Tag: 2024 election cycle
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136 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries this year – four of which were legislative leaders
In the 37 states that have held primaries so far this year, 136 state legislative incumbents—3.4% of all incumbents seeking re-election—have lost. That’s less than at this point in 2022, when 174, or 4.6%, of incumbents had lost in primaries. Four of the 136 defeated incumbents were legislative leaders: three Republican state senators and one…
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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…
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65% of July’s elections were uncontested
Throughout July, Ballotpedia covered 525 elections in 11 states, 65% of which were uncontested. That’s down from June, when 76% of the 5,072 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…
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Incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Bernie Moreno (R) are running in the November general election for the U.S. Senate in Ohio
Incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Bernie Moreno (R) are running in Ohio’s U.S. Senate election on November 5, 2024. CNN’s Simone Pathe said, “Brown is the only Democrat to win a nonjudicial statewide race in Ohio over the past decade, so the big question for 2024 is whether he can defy expectations again in his red-trending state.” The New York Times’sJonathan…