Tag: Daily Brew
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The Daily Brew: Send an election-themed Valentine today!
Welcome to the Monday, Feb. 1, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Support Ballotpedia: Send an election-themed Valentine today! 19 states saw at least one party with a net gain of seats in both state legislative chambers The most expensive ballot measure in recent Massachusetts history Support Ballotpedia: Send…
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77 third-party candidates received more votes than the winner’s margin of victory in 2020
Seventy-seven third-party candidates whose vote totals were greater than the winner’s margin of victory When third-party candidates run in elections, sometimes they can receive more votes than the margin of victory in the race. We looked at last year’s races where that happened within our coverage scope of more than 10,000 races. Below are the…
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Over 4,700 candidates took Ballotpedia’s candidate survey in 2020
Over 4,700 candidates responded to Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2020 For the third year in a row, Ballotpedia invited all candidates in our coverage scope to complete our Candidate Connection survey. In 2020, we covered 29,002 federal, state, and local candidates. Our survey asks candidates about their backgrounds, priorities, and proposed solutions to the…
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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: 94% of incumbents won re-election on Nov. 3—Here’s the breakdown by state
94% of incumbents won re-election on Nov. 3—Here’s the breakdown by state Our researchers continue to analyze last year’s elections, and today, we’re looking at the state-by-state re-election rate for the 7,458 federal, state, and local incumbents who ran for re-election on Nov. 3. In last year’s general elections, 94% of incumbents nationwide won re-election.…
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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: 80% of local ballot measures were approved in 2020
80% of measures in top 100 cities were approved in 2020 Last week, we gave you a summary of our annual report on California local ballot measures. Today, we’re back with an analysis of the approval rates, notable topics and measures, and more in the top 100 largest cities last year. Ballotpedia covered 314 local…
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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: 30 state legislative races decided by < 100 votes in 2020
30 state legislative races were decided by fewer than 100 votes in 2020 The saying goes, “every vote counts.” For these races, fewer than 100 votes decided the winner. Out of the 5,875 total state legislative elections in 2020, 30 (0.5%) races were decided by fewer than 100 votes. Twenty-nine of the races were for…
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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: The history of U.S. Senate ties
U.S. Senate split evenly for fourth time in history After Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office on Jan. 20, she presided over the swearing in of three new Democratic Senators: Alex Padilla (Calif.), Jon Ossoff (Ga.), and Raphael Warnock (Ga.). The U.S. Senate now has 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and two independent…
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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Looking back—CA voters approved 62% of local measures in 2020
62% approval rate for California’s 2020 local ballot measures Ballotpedia’s annual report on California local ballot measures is out. We’ve been covering all local ballot measures in California since 2008. California voters decided 719 local ballot measures across seven election dates last year. Below are some highlights from the report. Voters approved 62.4% percent of…
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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Average MOV in last year’s House races—29 percentage points
Average margin of victory in last year’s U.S. House races was lowest since at least 2012 The average margin of victory (MOV) in last year’s U.S. House elections was 28.8 percentage points, down from 31.8 percentage points in 2018 and the narrowest average MOV in U.S. House elections since at least 2012. Ballotpedia has analyzed…