Tag: 2024 elections coverage
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Wisconsin to hold state legislative elections for the first time since redistricting
The general election for the Wisconsin Senate will take place on Nov. 5, 2024. Sixteen out of 33 Senate seats are up for election, including eight districts with Republican incumbents running, four districts with Democratic incumbents running, and four open districts. Republicans hold a 22-10 majority, with one vacancy. Democrats would need to gain seven…
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James Reyes (D) and Rosie Cordero-Stutz (R) are running in the general election for Miami-Dade County Sheriff
James Reyes (D) and Rosie Cordero-Stutz (R) are running in the general election for Miami-Dade County Sheriff on Nov. 5, 2024. The election is the first time Miami-Dade County will elect a sheriff since 1966, when county voters passed a referendum to abolish the position following allegations of corruption. Since then, the director of the…
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Both candidates running in the special election for Michigan’s State Senate District 45 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Ann Johnson Stewart (D) and Kathleen Fowke (R) are running in the special election for Minnesota’s 45th state Senate district on Nov. 5, 2024. The election is taking place after Kelly Morrison (D) resigned to run for U.S. House, leaving control of the Senate split 33-33. Minnesota state senators are elected to four-year terms in…
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Six candidates running for three seats in Ohio State Supreme Court general election
Six candidates are running for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court in the partisan general election on Nov. 5, 2024. The Ohio Capital Journal wrote that the outcome of the race will “have major impacts on a wide variety of issues that affect the lives of Ohioans,” including the state’s universal school voucher program,…
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Kamala Harris (D) maintained presidential campaign fundraising lead in September
As of Sept. 30, 2024, the end of the most recent presidential campaign finance filing period, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) led the field of noteworthy candidates in fundraising with $912 million in cumulative receipts, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) with $376 million, Jill Stein (G) with $2 million, and Chase Oliver (L)…
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Democratic Party fundraising committees maintain cumulative fundraising edge in September
As of Sept. 30, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $966 million and spent $888 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $802 million and spent…
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Seven candidates running in Nov. 5 general election for Arizona Corporation Commission complete Ballotpedia’s survey
Seven of nine candidates running in the Nov. 5 general election for Arizona Corporation Commission have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey, providing readers with answers to why they’re running, what they stand for, and more. The Commission is a quasi-executive regulatory agency for non-municipal utility companies, including energy, heat, trash, water, and communications firms. It…
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Eight presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Alaska this November
Alaska’s Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature eight presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: Alaska is one of two states, along with Maine, that will use ranked-choice voting in the 2024 presidential election. Jill Stein is the Green Party’s presidential nominee, but will appear on Alaska’s ballot as Undeclared. Robert F.…
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Four presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Arizona this November
Arizona’s Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature four presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: This is the same number of candidates Arizona had on its presidential ballot in three of the five elections held since 2008. In 2020, Arizona’s ballot had three candidates: Joe Biden (D), Donald Trump (R), Jo Jorgensen…
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Donald Trump (R) takes lead in PredictIt’s 2024 general presidential election market for first time since July
As of Oct. 15, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market showed former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.53 and Vice President Kamala Harris at $0.49. Trump has held the lead in this market since Oct. 11, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…