Tag: Congress
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Jacobs sworn into U.S. House to represent New York’s 27th Congressional District
Just under a month after Christopher Jacobs (R) won the special election to fill the vacant seat in New York’s 27th Congressional District, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) swore him into office on July 21. Jacobs defeated Nate McMurray (D/Working Families Party), Duane Whitmer (Libertarian Party), and Michael Gammariello (Green Party) in the…
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RNC outraises DNC by nearly three-to-one
The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by nearly three-to-one last month, according to July 2020 campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission Monday. This was the third month in a row in which the RNC outraised the DNC. The RNC raised $36.9 million and spent $19.0 million, while…
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Four congressional races in Georgia move to runoffs on August 11
Four primary runoff elections are scheduled in three of Georgia’s congressional districts on August 11, 2020. Primary runoffs in Georgia were originally scheduled to be held on July 21 but were postponed to August 11 amid concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The statewide primary election was held on June 9, 2020. To avoid a runoff,…
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3,070 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of July 20, 3,070 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 479 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 381—193 Democrats and 188 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…
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Freitas wins Republican nomination at Virginia’s 7th Congressional District convention
Nick Freitas defeated John McGuire and four other candidates in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District’s July 18 Republican primary convention. After the third and final round of voting, Freitas received 56 percent of the delegate vote to McGuire’s 44 percent. Freitas led in fundraising during the primary with $1,031,000 according to June 28 campaign finance reports.…
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Voters decide primaries in Maine, primary runoffs in Alabama, Texas
The primary election for Maine’s congressional seats took place on July 14, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on March 16. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled on November 3. The following races were decided, meaning one or more candidates advanced to the general election, on primary election night: • U.S.…
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Filing period for congressional candidates ends in Delaware
On July 14, the major-party congressional filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Delaware. Candidates filed for the state’s Class II U.S. Senate seat and at-large U.S. House seat. The Class II Senate seat is currently held by Chris Coons (D), who filed to run for re-election. The state’s at-large seat in the…
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Hegar wins Democratic primary runoff for Senate in Texas
M.J. Hegar defeated Royce West in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate in Texas. Hegar received 52% of the vote to West’s 48%. Hegar’s endorsers included the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and End Citizens United. She is a former U.S. Army search and rescue and medevac pilot. Hegar ran for the U.S. House in…