84 measures certified for statewide ballots, 11 fewer than even-year average By: David Luchs Ballotpedia · Apr 28, 2022
Missouri faces more lawsuits over lack of redistricting map Missouri is now facing lawsuits in both federal and state court over the Legislature's inability to pass new U.S. House districts The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
No Democrats file for South Dakota’s U.S. House seat for second election cycle Two candidates filed to run for South Dakota’s one U.S. House seat in 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 29. This is the fewest number of candidates to file for the seat since 2016 (when there were also two candidates). Three candidates ran for the seat in… Ballotpedia · Apr 26, 2022
87% of Americans live in a county that has voted for the same party in the past three presidential elections By: Samuel Wonacott Ballotpedia · Apr 18, 2022
Georgia candidates raise crush of cash for 2022. It's 'just the beginning' ATLANTA — Georgia Democrats are building a formidable advantage in their battle to hold U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock's seat and flip other statewide races: a tidal wave of cash. Republicans, meanwhile, are slowly cobbling together their own mountain of moolah. Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2022
Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 18 (April 14, 2022) Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition Ballotpedia · Apr 14, 2022
Arkansas has most incumbents in contested U.S. House primaries in at least a decade The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Arkansas was March 1. This year, 16 candidates are running for Arkansas’ four U.S. House districts, including eight Republicans, four Democrats, three Libertarians, and one independent. That’s an average of 4 candidates per district, more than the 2.3… Ballotpedia · Apr 14, 2022
All Mississippi’s U.S. House incumbents face primaries for the first time since 2012 The filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Mississippi was March 1, 2022. This year, 24 candidates—an average of six for each of the state’s four U.S. House districts—filed to run, including 16 Republicans, seven Democrats, and one Libertarian. The six candidates per district average… Ballotpedia · Apr 14, 2022
Certified ballot measures lags prior even years at this point in the cycle By: David Luchs Ballotpedia · Apr 14, 2022
Cheney again breaks fundraising record in Wyoming House race Congresswoman Liz Cheney's campaign says the third-term Wyoming Republican has raised almost $3 million in campaign contributions over the first three months of the midterm election year The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022
Education proposal at center of primary for Nebraska State Board of Education By: Douglas Kronaizl Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2022
Without a national solution, Maryland Democrats squeezed into uncomfortable spot on redistricting BALTIMORE — Bill Ferguson wore a detached expression and spoke in a monotone. Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2022
Ballotpedia · Apr 8, 2022 California’s U.S. House races to have the most candidates per seat this year since at least 2018 The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in California was March 11, 2022. This year, 265 candidates are running in California’s 52 U.S. House districts, including 126 Republicans, 112 Democrats, and 27 independent and third-party candidates. That’s 5.1 candidates per district, more than the 4.2 candidates…
Ballotpedia · Apr 8, 2022 Seventy candidates filed to run for 15 U.S. House districts in Ohio The filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Ohio was March 4, 2022. This year, 70 candidates filed to run in Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts, including 39 Republicans, 29 Democrats, and two independents. That’s 4.7 candidates per district, more than the 4.4 candidates per…
Ballotpedia · Apr 8, 2022 Nevada’s U.S. House races to have the fewest candidates per seat this year since at least 2018 The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Nevada was March 18, 2022. This year, 38 candidates are running in Nevada’s four U.S. House districts, including 21 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and five independent or third-party candidates. That’s 9.5 candidates per district, less than the 10.0 candidates…
Ballotpedia · Apr 8, 2022 Number of open U.S. House seats in Oregon reaches decade high The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Oregon was March 8, 2022. This year, 46 candidates are running in Oregon’s six U.S. House districts, including 26 Democrats, 19 Republicans, and one independent. That’s 7.7 candidates per district, down from 9.2 candidates per district in 2020…
Ballotpedia · Apr 8, 2022 Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed, will be sworn in this summer By: Douglas Kronaizl
Ballotpedia · Apr 7, 2022 Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022) In this issue: 48 candidates running in Alaska’s special U.S. House election and a rundown of recent Senate forums in Pennsylvania
Ballotpedia · Apr 6, 2022 Candidates for office in Nevada and North Carolina complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey By: David Luchs
Ballotpedia · Apr 6, 2022 The latest redistricting news from Louisiana, Maryland, and New York By: Samuel Wonacott
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022 'This is it for me': Upton plans to retire from US House, won't face Huizenga in primary WASHINGTON — Longtime Michigan Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said Tuesday he will retire from the House at the end of his term after nearly 36 years in office, ending speculation about his political future that had swirled for months.
Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022 Maryland Gov. Hogan signs redrawn congressional district map, ending monthslong legal and legislative battle BALTIMORE — Gov. Larry Hogan, ending a monthslong legal and legislative tussle with Democrats, signed a map of Maryland’s congressional districts Monday that the General Assembly redrew after a judge rejected the first version as extremely partisan.
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022 Alaska's leadership lauds late congressman at memorial Members of Alaska’s political leadership lauded the late U.S. Rep. Don Young Saturday at a public memorial to celebrate his life