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In 2024, more bills were enacted to make ballot initiative processes harder or easier compared to the average for the prior six years
During the 2024 legislative sessions, 326 pieces of legislation related to direct democracy—ballot initiatives, referendums, and recall petitions—were proposed. As of August 5, 33 bills and resolutions were enacted, close to the annual average of 34 enacted bills between 2018 and 2023. Of the 33 enacted pieces of...
Denny Hoskins (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State
Denny Hoskins (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State on August 6, 2024. Eight candidates ran in the election. Four led in media attention and fundraising: Hoskins, Valentina Gomez (R), Dean Plocher (R), and Shane Schoeller (R). Republican incumbent Jay Ashcroft ran for Governor of Missouri. He...
Bob Onder (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District
Bob Onder (R) won the Republican primary for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Seven candidates ran in the election. Two led in media attention, endorsements, and fundraising: Onder and Kurt Schaefer (R). Incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) did not run for re-election. Luetkemeyer was first elected to...
Pete Serrano (R) and Nick Brown (D) advanced from Washington’s top-two primary for Attorney General
Pete Serrano (R) and Nick Brown (D) advanced from the top-two primary election for Attorney General of Washington on August 6, 2024. Three candidates ran in the election: Serrano, Brown, and Manka Dhingra (D). Incumbent Bob Ferguson (D) is running for Governor of Washington, leaving the office open for the...
Incumbent Michelle Fischbach (R) and Steve Boyd (R) are running in the Republican primary in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District
Incumbent Michelle Fischbach (R) and Steve Boyd (R) are running in the Republican primary in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District on Aug. 13, 2024. The primary is taking place after the state Republican Party declined to endorse either Fischbach or Boyd at its nominating convention. According to MinnPost, Boyd’s status as “an outsider who promises to shake up the system and join Congress’s rebellious Freedom Caucus” influenced the party’s decision not to endorse. Former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Fischbach on Mar. 21, 2024, ahead of the April 2024 state party convention.
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) becomes the fourth U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary election this year
Wesley Bell (D) defeated Rep. Cori Bush (D) and two other candidates in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District on August 6. Bell received 51.2% of the vote and Bush received 45.6%. The primary election took place against the backdrop of a federal investigation of Bush’s alleged...
Eleven candidates are running for Connecticut’s five U.S. House districts—tying with 2022 for the second-fewest in the last ten years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Connecticut was June 11, 2024. Eleven candidates are running for Connecticut’s five U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and six Republicans. That’s an average of 2.2 candidates per district. There was an average of 2.2 candidates per district in 2022, 2.6 candidates per district in 2020, and 2.6 in 2018.
Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: six new measures, 26 pending signature verification
For 2024, 140 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, two fewer measures than the average (142) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. In 2022, 140 measures were certified for state ballots.
House Republicans argue against ESG in financial services report
The House Republican Environmental, Social, and Governance Working Group last week released a report on ESG. The report argued the Biden administration promoted ESG initiatives to advance environmental and social policies without congressional support. It also proposed anti-ESG policies related to proxy voting, shareholder proposals, ESG ratings, and other topics.
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #121
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Talking AI and education with Missouri School Boards’ Association Director of Digital Initiatives Mark Henderson. On the issues: The debate over AI tutors. In your district: AI policies. Extracurricular:...
54.91% of state legislators are Republican, 44.27% Democratic
At the end of July 2024, Republicans controlled 54.91% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 44.27%. Republicans held a majority in 56 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 41 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. Democrats hold 846...
Incumbent Rep. Michael Lawler (R/Conservative Party), Mondaire Jones (D), and Anthony Frascone (Working Families Party) are running in the general election in New York’s 17th Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Michael Lawler (R/Conservative Party), Mondaire Jones (D), and Anthony Frascone (Working Families Party) are running in New York’s 17th Congressional District election on November 5, 2024. Lawler and Jones lead in campaign finance, polls, endorsements and media attention. City & State New York’s Rebecca C. Lewis said...
Less than 10 percent of Rhode Island’s state legislative primaries are contested in 2024
Rhode Island has 20 contested state legislative primaries on September 10, 2024, the lowest since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. That amounts to 8.8% of all possible primaries for the state’s legislature being contested in 2024. All of the state’s contested state legislative primaries are Democratic primaries—there are no...
Three candidates running for one of the most competitive districts in the country – New York’s 22nd Congressional District
Incumbent Brandon Williams (R), John Mannion (D), and Christopher Gowett (independent) are running in the general election for New York’s 22nd Congressional District on Nov. 5. The election for New York’s 22nd Congressional District is forecasted as one of the most competitive in the country. According to Politico, “The...
Six candidates are running for Rhode Island’s two U.S. House districts—tying with 2018 and 2014 for the second-fewest in the last ten years
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Rhode Island was June 26, 2024. Six candidates are running for Rhode Island’s two U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and three Republicans. That’s an average of 3.0 candidates per district. There was an average of 4.0 candidates per district in 2022, 2.5 candidates per district in 2020, and 3.0 in 2018.
SCOTUS’s 2023 term had one of the highest occurrences of 6-3 votes since 2007
Welcome to the Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:. SCOTUS’s 2023 term had one of the highest occurrences of 6-3 votes since 2007. Fewest open state legislative districts in Connecticut since 2014. Learn about Blue Slips and...
Incumbent Tim Kaine (D) and Hung Cao (R) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Virginia
Incumbent Tim Kaine (D) and Hung Cao (R) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Virginia on November 5, 2024. Kaine was first elected to the seat in 2012, winning 53%-47%. He was re-elected in 2018, winning 57%-41%. University of Mary Washington political scientist Stephen Farnsworth said Cao’s challenge against Kaine is “making the race visible enough that it will draw the kind of media attention and donor attention that will be required to make the race competitive.”
Two U.S. Representatives are running for Attorney General of North Carolina
Jeff Jackson (D) and Dan Bishop (R) are running in the general election for Attorney General of North Carolina on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Josh Stein (D) is running for Governor of North Carolina. Western Carolina University politics professor Chris Cooper said, “I think it’s going to probably be the...
Incumbent Celeste Maloy (R) defeated Colby Jenkins (R) in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District following recount
Incumbent Celeste Maloy (R) defeated Colby Jenkins (R) in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District on June 25, 2024. Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson (R) certified the election results during the statewide canvass on July 22, which showed that Maloy defeated Jenkins 50.1% to 49.9%. In Utah,...
Donald Davis (D), Laurie Buckhout (R), and Tom Bailey (L) are running in the NC-01 general election
Incumbent Donald Davis (D), Laurie Buckhout (R), and Tom Bailey (L) are running in the general election for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Davis was elected in 2022 with 52.4% of the vote. Before that, G. K. Butterfield (D) had represented the district since 2004. A Democrat has represented the district since 1899. It is the only congressional district in the state rated as a Toss-up by four independent election forecasters this year.
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