Tag: 2024 elections
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Three U.S. House incumbents are in contested elections in Georgia this year—a decade-low
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Georgia was March 8, 2024. Fifty-five candidates are running for Georgia’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 30 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That’s 3.9 candidates per district, lower than the 5.9 candidates per district in 2022 and the 5.5 in 2020. This is the first election…
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Wisconsin voters approve Questions 1 and 2 to ban private funding of elections and authorize only election officials to administer elections
Voters approved two constitutional amendments related to election administration on April 2, 2024. Question 1 received 54.4% of the vote, and Question 2 received 58.6%. Question 1 prohibited the state and local governments from applying or accepting non-governmental funds or equipment for election administration. Question 2 provided that only election officials designated by law may…
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77% of last March’s elections were uncontested
Throughout March, Ballotpedia covered 6,984 elections in 26 states, 77% of which were uncontested. That’s up from February when 46% of the 318 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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Democratic party committees cumulatively outraise Republican counterparts for fourteenth consecutive month
As of Feb. 29, 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 $393 million and spent $331 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $320 million and spent…
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Ferguson campaign has received the most contributions in race for Washington governor
Bob Ferguson (D) has received the most contributions in the top-two primary for governor of Washington, taking in $5.69 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Ferguson received $63,611 in February, primarily from bank interest. Dave Reichert (R) has received the next most in the primary, with $2.11 million since the start of the…
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Cooke campaign has outraised Democratic opponents in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District
Rebecca Cooke (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, taking in $730,044 since the start of the campaign cycle. Cooke raised $329,974 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Katrina Shankland (D) has raised the next most in the primary, with $212,783 since the start of the campaign.…
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Newhouse campaign has outraised opponents in Washington’s 4th Congressional District
Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R) has raised the most money in the top-two primary for Washington’s 4th Congressional District, taking in $664,380 since the start of the campaign cycle. Newhouse raised $153,890 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Jerrod Sessler (R) has raised the next most in the primary, with $ 71,707 since the start of the campaign…
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Rogers campaign has outraised Republican opponents in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race
Mike Rogers (R) has raised the most money in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, taking in 1.86 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Rogers raised $1.04 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Sandy Pensler (R) has raised the next most in the primary, with $1.05 million since the start…
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O’Brien campaign has outraised Democratic opponents in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District
Mike O’Brien (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, taking in $414,360 since the start of the campaign cycle. O’Brien raised $260,037 in the fourth quarter of 2023. Janelle Stelson (D) has raised the next most in the primary, with $283,214 since the start of the campaign.…
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Lee campaign has outraised Democratic opponents in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District
Incumbent Summer Lee (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, taking in $1.40 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Lee raised $1.02 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Bhavini Patel (D) has raised the next most in the primary, with $311,310 since the start…