Category: State
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Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 34% compared to 2020
There are 34% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 68% more Republican primaries and 18% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 9%. These figures include elections in 24 states that account for 2,952 of the 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (48%). A primary is contested…
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Three candidates running in the Democratic primary for governor of New York
Incumbent Kathy Hochul, Tom Suozzi, and Jumaane Williams are running in the Democratic primary election for Governor of New York on June 2, 2022. Hochul is running for re-election to a full term. Hochul, previously New York’s lieutenant governor, became governor in August 2021 following the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). Hochul was first…
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Candidates for office in Missouri complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Below are a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since May 15, 2022. To read each candidate’s full responses, click their name at the bottom of the article. Raymond Reed is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District and the Democratic primary…
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These Pennsylvania Senate candidates raised the most and lost their primaries
General elections for 25 of 49 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate will take place on November 8, 2022. State senatorial primary elections were held on May 17, 2022. This article details the five candidates in each party who raised the most money and lost their primary election. In the 2022 election cycle, nine of…
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These Pennsylvania House candidates raised the most and lost their primaries
Most money raised by a losing primary candidate General elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will take place on November 8, 2022. State house primary elections were held on May 17, 2022. Republicans hold a 113-90 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates in each party…
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Missouri General Assembly considered the highest number of education bills since 2019
In 2022, the Missouri General Assembly considered the highest number of education bills since 2019. The House and Senate considered 149 bills during the 2022 legislative session and 73 in 2019. There were no education bills to become law in either year. Education bills have been adopted into law in two (2020 and 2021) out…
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South Carolina governor signs bill barring transgender youth from participating in public school and collegiate women’s sports
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) signed a bill into law on May 16, 2022, that prohibits transgender students from participating in women’s sports at public schools and colleges in the state. The new law requires students to play on sports teams that match the gender assigned on their birth certificates. The South Carolina House…
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New Oklahoma law governs bathroom use in public schools
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) on May 25, 2022, signed a bill into law requiring transgender students to use the restroom that matches their sex assigned at birth. Senate Bill 615 passed the House with a vote of 69-14 and the Senate by a vote of 38-7. The law governs the use of multiple-occupancy restrooms…