Category: State
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One new candidate declares in Colorado
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Colorado between Sept. 18 and Sept. 24. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week. The candidate is a Democrat and is running for state legislature in 2024. Details on the candidate are below: Incumbent Karen McCormick (D) is running for Colorado House of Representatives District 11.…
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One new candidate declares in Kentucky
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Kentucky between Sept. 18 and Sept. 24. This was one more candidate than the prior week. The candidate is a Republican and is running for state legislature in 2023. Details on the candidate are below: Since the beginning of the year, Ballotpedia has identified 45 candidates for state-level…
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One new candidate declares in Texas
Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Texas between Sept. 18 and Sept. 24. This was two fewer candidates than the prior week. The candidate is a Democrat and is running for state legislature in 2024. Details on the candidate are below: Since the beginning of the year, Ballotpedia has identified 38 candidates for state-level…
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Election legislation roundup: General Assembly of North Carolina
As of Sept. 24, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed 17 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those 17 bills, legislators passed two during the week of Sept. 18-24. Republicans sponsored…
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November elections will determine control of Virginia House
Republicans currently hold a 49-46 majority in the Virginia House, and the Nov. 7, 2023, election will determine control of the state legislature and Virginia’s trifecta status. Virginia’s trifecta status changed from Democratic to divided as a result of the 2021 elections. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) was elected to succeed term-limited incumbent Ralph Northam (D).…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup
Texas is holding elections, including for school boards and legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and March 5, 2024, respectively. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection…
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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: New Jersey roundup
New Jersey is holding elections, including for legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Below is a selection of responses from the candidates who filled…
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23% of all state legislative primaries are contested
There are 205 contested state legislative primaries in 2023, representing 23% of all possible primaries. Comparing 2023 to other times Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia all held elections since 2011, the percentage of primaries that are contested this year is lower than in 2019 (25%) but higher than in 2011 (22%) and 2015 (20%).…
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Largest number of open state legislative district elections since 2011
There are 138 open state legislative seats in 2023, meaning newcomers will win at least 24% of all seats. This is the most since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2011. A seat can become open if an incumbent leaves office or runs for re-election in a different district than the one they currently represent. Louisiana,…
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More than half of state legislative district elections lack major party competition
There are 336 (58%) state legislative seats — out of 578 up for election — that are uncontested and have no major party competition in 2023. This is the largest number of seats with no major party competition in an odd year since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2011. Percentage wise, this is the second-largest…