Tag: 2024 elections coverage
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Voters in 11 states could decide on abortion ballot measures in Nov., with measures confirmed in six states, and signature verification pending in another five
Voters in six states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. Initiatives are pending signature verification in five states—Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska. This report provides the most recent updates on abortion-related ballot measure certifications and potential measures. Here is the status of abortion-related ballot…
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LaMonica McIver wins special Democratic primary for NJ-10
LaMonica McIver won the special Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District on July 16, 2024. She defeated ten other candidates. The election was called to fill the vacancy created when former incumbent Donald Payne Jr. (D) died on April 24, 2024. The winner of the special election will serve out the remainder of…
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Twenty-nine candidates are running for Minnesota’s eight U.S. House districts—the fewest since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Minnesota was June 4, 2024. Twenty-nine candidates are running for Minnesota’s eight U.S. House districts, including 14 Democrats and 15 Republicans. That’s an average of 3.63 candidates per district. There were 4.00 candidates per district in 2022, 4.63 candidates per district in 2020 and 4.75…
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Seven states are deciding on constitutional amendments to require citizenship for voting in 2024
Voters in seven states will decide on ballot measures to prohibit non-citizen voting in Nov. 2024. The ballot measures would amend the states’ constitutions to provide that only a citizen rather than every citizen may vote in a state’s elections. The seven states are North Carolina, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. In…
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Two candidates are running in the August 6 Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri
Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024—incumbent Andrew Bailey (R) and Will Scharf (R). The Kansas City Star’s Jonathan Shorman and Kacen Bayless wrote, “With few sharp policy differences, the two candidates are trying to outfox each other in their support for [former President Donald Trump].” Schmitt and Parson endorsed Bailey. Club…
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Most Wisconsin state legislative incumbents facing primaries since 2010
Wisconsin has 50 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, an increase of 32% from 2022. Twenty-three of these primaries are for Democrats, a 156% increase from nine in 2022. Twenty-seven primaries are for Republicans, a decrease of seven percent from 29 in 2022. A new high of 27 incumbents face primary challenges, representing 31% of…
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Thirteen candidates are running for Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Massachusetts was June 4, 2024. Thirteen candidates are running for Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House districts, including nine Democrats and four Republicans. That’s an average of 1.44 candidates per district. There was an average of 2.11 candidates per district in 2022, 3.00 candidates per district in…
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Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Hawaii was June 4, 2024. Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and two Republicans. That’s an average of 2.5 candidates per district. There was an average of 6.5 candidates per district in 2022, 9.5 candidates per district in…
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George Latimer (D) defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District
George Latimer (D) defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District on Jun. 25, 2024. As of Jun. 26, Latimer received 54.5% of the vote to Bowman’s 45.5%. Bowman was the first Democratic U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary in the 2024 election cycle. According to AdImpact,…
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Fewest Florida state legislative incumbents facing primary challenges since 2010
Florida has 46 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a decrease of 43% from the preceding cycle. Nineteen of these primaries are for Democrats, down 39% from 31 in 2022. Republicans have 27 primaries, a 45% decrease from 49 in 2022. Thirteen incumbents face primary challenges, the fewest since tracking began in 2010 and representing…