Category: State
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana Republican Senate elections
Republican primary elections for 25 of 50 seats in the Indiana State Senate took place on May 3, 2022. Of the 25 seats up for election in 2022, eight had a primary election with more than one candidate. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $1.2 million. Incumbents raised an average of $117,243 per…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana Democratic Senate elections
Democratic primary elections for 13 of 50 seats in the Indiana State Senate took place on May 3, 2022. Of the 13 seats up for election in 2022, four had a primary election with more than one candidate. Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $494,264. Incumbents raised an average of $21,805 per candidate…
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Facebook was paid $130,806 from Pennsylvania campaign accounts; other states reported millions
In Pennsylvania, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $130,806 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.03 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 6, 2022, here are the top candidates…
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Highest rate of Missouri state senators facing primary challengers since 2014
Six of the nine Missouri state senators running for re-election—all Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 67% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. This is also the first cycle since 2014 with more than one Republican incumbent facing primary challengers. A primary is contested when there are more candidates running than available nominations,…
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Percentage of Missouri state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014
Thirty-five of the 132 Missouri state legislators running for re-election—13 Democrats and 22 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 27% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 73% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. A primary is contested when there are more candidates running than available nominations, meaning at least one…
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) avoids runoff, defeating eight challengers in Republican primary
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) avoids runoff, defeating eight challengers in Republican primary Incumbent Kay Ivey (R) defeated eight candidates in Alabama’s Republican gubernatorial primary on May 24, 2022. She led the field with 55% of the vote, followed by Lynda Blanchard (R) at 19%, and Tim James (R) at 16%. No other candidate received…
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4.5% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 61 state legislative incumbents—13 Democrats and 48 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 12 states that have held primaries, 4.5% of incumbents running for re-election have lost. This is both the largest number and highest incumbent loss rate in these 12 states since 2014. In addition to earlier primaries, these…
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Paxton wins Republican primary runoff for Texas Attorney General
Incumbent Ken Paxton defeated George P. Bush in the May 24 Republican Party primary runoff for Texas attorney general. In the March 1 primary, Paxton received 42.7% of the vote, while Bush received 22.4%. Both candidates advanced to a runoff because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote. Paxton was first elected Attorney General…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana Republican House elections
Republican primary elections for 85 of 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives took place on May 3, 2022. Of the 85 seats up for election in 2022, 41 had a primary election with more than one candidate. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $4.5 million. Incumbents raised an average of $79,591…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana Democratic House elections
Democratic primary elections for 57 of 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives took place on May 3, 2022. Of the 57 seats up for election in 2022, five had a primary election with more than one candidate. Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $63,275. Incumbents raised an average of per candidate…