Tag: U.S. House

  • Peltola, Palin, Begich, and Bye advance from Alaska U.S. House primary

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    Mary Peltola (D), Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Chris Bye (L) advanced from the top-four primary election for U.S. House in Alaska. Peltola received 37%, followed by Palin with 30% and Begich with 26%. Tara Sweeney (R) finished fourth with 4% but withdrew from the race. Since it was more than 64…

  • Two candidates running in the Nov. 8 general election for California’s 22nd Congressional District

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    California State Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D) and U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R) are running in the general election for California’s 22nd Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Heading into the election, the incumbent is Republican Connie Conway, who was first elected in a special election on June 7, 2022, to replace Devin Nunes. Conway chose…

  • A closer look at Colorado’s new, competitive 8th Congressional District

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    Yadira Caraveo (D), Barbara Kirkmeyer (R), and three others are running in the general election for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Caraveo is a pediatrician and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, first elected in 2018. Caraveo, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico, said, “Colorado families need a…

  • New Hampshire sees 19 U.S. House candidates this year, up from 12 in 2020

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Hampshire this year was June 10, 2022. Nineteen candidates are running for New Hampshire’s two U.S. House districts, including two Democrats and 17 Republicans. That’s 9.5 candidates per district, more than the six candidates per district in 2020 and fewer than the 12.5 in 2018.…

  • A rematch of last year’s third-closest U.S. House race taking place this year in CA-27

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    U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R) and Christy Smith (D) are running in the general election for California’s 27th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Judy Chu (D) is running for re-election in California’s 28th Congressional District because of redistricting. In 2020, Garcia defeated Smith in the 25th District by 333 votes, making it the…

  • Mary Peltola (D) wins special U.S. House election in Alaska

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    Mary Peltola (D) won the Aug. 16 special U.S. House election in Alaska, according to results released Aug. 31. In the final round of unofficial ranked-choice voting tabulation, Peltola had 51.5% of the vote to Sarah Palin’s (R) 48.5%. This election fills the term ending Jan. 3, 2023. Before ranked-choice tabulation began, Peltola had 40%…

  • Delaware sees two U.S. House candidates this year, the fewest since 2014

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Delaware this year was July 12, 2022. Two candidates are running for Delaware’s At-Large U.S. House district, one Democrat and one Republican.  The two candidates running this year are one fewer than the three who ran in 2020 and 2018, and five fewer than the seven…

  • Massachusetts sees 19 U.S. House candidates this year, fewer than in 2020 and 2018

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Massachusetts this year was June 7, 2022. Nineteen candidates are running for Massachusetts’s nine U.S. House districts, including nine Democrats and ten Republicans. That’s 2.1 candidates per district, less than the three candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.44 in 2018. Here are some other…

  • Pat Ryan and Joe Sempolinsk win New York congressional special elections

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    Two special general elections were held for New York’s 19th and 23rd Congressional Districts on August 23, 2022. Pat Ryan (D) won the District 19 special election with 65,943 votes and defeated Marcus Molinaro (R). The special election was called after Antonio Delgado (D) left office to serve as the lieutenant governor of New York…

  • Nadler defeats Maloney in final incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary

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    U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler defeated U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Suraj Patel, and Ashmi Sheth in the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District on Aug. 23, 2022. Nadler received 55% of the vote to Maloney’s 24%, followed by Patel with 19%. This race was the last of six primaries featuring two U.S. House incumbents…