Tag: 2024 election coverage
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Less than 10 percent of Rhode Island’s state legislative primaries are contested in 2024
Rhode Island has 20 contested state legislative primaries on September 10, 2024, the lowest since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. That amounts to 8.8% of all possible primaries for the state’s legislature being contested in 2024. All of the state’s contested state legislative primaries are Democratic primaries—there are no contested Republican primaries. This is the…
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Three candidates running for one of the most competitive districts in the country – New York’s 22nd Congressional District
Incumbent Brandon Williams (R), John Mannion (D), and Christopher Gowett (independent) are running in the general election for New York’s 22nd Congressional District on Nov. 5. The election for New York’s 22nd Congressional District is forecasted as one of the most competitive in the country. According to Politico, “The Cook Political Report has identified the…
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Six candidates are running for Rhode Island’s two U.S. House districts—tying with 2018 and 2014 for the second-fewest in the last ten years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Rhode Island was June 26, 2024. Six candidates are running for Rhode Island’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and three Republicans. That’s an average of 3.0 candidates per district. There was an average of 4.0 candidates per district in 2022, 2.5 candidates per…
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Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 5th Congressional District on August 6
Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 5th Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Four candidates lead in media attention, campaign finance, and endorsements: Bernadine Bank (D), Michael Baumgartner (R), Carmela Conroy (D), and Jacquelin Maycumber (R). Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot,…
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Two candidates are running in the general election for California’s 16th Congressional District in November
Sam Liccardo (D) and Evan Low (D) are running in the general election for California’s 16th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Anna Eshoo (D) is retiring from public office. In the all-party top-two primary on March 5, 2024, Liccardo finished first with 21.1%. Low finished in second place with 16.6% after a recount.…
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Democratic Incumbent Bob Casey Jr. and Republican David McCormick running in the November general election for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D), David McCormick (R), and five other candidates are running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania on Nov. 5, 2024. According to the AP’s Marc Levy, “McCormick’s candidacy is shaping up as the strongest challenge to Casey in his three reelection bids…The Senate candidates will share a ticket with…
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Four candidates running for North Carolina Governor in November general election
Josh Stein (D), Mark K. Robinson (R), Wayne Turner (G), and Mike Ross (L) are running in the general election for Governor of North Carolina on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Governor Roy Cooper (D) is term-limited. Politico called the race the most important and likely the most expensive governor’s race of 2024. The election will help determine North Carolina’s trifecta status. Heading into the 2024 election, Republicans have majorities…
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Incumbent Matt Gaetz (R) and Aaron Dimmock (R) are running in the Republican primary for Florida’s 1st Congressional District
Incumbent Matt Gaetz (R) and Aaron Dimmock (R) are running in the Republican primary for Florida’s 1st Congressional District on August 20, 2024. Former president Donald Trump (R) endorsed Gaetz in the primary, and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R) endorsed Dimmock. Gaetz, who was first elected to Congress in 2016, received national…
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Andrea Salinas (D) and Mike Erickson (R) are running in the a rematch in OR-06 general election
Incumbent Andrea Salinas (D) and Mike Erickson (R) are running in the general election for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The race is a rematch from 2022, when Salinas defeated Erickson 50.1% to 47.7%. This is the second general election in the district’s history. It was first created as a result of…
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Incumbent Henry Cuellar (D), Jay Furman (R), and Bailey Cole (L) are running in the general election in Texas’ 28th Congressional District
Incumbent Henry Cuellar (D), Jay Furman (R), and Bailey Cole (L) are running in the general election in Texas’ 28th Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. The election is taking place after Cuellar’s indictment on charges of bribery, money laundering, and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. The Department of Justice charged…