Tag: Congress
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2,625 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections, one new congressional resignation
As of March 9, 2,625 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 377 candidates are filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 318—165 Democrats and 153 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties.…
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Candidate filing period for state offices ends in six states
The major-party filing deadline to run for elected office in Montana passed on March 9. That deadline was followed up on March 10 by filing deadlines in New Mexico and Oregon. Candidates running in Idaho, Iowa, and Nevada have until March 13 to file. Prospective candidates could file for the following offices: U.S. Senate seats…
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Costa and Cookingham advance to CA-16 general election
Incumbent Jim Costa (D) and Kevin Cookingham (R) advanced to the Nov. 3 general election for California’s 16th Congressional District, defeating two other candidates in the March 3 top-two primary. As of 10:00 a.m. PT on March 5, Cookingham had received 38.5% of the vote to Costa’s 37.5%, followed by Esmeralda Soria (D) with 18.4%…
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Statewide filing deadline passes in Nebraska
On March 2, the filing deadline passed for non-incumbents to run for elected office in Nebraska. The filing deadline for incumbents previously passed on February 18. Candidates filed for the following offices: U.S. Senator • Incumbent Ben Sasse (R) filed to run for re-election. U.S. House Districts 1, 2, and 3 • Every incumbent filed…
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Georgia filing deadline is March 6
The major-party filing deadline to run for elected office in Georgia is on March 6, 2020. In Georgia, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: • U.S. Senate (2 seats: 1 special election and 1 regular election) • U.S. House (14 seats) • Georgia Public Service Commission (2 seats) • State Senate (56 seats)…
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Nebraska filing deadline passes to run for U.S. congressional offices
On March 2, the non-incumbent filing deadline passed for candidates to run for elected office in Nebraska. The incumbent filing deadline passed on February 18. One U.S. Senate seat and three U.S. House seats are up for election in the state. The Class II Senate seat currently held by Ben Sasse (R) is up for…
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Candidate filing period for congressional races in Georgia ends March 6
The major-party filing deadline to run for a U.S. House or Senate seat in Georgia was on March 6, 2020. In Georgia, prospective candidates could file for two seats in the U.S. Senate (one special election and one regular election) and 14 seats in the U.S. House. The U.S. Senate special election was called after…
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22 of 149 congressional primaries on Super Tuesday advance to primary runoff
Five states held statewide primaries on March 3, 2020: Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, and Texas. In those states, 22 congressional races advanced to primary runoffs. Nine are Democratic primary runoffs, and 13 are Republican primary runoffs. Alabama saw the highest percentage of primaries advance to primary runoffs. Of the six primaries on the ballot,…
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Congressional primaries in Mississippi on Tuesday
One of Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seats and all four of the state’s U.S. House seats are up for election this year, and the congressional primary is scheduled for March 10, 2020. All five races include the incumbent running for re-election, and four of the races feature a contested primary between one or both major parties.…