Category: State
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Facebook was paid $29,534 from Indiana campaign accounts; other states reported millions
In Indiana, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $29,534 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.09 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Indiana Secretary of State between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 8, 2022, here are the top candidates…
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24% of Missouri House incumbents face contested primaries
Twenty-nine of the 123 Missouri state representatives running for re-election—13 Democrats and 16 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 24% of incumbents seeking re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 76% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. A primary is contested when there are more candidates running than…
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Incumbent John Thurston defeats Eddie Joe Williams in Arkansas’ Republican primary for secretary of state
Incumbent John Thurston defeated former state Sen. Eddie Joe Williams in the Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 24, 2022. Based on unofficial results, Thurston had 72% of the vote to Williams’ 28%. During the primary, Thurston and Williams disagreed on how Arkansas handled the 2020 election. Thurston said, “There were inconsistencies…
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Christian defeats Stogner to win Republican nomination for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Wayne Christian defeated attorney Sarah Stogner in the May 24 Republican primary runoff for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. Based on unofficial results, Christian received 65% of the vote to Stogner’s 35%. In the March 1 primary, Christian received 47.1% of the vote and Stogner was second with 15.2%. Both candidates advanced…
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Garza defeats Jaworski for Democratic nomination for Texas attorney general
Rochelle Garza defeated Joe Jaworski in the May 24 Democratic Party primary runoff for Texas attorney general. Based on unofficial results, Garza received 63% of the vote to Jaworski’s 37%. In the March 1 primary, Garza received 43.0% of the vote and Jaworski received 19.7%. Both candidates advanced to a runoff because no candidate received…
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Raffensperger wins primary for Georgia secretary of state
Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated three other candidates in the Republican primary election for Georgia secretary of state on May 24, 2022. Based on unofficial returns, Raffensperger received 52.1% of the vote, and Jody Hice received 33.7%. Raffensperger was elected secretary of state in 2018. Raffensperger disputed former President Donald Trump’s (R) claims about election fraud…
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Incumbent Kemp defeats Perdue and three others in Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial primary
Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp defeated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue and three other candidates—Catherine Davis, Kandiss Taylor, and Tom Williams—in the Republican primary election for governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022. With 57% of precincts reporting, Kemp had 73% of the vote, followed by Perdue with 23%. No other candidate received more than 5%…
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Alabama voters approve $85 million bond issue to fund public historical sites and state parks
Alabama voters approved Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment, on May 24. Amendment 1 authorized the state to issue up to $85 million in bonds for state parks. With 100% of precincts reporting, the vote was 77%-23%. Amendment 1 authorized $80 million of the bond amount for state parks managed by the Department of Conservation and…
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Newcomers will represent 38% of Maine’s state legislative districts next year
Seventy-one state legislative districts up for election this year in Maine are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 38% of the 186 districts in the Maine State Legislature. Since no incumbents are present, newcomers to the legislature are guaranteed to win open districts. This is the most guaranteed newcomers to the Maine State…
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Oklahoma governor signs unemployment insurance indexing bill
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed House Bill 1933 into law on May 20, which will cut the maximum length of unemployment insurance benefits from 26 weeks to 16 weeks starting Jan. 1, 2023. The law will index unemployment insurance benefits starting Jan. 1, 2025, tying the length of benefits to the state’s unemployment rate.…