Tag: Congress

  • Kahele wins Democratic nomination to succeed Gabbard in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District

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    Hawaii State Sen. Kaiali’i Kahele defeated Brian Evans, Brenda Lee, and Noelle Famera to win the Democratic nomination in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District Aug. 8. Kahele received 77% of the vote to Evans’ 9%, Lee’s 8%, and Famera’s 6%. Kahele, who has served in the Hawaii state Senate since 2016, said his policy priorities were…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Republicans-Issue 29 (August 5, 2020)

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    This week: Jake LaTurner defeats incumbent Rep. Steve Watkins, Marshall wins Kansas Senate nomination over Kobach, Hamilton, and Collins launches TV ad against Loeffler in Georgia. Election results Here are some key primary results from Aug. 4. United States Senate, Kansas: Roger Marshall defeated Kris Kobach, Bob Hamilton, and eight others. Marshall received 40% of…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 29 (August 5, 2020)

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    This week: Cori Bush defeats incumbent Rep. William Lacy Clay, Ilhan Omar releases first TV ad, and Ocasio-Cortez appears in an ad for Ed Markey. Election results Here are some key primary results from Aug. 4. Arizona’s 1st Congressional District: Incumbent Tom O’Halleran defeated Eva Putzova. O’Halleran received 59% to Putzova’s 41% with 98% of…

  • 3,079 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections

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    As of August 3, 3,079 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 486 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 383—195 Democrats and 188 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…

  • Adkins wins Republican primary for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District

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    Amanda Adkins won the Republican primary for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District Aug. 4. With 89% of precincts reporting, she led the field of candidates with 31% of the vote. The Associated Press called the race at 9:50 p.m. CDT.

  • Meijer wins MI-03 Republican primary

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    Peter Meijer won the Republican primary for Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District. With 64% of precincts reporting, he led the field of candidates with 51% of the vote, followed by Lynn Afendoulis with 25%, and Tom Norton with 18%. Decision Desk HQ called the race at 8:12 p.m. Central Time.

  • Marshall defeats Kobach in Kansas’ Republican primary for U.S. Senate

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    U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall defeated former Secretary of State Kris Kobach, plumber Bob Hamilton, and eight others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Kansas. As of 9:25 p.m. Central Time, Marshall had received 37% of the vote followed by Kobach and Hamilton with 26% and 20%, respectively. No other candidate received over 10% of the vote. During the…

  • LaTurner defeats incumbent Watkins in KS-02 GOP primary

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    Jake LaTurner won Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District Republican primary with 49% of the vote to incumbent Steve Watkins’ 34% and Dennis Taylor’s 17%, with 57% of precincts reporting. Watkins is the sixth incumbent representative defeated in a primary in 2020. He was first elected in 2018, defeating Paul Davis (D) by less than 1 percentage…

  • Tennessee to hold congressional primaries August 6

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    Tennessee is holding primaries for one seat in the U.S. Senate and nine seats in the U.S. House on August 6. Candidates are competing for a place on the general election ballot on November 3. The filing deadline for candidates to run in this election was April 2. The open race for the state’s U.S.…

  • Previewing the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District

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    There are three battleground primaries taking place in Michigan on Aug. 4. Battlegrounds are elections that Ballotpedia expects to have a meaningful effect on the balance of power in governments or to be particularly competitive or compelling. Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13 Congressional District Incumbent Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Brenda Jones are running in the…