Tag: Democratic primaries

  • South Carolina to hold 11 primary runoffs for state legislative seats on June 23

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    South Carolina is holding primary runoffs on June 23, 2020, for races in which a candidate did not receive a majority of votes in the primary on June 9. Eleven races will be on the primary runoff ballot, including nine state House seats and two state Senate seats. The two state Senate primary runoffs include…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 23 (June 17, 2020)

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    This week: Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, and KY’s two largest newspapers endorse Booker for Senate, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC makes first-ever expenditure, Steve Marchand not running for governor of New Hampshire On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. On protests and coronavirus…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 22 (June 10, 2020)

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    This week: Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez endorse Bowman while Pelosi endorses Engel in NY-16, Hickenlooper and Romanoff release first TV ads in the Colorado Senate primary, and Indiana Attorney General candidates make final arguments ahead of convention On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight…

  • Five states to hold Congressional, state-level primaries June 9

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    Five states are holding primaries for congressional and state-level office June 9—Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, and West Virginia. Ballotpedia has identified nine of those primaries as battlegrounds. The nine battleground primaries include one for U.S. Senate, two for governor of West Virginia, and six for U.S. House. Six are Republican primaries and three…

  • June 2 election review: Congressional primaries

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    Eight states and the District of Columbia held congressional primaries on June 2, 2020. Fifty-two seats were on the ballots, including five U.S. Senate seats, 46 U.S. House seats, and one nonvoting U.S. House seat. Cumulatively, 288 candidates were on the ballot. Forty-six incumbents were on the ballot, 22 of whom were Democrats and 24…

  • Five states to hold congressional primaries on June 9

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    Congressional primary elections will be held in Georgia, North Dakota, Nevada, South Carolina, and West Virginia on June 9, 2020. • In Georgia, voters will select one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate and 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from the state’s 14 congressional districts. The candidate filing deadline for these…

  • Congressional candidate filing period passes in five states

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    The filing deadline to run for Congress has passed in Alaska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Hawaii, and Minnesota. The filing deadline was on June 1, 2020, for Alaska, Kansas, and Wisconsin. For Hawaii and Minnesota, the filing deadline was June 2. Prospective candidates filed for the following congressional offices: Alaska • U.S. Senate (1 seat) • U.S.…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 21 (June 3, 2020)

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    This week: Key June 2 primary results, Andrew Yang endorses Perelman in FL-23, and Jennifer Carroll Foy launches 2021 campaign for governor of Virginia. On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. On property destruction in protests “People are going out…

  • Kathleen Williams wins Democratic nomination for Montana’s At-Large District for second cycle in a row

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    Kathleen Williams (D) defeated state Rep. Tom Winter (D-96) to win the Democratic nomination for Montana’s at-large U.S. House seat for the second election cycle in a row. As of 10:33 p.m. Mountain Time, Williams had received 89.6% of the vote to Winter’s 10.4% with 43% of precincts reporting. Williams was the 2018 Democratic candidate…

  • Frank Mrvan wins Democratic nomination in Indiana’s 1st District to succeed Pete Visclosky

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    Frank Mrvan (D) defeated 14 other candidates to win the Democratic nomination to succeed outgoing Rep. Pete Visclosky (D) in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District. As of 10:50 p.m. Central Time, Mrvan had received 33.6% of the vote to Thomas McDermott Jr.’s 29.3%. No other candidate had received more than 10% of the vote. This was…