Tag: 2024 elections
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Voters in Colorado to decide on 14 ballot measures in Nov., the most of any state in 2024
Colorado voters will decide on 14 ballot measures on Nov. 5, making Colorado the state with the most number of statewide measures on the ballot this year. Seven of the measures are citizen initiatives and seven were referred to the ballot by the state legislature. Two additional initiatives concerning property taxes that had qualified for…
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Allison Cartwright (D) and Erin Murphy (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Suffolk County clerk of supreme judicial court on September 3, 2024
Allison Cartwright (D) and Erin Murphy (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Suffolk County clerk of supreme judicial court on September 3, 2024. Incumbent Maura Doyle (D), who was appointed in 1996, is not running for re-election. The Boston Herald’s Gayla Cawley wrote that the race “is shaping up to be a battle…
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Initiative to create a new type of licensed veterinary professional will appear on Colorado’s Nov. ballot
The Colorado secretary of state’s office determined on Aug. 28 that Initiative 145, sponsored by All Pets Deserve Vet Care, qualified for the November ballot. The group had submitted 207,182 signatures for the initiative on July 29, surpassing the required 124,238 valid signatures. The initiative would create the profession of veterinary professional associate (VPA), which…
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Five, possibly six, states will vote on ranked-choice voting measures this fall—the most ever in a single year
Five states—Alaska, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Oregon—have certified ballot measures for Nov. 5 related to adopting, repealing, or pre-empting ranked-choice voting. This is the most RCV-related statewide ballot measures being featured in any year. There is one potential citizen initiative pending signature verification in Colorado that could bring the total number this year to six.…
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136 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries this year – four of which were legislative leaders
In the 37 states that have held primaries so far this year, 136 state legislative incumbents—3.4% of all incumbents seeking re-election—have lost. That’s less than at this point in 2022, when 174, or 4.6%, of incumbents had lost in primaries. Four of the 136 defeated incumbents were legislative leaders: three Republican state senators and one…
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Incumbent Michelle Fischbach (R) defeated Steve Boyd (R) in the Republican primary in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R) defeated Steve Boyd (R) in the Republican primary for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District on Aug. 13, 2024. The primary took place after the state Republican Party declined to endorse either Fischbach or Boyd at its nominating convention. According to MinnPost, Boyd’s status as “an outsider who promises to shake up…
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Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 5th Congressional District on August 6
Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 5th Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Four candidates lead in media attention, campaign finance, and endorsements: Bernadine Bank (D), Michael Baumgartner (R), Carmela Conroy (D), and Jacquelin Maycumber (R). Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot,…
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Two candidates are running in the general election for California’s 16th Congressional District in November
Sam Liccardo (D) and Evan Low (D) are running in the general election for California’s 16th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Anna Eshoo (D) is retiring from public office. In the all-party top-two primary on March 5, 2024, Liccardo finished first with 21.1%. Low finished in second place with 16.6% after a recount.…
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Democratic Incumbent Bob Casey Jr. and Republican David McCormick running in the November general election for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D), David McCormick (R), and five other candidates are running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania on Nov. 5, 2024. According to the AP’s Marc Levy, “McCormick’s candidacy is shaping up as the strongest challenge to Casey in his three reelection bids…The Senate candidates will share a ticket with…
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Four candidates running for North Carolina Governor in November general election
Josh Stein (D), Mark K. Robinson (R), Wayne Turner (G), and Mike Ross (L) are running in the general election for Governor of North Carolina on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Governor Roy Cooper (D) is term-limited. Politico called the race the most important and likely the most expensive governor’s race of 2024. The election will help determine North Carolina’s trifecta status. Heading into the 2024 election, Republicans have majorities…