Tag: 2024 elections coverage
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Voters in 12 states may decide on abortion in 2024, including four states where abortion is confirmed on the ballot—CO, FL, MD, and SD.
Voters in 12 states could vote on abortion-related measures in Nov. 2024. Ballot measures are certified in four states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and South Dakota. Signatures are pending verification in two states—Missouri and Nevada. Measures have also been proposed in six other states. Colorado and South Dakota recently certified abortion-related ballot initiatives for the Nov. 2024…
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Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Utah on June 25, 2024
Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Utah on June 25, 2024—incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox (R) and Phil Lyman (R). Candidates in Utah may qualify for a primary ballot through a petition process or by winning at least 40% of delegates’ votes at a convention. Cox qualified through the petition process.…
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South Dakota voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion in Nov. 2024, joining Colorado, Florida, and Maryland
In South Dakota, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to provide a state constitutional right to abortion will be on the ballot at the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. On May 17, the secretary of state’s office reported that an estimated 46,098 valid signatures were submitted for the initiative. The campaign supporting the amendment, Dakotans for…
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Incumbent Eli Crane (R) and Jack Smith (R) are running in the Republican primary in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Eli Crane (R) and Jack Smith (R) are running in the Republican primary in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District on July 30, 2024. Crane was one of eight House Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy (R) as Speaker of the House in Oct. 2023. According to Politico, McCarthy allies identified Crane as one of three…
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Incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) and George Latimer (D) are running in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District
Incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) and George Latimer (D) are running in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District on June 25, 2024. According to Spectrum News NY1, the “war between Israel and Hamas is a defining issue in the race.” The Washington Post describes Bowman as “one of the most outspoken critics of Israel’s military response…
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Most Oregon state legislative incumbents in contested primaries since 2010
There are 75 state legislative seats up for election this year in Oregon. Across those, 14 incumbents (six Democrats, seven Republicans, and one Independent) did not file to run for re-election. That’s just over the average number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010 (13.9). In 2022, 24 incumbents did not run…
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Sarah Elfreth won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District
Sarah Elfreth (D) won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District on May 14, 2024. Elfreth received 36.0% of the vote. Harry Dunn (D) finished in second place with 25.0%. Mark S. Chang (D), Michael Coburn (D), Malcolm Colombo (D), Abigail Diehl (D), Lindsay Donahue (D), Mark Gosnell (D), Terri L. Hill (D), Aisha…
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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) defeated Chuck Goodrich (R) and seven other candidates in the Republican primary in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) won the Republican primary in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District on May 7, 2024. Spartz received 39.1% of the vote. Chuck Goodrich (R) finished in second with 33.2% of the vote. Seven other candidates also ran in the primary. Spartz announced in Feb. 2023 that she would not run for…
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U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind) wins Indiana gubernatorial Republican primary
On May 7, Mike Braun (R) won the Republican primary election for governor of Indiana with 39.5% of the vote. Braun defeated Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch (R), who finished in second with 21.9%, as well as Brad Chambers (R), Eric Doden (R), Curtis Hill (R), and Jamie Reitenour (R). Incumbent Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) was…
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Missouri campaign submits signatures for right to abortion amendment, may join three or more other states voting on abortion in 2024
In Missouri, the campaign supporting a ballot initiative to provide a state constitutional right to abortion submitted 380,159 signatures on May 3, 2024. If enough signatures are found valid, the initiative will appear on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2024. Voters in 12 states may decide on abortion in 2024. Ballot measures have been confirmed…