Primary voters have not removed any of the Alaska Legislature’s incumbent lawmakers, according to preliminary, incomplete vote tallies published late Tuesday by the Alaska Division of Elections. Of the 40 state House and 10 state Senate races on ballots across the state, only five had more than four candidates. That matters because the top four […]
There are five competitive races for the Alaska House and Senate in this year’s primary election, where candidates are vying for the top four places in order to advance to the ranked choice general election in November. Early voting has begun across Alaska, and ends on Tuesday with polls closing at 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots […]
Washington voters on Tuesday will start to winnow the competition in hundreds of local, state and federal races in this busy election cycle. All 98 seats in the state House and 24 in the Senate are up for grabs, as Democrats seek to widen their majorities in each chamber and Republicans hope to claw back […]
Editor’s note: This is the second in a six-part series on state legislative races, chosen based on expected competitiveness between candidates and relevant issues to the district. Of the 113 seats in the Rhode Island General Assembly, all of which are elected every two years, 22 have primaries in September. Janie Segui and Zak Pereira […]
TOPEKA — While the Democrat running for the Kansas State Board of Education’s northeast district wants the state to fully fund special education, the Republican candidate says the board should investigate spending first. The Legislature has not met its obligation to fund 92% of special education costs since the 2010-2011 school year, according to the […]
Missouri congressional incumbents seeking reelection hold a huge cash advantage over their leading challengers, final preprimary campaign finance reports show. The seven incumbents seeking reelection held $13.6 million in their campaign accounts on July 15, filings with the Federal Election Commission show. Challengers held $1.9 million. Republicans hold six of Missouri’s eight seats in the […]
TOPEKA — Candidates running for a southeast Kansas State Board of Education seat differ on whether social issues belong in classroom conversations. While Democrat Heather Guernsey and Republican Destry Brown agree social issues should be discussed in school, Republican candidate Renee Slinkard disagreed. The four are vying to represent the southeast corner of Kansas on […]
