Tag: U.S. House
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Colorado sees the most candidates running for the U.S. House in at least a decade
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Colorado this year was March 15, 2022. Thirty candidates are running for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 3.75 candidates per district, more than the 2.28 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.43 in 2018. Here are some other…
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Salinas wins Democratic primary for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District
Andrea Salinas defeated Teresa Alonso Leon, Carrick Flynn, Loretta Smith, Cody Reynolds, Matt West, and three other candidates in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. The 6th District was one of seven new U.S. House districts created due to apportionment after the 2020 census, as Oregon gained one new…
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Vallejo leads Ramirez by less than 30 votes in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 15th Congressional district
Ruben Ramirez and Michelle Vallejo ran in the Democratic Party primary runoff on May 24, 2022, in Texas’ 15th Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the district’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022. As of 2:00 p.m. ET on May 25, Vallejo led Ramirez, 50.1% to 49.9%. Ramirez worked as an…
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Crockett wins Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 30th Congressional district
Jasmine Crockett defeated Jane Hamilton in the Democratic Party primary runoff on May 24, 2022, in Texas’ 30th Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the district’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022. As of 1:00 p.m. ET on May 25, Crockett had received 60.1% of the vote to Hamilton’s 39.9%. Crockett…
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New Mexico sees the fewest candidates running for the U.S. House since 2016
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Mexico this year was March 24, 2022. Eight candidates are running for New Mexico’s three U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and four Republicans. That’s 2.67 candidates per district, less than the 6.3 candidates per district in 2020 and the five in 2018. Here are…
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Iowa sees the fewest candidates running for the U.S. House in at least a decade
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Iowa this year was March 18, 2022. Ten candidates are running for Iowa’s four U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and six Republicans. That’s 2.5 candidates per district, less than the 4.5 candidates per district in 2020 and the four in 2018. Here are some other…
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Georgia has the most candidates running for the U.S. House in at least a decade
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Georgia this year was March 11, 2022. Eighty-two candidates are running for Georgia’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 31 Democrats and 51 Republicans. That’s 5.86 candidates per district, more than the 5.5 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.42 in 2018. Here are some other…
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Davis wins Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District
Donald Davis defeated Erica Smith and two other candidates in the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent G.K. Butterfield (D) did not file to run for re-election. WRAL’s Bryan Anderson wrote: “Central to Davis’ campaign was an argument about electability, where he sought to persuade Democratic voters that his more…
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Sandy Smith wins North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District Republican primary
Sandy Smith defeated Sandy Roberson and six other candidates in the Republican Party primary for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent G.K. Butterfield (D) did not run for re-election Smith was the Republican nominee for the district’s 2020 general election, winning the Republican primary with 77.3% of the vote. She lost…
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Val Hoyle wins Oregon’s 4th Congressional District Democratic primary
Val Hoyle defeated Doyle Canning, Andrew Kalloch, John Selker, and four other candidates in the Democratic Party primary for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Peter DeFazio (D), who represented the district since 1987, did not run for re-election. Hoyle was elected Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries in 2018. Hoyle was…