Tag: Democratic primaries
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North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District Democratic primary
Eight candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. David Price (D)—first elected in 1986, defeated in 1994, and re-elected in 1996—is not seeking re-election. This is the first time the 4th District has been open since 1972. Media attention has focused on…
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Five candidates are running in North Carolina’s 13th Democratic primary
Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd (R) announced on April 28, 2021, that he would not seek re-election and instead run for U.S. Senate. Two candidates—Wiley Nickel and Sam Searcy—have led the field in fundraising and media coverage.…
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Candidates announce new endorsements in Texas’ 15 Congressional District Democratic primary runoff
Ruben Ramirez and Michelle Vallejo received new endorsements in Texas’ 15th Congressional District Democratic Party primary runoff. Ramirez and Vallejo were the top two finishers in the Democratic Party primary election on March 1, with Ramirez receiving 28.3% of the vote and Vallejo receiving 20.1%. Texas State Reps. Armando Martinez (D) and Terry Canales (D)…
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Nine candidates running in the May 17 Democratic primary for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District
Teresa Alonso Leon, Andrea Salinas, Loretta Smith, Cody Reynolds, and Matt West have led in fundraising, media attention, and endorsements. Alonso Leon is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 22. She was first elected in 2016. She has campaigned on education, universal healthcare, and strengthening Oregon’s economy. On her campaign website,…
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Two candidates running in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic Primary
Alisha Shelton and Tony Vargas are running in the May 10, 2022, Democratic Party primary for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. Shelton has worked as a clinical supervisor, program director, and therapist and ran for U.S. Senate in 2020, where she finished third in the Democratic primary behind primary winner Chris Janicek (D) and Angie Philips…
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Incumbent Kurt Schrader and Jamie McLeod-Skinner running in Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
Incumbent Kurt Schrader and Jamie McLeod-Skinner are running in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. The general election is set to take place on Nov. 8, 2022. The filing deadline was March 8, 2022. Schrader has represented the 5th District since 2009, but the district’s boundaries changed as a…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 14
March 17, 2022 In this issue: Former Minneapolis Council member challenges Ilhan Omar and a hypothetical matchup poll shows Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo about even Criminal justice issues in spotlight in California AG primary California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) faces Republican and independent challengers in the state’s top-two primary. Politico‘s Jeremy B. White…
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Fifteen candidates are running in the May 17 Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon
Fifteen candidates are running in the May 17 Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon. Incumbent Kate Brown (D) is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. Tina Kotek and Tobias Read have led in fundraising and noteworthy endorsements. Read is the Oregon treasurer, a position to which he was first elected in 2016. He has run…
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Garza, Jaworski advance to May 24 runoff in Democratic primary for Texas attorney general
Rochelle Garza and Joe Jaworski advanced from the March 1 Democratic primary for Texas attorney general when third-place finisher Lee Merritt conceded his spot in the runoff on March 10. Garza finished first in the primary with 43.0% of the vote and Jaworski received 19.7%. Merritt finished in third place with 19.4%, Mike Fields was…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 13
March 10, 2022 In this issue: Working Families Party endorsements in NY congressional races and Israel an early issue in MI-11 NY Working Families Party endorses in NY-11, NY-12 The New York Working Families Party endorsed Brittany Ramos DeBarros in New York’s 11th Congressional District primary and Rana Abdelhamid in the 12th District primary. Spectrum…