Tag: primaries

  • Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 25% compared to 2020

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    There are 25% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 55% more Republican primaries and 8% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 9%. These figures include elections in 37 states that account for 4,672 of 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (76%). A primary is contested when…

  • 33% of Washington state legislative incumbents face contested top-two primaries

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    Thirty-one of the 95 Washington state legislators who filed for re-election—22 Democrats and nine Republicans—will face contested primaries on Aug. 2. This represents 33% of incumbents who filed for re-election, lower than in 2020 but a higher rate than other recent election cycles. Washington is one of three states holding top-two state legislative primaries this…

  • Incumbent Galvin faces Sullivan in Massachusetts’ secretary of state Democratic primary on Sept. 6

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    Incumbent William Galvin and Tanisha Sullivan are running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts secretary of state on September 6, 2022.  Galvin won his first term in 1994 and was re-elected six times before the 2022 election. In this period, he faced Democratic primary opposition twice. In the 2018 primary, he defeated Josh Zakim, 67%…

  • Wisconsin sees the fewest U.S. House candidates since 2012

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Wisconsin this year was June 1, 2022. Twenty-two candidates are running for Wisconsin’s eight U.S. House districts, including nine Democrats and 13 Republicans. That’s 2.75 candidates per district, less than the 2.88 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.13 in 2018. Here are some other…

  • Nineteen candidates are running in the top-four primary for United States Senate in Alaska on August 16, 2022

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    Nineteen candidates are running in the top-four primary for United States Senate in Alaska on August 16, 2022. Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) is running for re-election. This is the first use of the top-four primary system for a U.S. Senate seat in Alaska since voters approved its use in November 2020. All candidates run…

  • Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 25% compared to 2020

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    There are 25% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 55% more Republican primaries and 8% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 8%. These figures include elections in 36 states that account for 4,538 of the 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (74%). A primary is contested…

  • 4.8% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries

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    So far this year, 135 state legislative incumbents—29 Democrats and 106 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 27 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 Maryland, which held state legislative primaries on July…

  • There are no open U.S. House seats in Washington for the first time in a decade

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House in Washington was May 20, 2022. This year, 68 candidates are running in Washington’s 10 U.S. House districts, including 37 Republicans, 19 Democrats, seven independents, and five third-party candidates. That’s 6.8 candidates per district, fewer than the 7.3 candidates in 2020, and more than the…

  • Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 26% compared to 2020

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    There are 26% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 56% more Republican primaries and 8% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 8%. These figures include elections in 34 states that account for 4,289 of 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (70%). A primary is contested when…

  • Eight candidates are running in the August 9 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin

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    Eight candidates are running in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin on August 9, 2022. Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, and former State Rep. Tom Nelson lead in fundraising and media attention. Kou Lee, Steven Olikara, Peter Peckarsky, and Darrell Williams are also running. The…