Tag: State leg
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Newcomers will represent 35% of Colorado’s state legislative districts next year
Thirty-five state legislative districts up for election this year in Colorado are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 43% of the 82 districts up for election this year and 35% of the 100 districts in the Colorado General Assembly. Since no incumbents are present, newcomers to the legislature are guaranteed to win…
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Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 34% compared to 2020
There are 34% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 71% more Republican primaries and 18% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 9%. These figures include elections in 23 states that account for 2,862 of 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (46%). A primary is contested when…
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Oklahoma Legislature adjourns without referring any measures to 2022 ballot
The Oklahoma State Legislature adjourned its 2022 Regular Session on May 27 without referring any measures to the 2022 ballot for voters to consider. During the 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions, the Legislature considered referring constitutional amendments and state statutes to the ballot. Fifteen constitutional amendments and one state statute had passed in the chamber…
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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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4.5% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 61 state legislative incumbents—13 Democrats and 48 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 12 states that have held primaries, 4.5% of incumbents running for re-election have lost. This is both the largest number and highest incumbent loss rate in these 12 states since 2014. In addition to earlier primaries, these…
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Newcomers will represent 38% of Maine’s state legislative districts next year
Seventy-one state legislative districts up for election this year in Maine are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 38% of the 186 districts in the Maine State Legislature. Since no incumbents are present, newcomers to the legislature are guaranteed to win open districts. This is the most guaranteed newcomers to the Maine State…
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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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Percentage of New Mexico state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014
Twelve of the 57 New Mexico state legislators running for re-election—eight Democrats and four Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 21% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 45% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. While there are fewer incumbents in contested primaries this year than in 2020 (12, down from…
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Rate of state legislative incumbents facing contested primaries in Georgia at its highest since 2014
Sixty-three of the 188 Georgia state legislators running for re-election this year—27 Democrats and 36 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 34% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 66% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. A contested primary is one where more candidates are running than there are nominations available.…
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Newcomers will represent 31% of Iowa’s state legislative districts next year
Forty-six state legislative districts up for election this year in Iowa are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 33% of the 134 districts up for election and 31% of all 150 districts in the Iowa General Assembly. Since no incumbents are present, newcomers to the assembly are guaranteed to win open districts.…