

  • Six candidates running in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District

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    Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on June 21, 2022. Derrick Anderson, Bryce Reeves, Crystal Vanuch, and Yesli Vega have raised the most money. Incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is running for re-election in the redrawn 7th District. Anderson served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army.…

  • Election tampering investigation, 2020 results take central role in Colorado’s Republican primary for secretary of state

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    Pam Anderson, Mike O’Donnell, and Tina Peters—are running in the Republican primary for Colorado secretary of state on June 28, 2022. The winner will face incumbent Jena Griswold (D) in the November 8 general election. Anderson and Peters, both with experience serving as county clerks, have led in fundraising and media attention. The Colorado Sun‘s…

  • Incumbents Sean Casten and Marie Newman are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District on June 28

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    Sean Casten, Marie Newman, and Charles Hughes are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Casten and Newman are members of the U.S. House of Representatives running for re-election in the same district due to redistricting. They have led in fundraising and media attention. Newman represents Illinois’ 3rd…

  • Six candidates running in the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary

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    Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Illinois on June 28, 2022. Darren Bailey and Richard Irvin have led the field in fundraising and media coverage. Bailey is a farmer who serves in the Illinois State Senate. He was first elected to office in 2020. In his campaign ads, Bailey has…

  • Economy and Society: SEC’s disclosure proposal and the costs of compliance

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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. SEC’s disclosure proposal and the costs of compliance Last week, Richard Morrison,…