Tag: primaries
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Nadler defeats Maloney in final incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary
U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler defeated U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Suraj Patel, and Ashmi Sheth in the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District on Aug. 23, 2022. Nadler received 55% of the vote to Maloney’s 24%, followed by Patel with 19%. This race was the last of six primaries featuring two U.S. House incumbents…
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4.8% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 202 state legislative incumbents—57 Democrats and 145 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 42 states that have held primaries, 4.8% of incumbents running for re-election have lost, an elevated level of incumbent losses compared to previous cycles. These totals include data from both legislative chambers in Florida, state Senate races in…
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Preliminary results from Alaska’s top-four U.S. House primary
A top-four primary took place on Aug. 16 in Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District to determine which four candidates will run in the general election on Nov. 8. As of 1:00 a.m. ET on Aug. 17, with 61% of results reported, Mary Peltola (D) led with 34.5% of the vote, followed by Sarah Palin (R) with…
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Missouri state legislative incumbents lost in primaries at an increased rate
Seven state legislative incumbents—four Democrats and three Republicans—lost to primary challengers on August 2. This represents 5.3% of incumbents who filed for re-election, the largest number and highest rate of incumbent primary defeats in the state in five election cycles. A list of incumbents defeated, all of whom were first elected to office within the…
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Wyoming sees most U.S. House candidates since 2016
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Wyoming this year was May 27, 2022. Eight candidates are running for Wyoming’s At-Large U.S. House district, including three Democrats and five Republicans. That’s three more than the five candidates who ran in 2020 and in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings:…
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Twenty-two U.S. House candidates file to run in Alaska’s new top-four primary system, a decade-high
The filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House in Alaska was June 1, 2022. This year, 22 candidates are running in Alaska’s At-Large U.S. House district, a decade-high. The candidates running include nine Republicans, one Democrat, nine independents, and three third-party candidates. The 22 candidates running this year are 16 more than the…
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Number of contested state legislative primaries in Alaska drops as state introduces top-four primary system
There is one contested state legislative primary in Alaska this year, fewer than in previous election cycles. This decrease comes after the state began using a new top-four primary system, which voters approved in 2020. Under the new top-four primary system, every candidate appears on the same ballot and the top-four finishers advance to the general…
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4.6% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 182 state legislative incumbents—48 Democrats and 134 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 38 states that have held primaries, 4.6% of incumbents running for re-election have lost, an elevated level of incumbent losses compared to previous cycles. These totals include data from Tennessee, which held primaries on Aug. 4, as…
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Hawaii sees one open U.S. House seat for the sixth election cycle in a row
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Hawaii this year was June 7, 2022. Thirteen candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts, including eight Democrats and five Republicans. That’s 6.5 candidates per district, less than the 9.5 candidates per district in 2020 and the same number as in 2018. Here are…
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Contested state legislative primaries increase in Hawaii this year
There are 51 contested state legislative primaries in Hawaii this year, representing 34% of the total number of possible primaries. This is a 65% increase from 2020. A primary is contested when more candidates files to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose. Of the 51 contested primaries, 36…