Tag: Congressional election
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Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) is sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024
On Sept. 13, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) became the sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, was the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2012, when he lost to incumbent President Barack Obama (D). Six years later, in 2018, he was elected to represent…
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Five U.S. Senators have announced they are not running for re-election in 2024
Fifteen members of Congress—five members of the U.S. Senate and ten members of the U.S. House—have announced they would not seek re-election in 2024. This includes 11 Democrats—four in the Senate and seven in the House—as well as four Republicans—U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and three House members. The same number of U.S. Senators (5)…
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18% of Congressional elections were decided by fewer than 10 points
In the 2022 U.S. Senate and U.S. House elections, the winning candidate’s margin of victory (MOV) was ten percentage points or fewer in 85 races and five percentage points or fewer in 46 races. Ten of the races decided by ten percentage points or fewer were for the U.S. Senate, and 75 were for the…
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Democrat Josh Riley and Republican Marc Molinaro are running in New York’s 19th Congressional District
Josh Riley (D) and Marc Molinaro (R) are running in the November 8, 2022, general election for New York’s 19th Congressional District. Incumbent Pat Ryan (D) is running for re-election in New York’s 18th Congressional District due to redistricting. Riley is a private attorney and former congressional staffer. Riley highlighted his ties to the district…
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A three-candidate rematch in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden (D), former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R), and Tiffany Bond (I) are running in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. Golden defeated Poliquin, then the incumbent, along with Bond and Will Hoar (I) in 2018. That was the first congressional race ever decided by ranked-choice voting. Poliquin received a plurality…
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Incumbent Rep. Annie Kuster (D) and Bob Burns (R) running in NH-02
Incumbent Rep. Annie Kuster (D) and Bob Burns (R) are running for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. Kuster first took office in 2013. She said, “I will protect access to safe, legal abortion, and my opponent, Mr. Burns, won’t, and that’s the difference. That’s what’s on the ballot this November.” Kuster…
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Incumbent Yvette Herrell (R), Gabriel Vasquez (D), and write-in Eliseo Luna (D) running for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Yvette Herrell (R), Gabriel Vasquez (D), and write-in Eliseo Luna (D) are running in the November 8, 2022, general election for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. The Las Cruces Sun News’ Michael McDevitt wrote, “While CD2 has traditionally been a red seat, it’s been marked as a likelier Democratic district by the Cook Political…
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Incumbent Kildee, Junge, Canny, and Goodwin running for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District
Incumbent Dan Kildee (D), Paul Junge (R), David Canny (L), and Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) are running in the general election for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Bloomberg Government’s Emily Wilkins said, “Kildee, first elected a decade ago, is one of a handful of lawmakers who became GOP targets thanks to redistricting.…
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Langworthy defeats Paladino in New York’s 23rd Congressional District Republican primary
Nicholas Langworthy defeated Carl Paladino in New York’s 23rd Congressional District Republican primary on August 23, 2022. The Buffalo News’ Robert J. McCarthy said Langworthy and Paladino’s presence in the primary “[was] expected to result in a lively race, pitting against each other two well-known conservatives and allies of former President Donald Trump in an overwhelmingly…
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Both candidates in the election for Washington’s 3rd Congressional district complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District —Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) and Joe Kent (R)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance…