Tag: Democratic primaries
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3,019 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of June 29, 3,019 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 461 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 369—187 Democrats and 182 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…
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Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah to hold congressional primaries June 30
The statewide primaries for Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah are on June 30, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed in March for Colorado and Utah and in April for Oklahoma. One U.S. Senate seat and seven U.S. House seats are up for election in Colorado. A Democratic and Republican primary is being held for each…
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Voters decide congressional primaries in three states, runoffs in MS, NC
Three states held congressional primaries on June 23, 2020, and two states held primary runoffs. Forty-four congressional seats were on the ballot, including two U.S. Senate seats and 42 U.S. House seats. The general election for all five states is November 3, 2020. Kentucky held primaries for one U.S. Senate seat and six U.S. House…
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Voters decide state-level races in Kentucky, New York, South Carolina
On June 23, 2020, Kentucky and New York held primaries for state-level offices, and South Carolina held state legislative primary runoff elections. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. In Kentucky, 19 state Senate seats and all 100 state House seats were on the ballot, along with one state…
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Candidate filing period for congressional races ends in Rhode Island
On June 24, the statewide filing deadline passed to run for U.S. Congress in Rhode Island. One U.S. Senate seat and both of Rhode Island’s U.S. House seats are up for election in 2020. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D) filed for re-election to his Class II Senate seat. He was first elected to the seat…
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Three states to hold state executive and legislative primaries next Tuesday
Three states—Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah—are holding statewide primaries on June 30. In Colorado, primaries are being held for three state board of education seats, three seats on the University of Colorado Board of Regents, 18 state Senate seats, and 65 state House seats. In Oklahoma, primaries are being held for corporation commissioner, 11 state Senate…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins renomination over three challengers
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) defeated challengers Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Badrun Khan, and Sam Sloan in the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th Congressional District. As of 11:15 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, Ocasio-Cortez had received 73.8% of the vote to Caruso-Cabrera’s 18.6%. This was Ocasio-Cortez’s first primary after she unseated incumbent Joseph Crowley in the…
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All candidates in New York’s 10th District Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) recently completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. Nadler, a 28-year incumbent and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is running for re-election in New York’s 10th Congressional District. He joins Lindsey Boylan and Jonathan Herzog, the two other candidates in the race, in completing a Candidate Connection Survey. Ballotpedia asks all…