Tag: 2024 U.S. House elections coverage
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Incumbent Michelle Fischbach (R) and Steve Boyd (R) are running in the Republican primary in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District
Incumbent Michelle Fischbach (R) and Steve Boyd (R) are running in the Republican primary in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District on Aug. 13, 2024. The primary is taking 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…
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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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John Avlon (D) defeated Nancy Goroff (D) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District
John Avlon (D) won the Democratic primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District on Jun. 25, 2024. As of Jun. 26, Avlon received 70.4% of the vote to Nancy Goroff’s (D) 29.6%. According to Spectrum News, Avlon and Goroff differed in their strategy for the general election. Avlon said he would try to appeal to…
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Nine South Carolina U.S. House primaries are contested this year—tying with 2018 for the most this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in South Carolina was April 1, 2024. Twenty-nine candidates are running for South Carolina’s seven U.S. House districts, including 11 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 4.14 candidates per district, more than the four candidates per district in 2022 and the 2.86 candidates in 2020. Here are…
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Eighteen candidates are running for Oklahoma’s five U.S. House seats—a decade-low
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Oklahoma was April 5, 2024. Eighteen candidates are running for Oklahoma’s five U.S. House districts, including six Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s 3.6 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 5.6 candidates per district in 2022, 5.4 candidates per…