Tag: Congress
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2,787 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of April 20, 2,787 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 409 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 335—174 Democrats and 161 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties.…
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Fourth special election to the 116th Congress to be held April 28
The fourth special election to the 116th U.S. Congress will take place on Tuesday, April 28, in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. Kim Klacik (R) and Kweisi Mfume (D) are running in the election. The special election will fill the vacancy left by the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) in Oct. 2019. Due to the…
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Candidate filing period for congressional races to end in Michigan and Florida
The statewide filing deadlines to run for congressional offices in Michigan and Florida are approaching. Michigan’s deadline is on April 21, and Florida’s deadline is on April 26. Prospective candidates in Michigan may file for the following congressional offices: • U.S. Senate: The Class II Senate seat currently held by Gary Peters (D) is up…
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Ballotpedia tracks U.S. House races without a Democratic or Republican candidate
Ballotpedia is tracking U.S. House races without a known Democratic or Republican candidate in the 2020 elections. As of April 15, 25 states have U.S. House races without a major-party candidate. A total of 26 U.S. House races do not have a Democratic candidate, and 31 do not have a Republican candidate. The most seats…
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Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 14 (April 15, 2020)
This week: Chamber of Commerce to support Caruso-Cabrera against Ocasio-Cortez, Plame releases ads highlighting CIA background in NM-03, and Tennessee Democratic Party removes incumbent representative from the ballot. On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. “There have been a number…
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Senate to remain in recess until at least May 4
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that the Senate would not reconvene until at least May 4. McConnell said he made the decision based on the advice of health experts and in consultation with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) On Monday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made a similar announcement about…
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30 Democratic-held U.S. House districts up for election this fall were won by Trump in 2016
There are 30 Democratic-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Incumbents have filed for re-election in 28 of the 30 districts. Most are expected to be among the House’s most competitive elections in 2020. The 30 districts voted for Trump by as many as 30.8 percentage…
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Five Republican-held U.S. House districts up for election this fall were won by Clinton in 2016
There are five Republican-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election: New York’s 24th, North Carolina’s 2nd, North Carolina’s 6th, Pennsylvania’s 1st, and Texas’ 23rd. The five districts voted for Clinton by as many as 24.4 percentage points (NC-02) and as few as 2.0 percentage points (PA-01).…
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2,756 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of April 13, 2,773 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 402 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 333—173 Democrats and 160 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties.…