Category: State
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Indiana Gov. Holcomb receives $936,169, with an Eric Holcomb committee as top donor
In Indiana, Gov. Eric Holcomb is the number three fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Indiana Secretary of State, the governor received $936,169 in total contributions to his campaign account and spent $959,815 between January 1, 2021 and December…
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Final statewide mask requirement ended in Hawaii March 26
The last remaining statewide mask requirement in the country ended in Hawaii on March 26. Governor David Ige (D) announced the end of the requirement on March 8, bookending a series of 10 other states ending their mask requirements throughout February and March. Since New Jersey enacted the first statewide mask requirement in response to…
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Oregon county recall defeated in March 22 vote
In Oregon, Yamhill County Commissioner Lindsay Berschauer defeated the recall effort against her with 52.4% of the vote on March 22. Berschauer was first elected to the three-member board in 2020. The recall effort began in Aug. 2021. Recall supporters failed to gather enough signatures during their first effort, but they launched a successful second…
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Results in the five Texas Senate Democratic primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Democratic primary elections for 24 of 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 24 seats up for election in 2022, six had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $1.1 million. Incumbents raised an average of $505,196 per…
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Results in the five Texas Senate Republican primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Republican primary elections for 29 of 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 29 seats up for election in 2022, nine had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $9.0 million. Incumbents raised an average of $663,005 per…
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Missouri completes state legislative redistricting
Missouri completed its legislative redistricting on March 15 when the state’s Judicial Redistricting Commission filed new state Senate district boundaries with the secretary of state. Missouri was the 43rd state to complete legislative redistricting. The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission unanimously approved state House’s district boundaries on Jan. 21. These maps take effect for Missouri’s…
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Ohio Supreme Court says it does not have jurisdiction to rule further on approved congressional map, new legal challenge filed
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in League of Women Voters of Ohio v. DeWine and Adams v. DeWine on March 18 saying it did not have jurisdiction to rule on further challenges to the congressional map at the center of those cases. Barring a successful legal challenge, the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s March 2 congressional plan will take effect for…
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Results in the five Texas House Democratic primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Democratic primary elections for 109 of 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 109 seats up for election in 2022, 31 had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $5.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $167,831…
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Results in the five Texas House Republican primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Republican primary elections for 124 of 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 124 seats up for election in 2022, 56 had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $21.6 million. Incumbents raised an average of $362,608…