Tag: north carolina
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives
As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked eight election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the eight, Ballotpedia tracked four from Feb. 13-19. Republicans sponsored all four bills. The bills are: NC H27: Elect Thomasville City Bd. of Ed, Reps. Larry Potts (R) and Samuel Watford…
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Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate
As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked two election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the two, Ballotpedia tracked one from Feb. 13-19. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is: NC S88: Election Day Integrity Act, Sens. Ted Alexander (R), Lisa Barnes (R), Kevin Corbin (R), Warren Daniel…
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These North Carolina State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost
Elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 28-22 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 37 of 50 general elections were contested. The losing…
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These North Carolina State House candidates raised the most money and lost
Elections for all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 69-51 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 85 of 120 general elections were contested. The…
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Thirteen of 20 North Carolina State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 28-22 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average…
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Thirty-four of 54 North Carolina House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 69-51 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive North Carolina State Senate elections
General elections for all 50 districts in the North Carolina State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 50 districts up for election in 2022, 37 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $16.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $367,886 per candidate and…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive North Carolina State House elections
General elections for all 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 120 districts up for election in 2022, 85 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $15.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $128,916 per candidate…
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral argument Dec. 7 on elections case
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Moore v. Harper on Dec. 7, the last day of its’ December sitting. Moore v. Harper concerns the elections clause in Article I, section 4 of the Constitution and whether state legislatures alone are empowered by the Constitution to regulate federal elections without oversight…
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North Carolina Republican candidates have spent $8.7 million more than Democrats
In North Carolina, state-level candidates have spent $61 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 22, 2022. Democratic candidates have spent $17.3 million and Republican candidates have spent $26 million. North Carolina Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 291 state-level Democrats…