Tag: 2024 election coverage
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Three candidates are running in the August 13th Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
Rebecca Cooke (D), Katrina Shankland (D), and Eric Wilson (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District on August 13, 2024. Incumbent Derrick Van Orden (R) is running for re-election. Wisconsin TV station WEAU’s political analyst John Frank called the third district “the purplest of the purple” of Wisconsin’s congressional districts,…
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Incumbent Eric Sorensen (D) and Joseph G. McGraw (R) are running in the general election in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District
Incumbent Eric Sorensen (D) and Joseph G. McGraw (R) are running in the general election in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Sorensen was first elected in 2022, defeating Esther Joy King (R) 52.0%–48.0%. In 2020, Joe Biden (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) in the district 52.7%–44.9%. As of Jun. 21, 2024, The…
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Three candidates challenge incumbent Cori Bush in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary
Four candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District on Aug. 6, 2024. Incumbent Cori Bush (D) and Wesley Bell (D) lead in media attention and endorsements. The general election is Nov. 5, 2024. Bush, a progressive Democrat, was first elected to the district in 2020. She defeated then-incumbent William Lacy Clay(D) in the Democratic primary, 48.5% to 45.6%,…
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Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Michigan on August 6, 2024
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Michigan—Justin Amash (R), Sherry O’Donnell (R), Sandy Pensler (R), and Mike Rogers (R). Three candidates lead in campaign finance and media attention: Amash, Pensler, and Rogers. Incumbent Debbie Stabenow (D), who was first elected in 2000, is not running for re-election. Michigan pollster Richard Czuba told Michigan Bridge, “It’s going to become a particularly nasty race, from…
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Incumbent Chris Deluzio and Rob Mercuri are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District on November 5
Incumbent Chris Deluzio (D) and Rob Mercuri (R) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Deluzio was first elected in 2022 when he defeated Jeremy Shaffer (R) 53.4% to 45.6%. For the 2024 election, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is supporting Mercuri and targeting the district…
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Three candidates are running in the general election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on November 5
Incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R), Michelle Vallejo (D), and Arthur DiBianca (L) are running in the general election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. De La Cruz was first elected to the district in 2022 when she defeated Vallejo 53.3% to 44.8%. She previously ran for the seat in 2020 when…
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Three candidates are running for Wyoming’s At-Large U.S. House seat—the fewest since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Wyoming was May 31, 2024. Three candidates are running for Wyoming’s one U.S. House district, including one Democrat and two Republicans. Nine candidates ran in 2022, five candidates ran in 2020, and five ran in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings:…
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A look at Vermont’s 2024 state legislative primaries
Vermont has 25 contested state legislative primaries on August 13. In elections from 2010 to 2022, the average number of contested state legislative primaries was 18.1. There are 17 contested Democratic primaries and eight contested Republican primaries in 2024. That is the largest number of contested Republican primaries since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. The…
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Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on June 25
Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on June 25, 2024—Gabe Evans (R) and Janak Joshi (R). The winner of this primary will face incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D) in the general election. In the 2022 general election, Caraveo defeated Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) 48.4% to 47.7%. In this primary,…
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Four candidates are running in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Utah on June 25
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Utah on June 25, 2024: John Curtis (R), Trent Staggs (R), Jason Walton (R), and Brad Wilson (R). Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R) announced he would not seek re-election, meaning the office will be open. All four candidates attended a candidate…