Tag: primaries
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Garcia and Smith advance from top-two primary in CA-27
Incumbent Mike Garcia (R) and Christy Smith (D) advanced from a seven-candidate top-two primary for California’s 27th Congressional District on June 7, 2022. Based on unofficial returns, Garcia received 49.6% of the vote and Smith received 35.4%. John Quaye Quartey (D) finished third with 5.9%. Garcia and Smith will run in the general election on…
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Two months to Missouri’s primary
Missouri’s 2022 primary election is in two months. It is scheduled for Aug. 2. The filing deadline was on March 29. A primary election is used to narrow the field of candidates for certain positions or to determine the political party nominees before a general election. Missouri has an open primary. Voters are not required…
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The first-ever top-four congressional primary is on June 11 in Alaska
A special election for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District in the U.S. House will take place in 2022. Former incumbent Rep. Don Young (R) died on March 18, 2022. A top-four special primary is on June 11, 2022. This is the first top-four congressional primary in U.S. history. All candidates will appear on the same ballot with their…
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South Carolina House has its most contested primaries since 2014
The number of contested primaries in the South Carolina House of Representatives rose to 48 this year, the most since 2014. With 124 House districts holding elections, this represents 19% of the 248 possible primaries in the chamber. Of those 44 contested primaries, 12 include Democrats and 36 include Republicans. For Democrats, this is down…
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Zeigler, Allen advance to Alabama secretary of state primary runoff
Jim Zeigler and Wes Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama secretary of state to a June 21, 2022, primary runoff. A candidate needed at least 50% of the primary vote to win outright. Zeigler had 43% and Allen, 40% as of Wednesday afternoon. Christian Horn and Ed Packard also ran in the May…
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Nine candidates running in Los Angeles’ mayoral primary election
Nine candidates are running in the June 7, 2022, primary for mayor of Los Angeles, California. Incumbent Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) could not run for re-election due to term limits. Karen Bass (D) and Rick Caruso (D) have led the field in media coverage and fundraising. Though the election is officially nonpartisan, both candidates are…
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Percentage of Missouri state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014
Thirty-five of the 132 Missouri state legislators running for re-election—13 Democrats and 22 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 27% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 73% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. A primary is contested when there are more candidates running than available nominations, meaning at least one…
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24% of Missouri House incumbents face contested primaries
Twenty-nine of the 123 Missouri state representatives running for re-election—13 Democrats and 16 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 24% of incumbents seeking re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 76% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. A primary is contested when there are more candidates running than…
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Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 38% compared to 2020
There are 38% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 77% more Republican primaries and 18% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 7%, These figures include elections in 20 states that account for 2,476 of the 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (40%). A primary is contested…
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Twenty-six incumbents face contested primaries in California, down from recent cycles
Twenty-six of the 69 California state legislators running for re-election this year—21 Democrats and five Republicans—face contested primaries. This is fewer than the 37 incumbents in contested primaries in 2018 and 2020, but more than in earlier cycles. California began using top-two primaries in 2012, where every candidate, regardless of party affiliation, appears on the…