Tag: Republican Party
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The 100 most populous U.S. cities have more Democratic mayors and fewer Republican mayors than they have had since 2016
Ballotpedia is covering 30 mayoral elections in the top-100 most populous cities and state capitals in 2026. Of the 30 cities with mayoral elections in 2026, 29 hold nonpartisan elections, and one holds partisan elections. Click here to learn about how Ballotpedia identifies the partisan affiliation of mayors in cities with nonpartisan mayoral elections. Below…
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U.S. House races see Democrats in more contests than Republicans
Ballotpedia is tracking U.S. House races without a Democratic or Republican candidate in 2026. As of March 10, 2026, three races have no Democrat, while 35 have no Republican. The races without a Democratic candidate are New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, and Wyoming’s At-Large Congressional District. Thirteen states have races…
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Partisan control shifted 10 percentage points toward Democrats in the 2025 state legislative elections
As a result of the Nov. 4, 2025, elections, the partisan composition of the 180 state legislative seats up for election changed by 10 percentage points. That is compared to a one percentage point shift following the 2023 elections. Democrats had a net gain of 18 seats, representing 10% of the 180 seats, and Republicans…
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Republican party committees lead in cumulative fundraising as of third campaign finance deadline of the 2026 election cycle
As of March 31, 2025, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $96 million and spent $89 million in the 2026 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $113 million and spent…
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Republicans pick up one state financial officer position
What’s the story? Republicans gained one state financial officer (SFO) position in the Nov. 5 general election, as Dave Boliek (R) defeated incumbent Jessica Holmes (D), and Bob Drach (L) in the race for North Carolina Auditor. Partisan control did not change for the 17 other SFO positions (10 treasurer and seven other auditor offices)…
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Democratic Party fundraising committees maintain cumulative fundraising edge in September
As of Sept. 30, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $966 million and spent $888 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $802 million and spent…