Tag: elections
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Five states hold state executive and legislative primaries August 4
Five states held statewide primaries on August 4, 2020: Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. There were 690 state executive and legislative seats up for election. These included 22 state executive seats, 112 state senate seats, and 556 state house seats. Candidates competed to advance to the general election on November 3, 2020. The following…
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Hawaii to hold congressional primaries August 8
The statewide primary election for Hawaii is on August 8, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on June 2. Voters will elect one candidate from each of the state's two congressional districts to serve in the U.S. House. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. Hawaii’s primary…
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Four states to hold congressional primaries August 11
Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin are holding congressional primaries on August 11. One U.S. Senate seat and 22 U.S. House seats are up for election across the four states. Primary candidates are competing for a spot in the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. In Connecticut, five U.S. House seats are up for election…
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Bush defeats incumbent Clay in Democratic primary rematch in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Cori Bush defeated incumbent William Lacy Clay and Katherine Bruckner in Missouri's 1st Congressional District Democratic primary. Bush received 49% of the vote to Clay's 46%. Clay is one of seven incumbent representatives who have lost in primaries in 2020. Bush challenged Clay in the district's 2018 primary, which Clay won with 57% of the…
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Tlaib defeats Jones in Michigan's 13th District Democratic primary
Incumbent Rep. Rashida Tlaib defeated Brenda Jones in Michigan's 13th Congressional District Democratic primary. With 90% of precincts reporting, Tlaib had received 66% of the vote to Jones' 34%. The primary was a rematch. Tlaib and Jones ran against one another in both the regular and special election primaries in 2018. Jones defeated Tlaib in…
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Previewing Tennessee's U.S. Senate Republican primary
Fifteen candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for U.S. Senate in Tennessee on August 6, 2020. Incumbent Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), first elected in 2002, is not running for re-election. Two candidates—Bill Hagerty and Manny Sethi—lead in media attention, noteworthy primary endorsements, advertisement activity, and campaign spending. CNN's Alex Rogers and Manu Raju wrote that the primary "resembles the…
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Previewing Tennessee's 1st Congressional District Republican primary
Sixteen candidates are running in Tennessee's 1st Congressional District's Republican Party primary on August 6, 2020. Incumbent Rep. Phil Roe (R), first elected in 2008, is not running for re-election. Five candidates—John Clark, Rusty Crowe, Josh Gapp, Diana Harshbarger, and Timothy Hill—lead in fundraising and advertisement activity. The top three fundraisers—Harshbarger, Gapp, and Clark—have largely self-financed their campaigns. Self-contributions made up 89% of…
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Inslee and Culp advance from Washington's top-two gubernatorial primary
Incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee (D) and Loren Culp (R) defeated 34 other candidates to advance in Washington's top-two primary for governor on August 4, 2020. In a top-two primary, all candidates regardless of party affiliation run in the same primary. The top-two vote-getters advance to the general election. Eleven Republicans, five Democrats, five unaffiliated candidates, three independents, and 12 candidates affiliated with third parties…
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Hawaii voters to decide state executive and legislative primaries
The statewide primary election for Hawaii is on August 8, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on June 2. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. Candidates are running in elections for the following state offices: • Office of Hawaiian Affairs (four seats) • State Senate (13…
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3,079 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of August 3, 3,079 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 486 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 383—195 Democrats and 188 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…