Suggested headline: 845 candidates responded to Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey in 2023
Since 2018, Ballotpedia has invited candidates to take part in our Candidate Connection initiative. We survey candidates at the federal, state, and local levels to help voters better understand how their candidates think about the world and how they intend to govern.
A total of 845 candidates from 38 states responded to the survey in 2023. Of these candidates, 111 were part of Ballotpedia’s expansion to collect surveys from local candidates beyond Ballotpedia’s core coverage scope. The remaining 734 candidates represent 12.7% of the 5,782 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2023.
