Tag: U.S. House
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Incumbent Titus wins Democratic primary in Nevada’s 1st District
Incumbent Dina Titus defeated Amy Vilela in the Democratic primary for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District on June 14. Gary Martin of the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote before the primary, “On social issues, there is little difference between the two candidates, who champion civil, voting and LGBTQ+ rights, lower prescription drug costs, environmental causes and expanded health care…
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Russell Fry defeats Rep. Tom Rice and five others in SC-7 Republican primary
Russell Fry defeated six other candidates in the Republican primary election for South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District on June 14, 2022. The two candidates who received the most media attention were incumbent Tom Rice and Fry. Rice is the sixth U.S. House incumbent this cycle to lose re-election this cycle. Rice was first elected to…
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Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District
Six candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Cheri Bustos (D) is not running for re-election. Jonathan Logemann, Angie Normoyle, Eric Sorensen, and Litesa Wallace have led in fundraising. Logemann, a high school economics and business teacher, has been a member of the Rockford…
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Virginia has no open U.S. House seats for the first time in a decade
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Virginia this year was April 7, 2022. Thirty-three candidates are running for Virginia’s 11 U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That’s three candidates per district, more than the 2.36 candidates per district in 2020 and less than the 4.09 in 2018. This is…
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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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Incumbent Titus, Vilela running in June 14 Democratic primary for Nevada’s 1st District
Incumbent Dina Titus and Amy Vilela are running in the Democratic primary election for Nevada’s 1st Congressional District on June 14. Nevada’s 1st District was made more competitive after redistricting. Jannelle Calderon wrote in The Nevada Independent that “Before redistricting, District 1 had more than 147,000 registered Democrats and fewer than 66,000 registered Republicans —…
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Nunn wins IA-03 Republican primary
Zach Nunn defeated Nicole Hasso and Gary Leffler in the Republican primary for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District on June 7, 2022. With more than 95% of precincts reporting, Nunn had received 66% of the vote to Hasso’s 19% and Leffler’s 15%. Heading into the primary, Nunn and Hasso led in endorsements and fundraising. Former Secretary…
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Four candidates run for GOP nomination in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. The state gained an eighth congressional district following the 2020 census. Three officeholders and a veteran comprise the candidate field. Tyler Allcorn is a former Green Beret. Allcorn refers to his experience as a Green Beret and emigrating…
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Mace faces Arrington in Republican primary for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on June 14, 2022
Incumbent Nancy Mace (R) and Katie Arrington (R) are running in the Republican primary for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on June 14, 2022. Arrington won the district’s Republican primary in 2018, defeating incumbent and former governor Mark Sanford (R) before losing the general election to Joe Cunningham (D). Cunningham was the first Democratic U.S.…
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Five candidates running in the June 14 Republican primary for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District
Five candidates are running in the June 14 Republican primary for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. Incumbent Susie Lee, who was first elected in 2018, is running in the Democratic primary. April Becker, John Kovacs, and Noah Malgeri have led in fundraising and media attention. Becker runs April Becker & Associates, a law practice, and owns…