Tag: 2024 elections coverage
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86% of last September’s elections were uncontested
Throughout September, Ballotpedia covered 1,312 elections in 12 states, 86% of which were uncontested. That’s up from August, when 79% of the 11,320 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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Five candidates running in the general election for Pennsylvania’s Auditor General
Incumbent Timothy DeFoor (R), Malcolm Kenyatta (D), and three other candidates are running in the general election for Pennsylvania Auditor General on November 5, 2024. Pennsylvania’s Auditor General is responsible for using audits to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent legally and properly by state government entities. In 2020, DeFoor defeated Nina Ahmad (D) 49.4% to 46.4%. DeFoor earned an associate degree in paralegal…
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Incumbent Kirsten Baesler and Jason Heitkamp are running in the nonpartisan general election for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Kirsten Baesler and Jason Heitkamp are running in the general election for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 5, 2024. This election is a nonpartisan election, but both candidates are Republicans. The Dickinson Press’ James B. Miller Jr. wrote the office is ” a pivotal role responsible for overseeing North Dakota’s public…
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Michigan has most contested elections for 8th election cycle in a row
For the eighth election cycle in a row, Michigan has the highest percentage of contested state legislative elections at 99%. The lowest rate in the state, since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2010, was 98% in 2010 and 2012. The highest rate was 100% in 2014, 2016, and 2018. Michigan’s high contested election rate is…
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Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R) and Jerrod Sessler (R) are running in the general election for Washington’s 4th Congressional District
Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R) and Jerrod Sessler (R) are running in the general election for Washington’s 4th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Sessler ran against Newhouse in 2022 but did not advance to the general election. Cascade PBS’s Mai Hoang wrote, “This time [Sessler] gained considerable momentum with numerous endorsements, including from the Washington…
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Ruben Gallego (D), Kari Lake (R), and Eduardo Quintana (G) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Arizona
Ruben Gallego (D), Kari Lake (R), and Eduardo Quintana (G) are running in the general election for United States Senate in Arizona on Nov. 5, 2024. Political observers including Simone Pathe of CNN, Jonathan Weisman of The New York Times, Sara Dorn of Forbes, and Lucas Wright of USA Today say this election will be…
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Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) and Yvette Herrell (R) are running in the general election in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) and Yvette Herrell (R) are running in the general election in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. This election is a rematch of the 2022 election, which Vasquez won by a 1,350-vote margin out of more than 192,000 votes cast. As of Aug. 27, 2024, The Cook Political…
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Andrew Kim (D), Curtis Bashaw (R), and four other candidates are running in the United States Senate election in New Jersey
Andrew Kim (D), Curtis Bashaw (R), and four other candidates are running in New Jersey’s U.S. Senate election on November 5, 2024. The election will fill the Senate seat formerly held by Bob Menendez Sr. (D), who first took office in 2006. Menendez resigned on August 20, 2024, and withdrew from this race, following his…
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Incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) and Rebecca Cooke (D) are running in the general election for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) and Rebecca Cooke (D) are running in the general election for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin’s Charlotte Scott wrote that “voters in this district aren’t afraid to ticket split.” In 2016 and 2020, district voters re-elected then-Rep. Ron Kind (D), who represented…
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Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) and Joe Kent (R) are running in the general election for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District
Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) and Joe Kent (R) are running in the general election for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Axios Seattle’s Melissa Santos wrote, “The toss-up race in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District is one of this year’s most competitive U.S. House races, central to Democrats’ and Republicans’ battle for control…