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US House Races See More Major-Party Competition

Percentage of US House general elections with only one major party candidate has decreased over the past decade

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Number of U.S. senators not running for re-election in 2024 tied with this point in the 2022 cycle

The number of senators not running for re-election in 2024 is tied with the number who had announced they would not run at this point in the 2022 cycle, and higher than the numbers for 2020 and 2018. On the House side, the number of members not running is lower…

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Number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has increased since 1993

The number of special elections to each meeting of Congress has steadily increased over the past twenty years, from an average of 7.6 special elections in the five meetings beginning in 1993, to 11.6 in the five meetings starting in 2003, and to 13.4 in the five meetings that began…

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Contested U.S. House races are becoming more common

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A look at how key primaries in Virginia played out

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15 Members Of Congress To Retire In 2024 Election Cycle

11 Democrats and 4 Republicans, including 5 Senators and 10 House members, will not seek re-election

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More U.S. House races now featuring major-party competition

Over the past decade, the percentage of U.S. House of Representatives elections with only a Democrat or a Republican on the ballot has dropped in a majority of the election cycles and below the past century’s average. Here is the recent breakdown:

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Five U.S. Senators have announced they are not running for re-election in 2024

Fifteen members of Congress—five members of the U.S. Senate and ten members of the U.S. House—have announced they would not seek re-election in 2024.

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Analysis: What makes a fair election? Recent redistricting the most politically balanced in years

Americans may not like political gridlock, but a new Associated Press analysis indicates that the closely divided Congress relatively accurately reflects the desires of voters

The Independent UK

New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections

More changes could be coming to voting districts in some states

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Baltimore is a wild card in US Senate race so far lacking a hometown candidate

BALTIMORE — From the owner’s box at Camden Yards, David Trone gazed out at the crowd — a sea of Orioles fans in orange and black — and pronounced himself one of them.

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Jonathan Bernstein: Trump isn’t Republicans’ only headache

Republicans have a big problem. No, not the guy who got indicted. At least not directly.

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Alaska congresswoman testifies on behalf of Oregon and Minnesota ranked-choice voting initiatives

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola testified before the Minnesota and Oregon legislatures on bills that would expand ranked choice voting in those states, a first for the winner of Alaska’s first ranked-choice election held last year.

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Texas Democrats and Republicans are on the hunt for rare chances to flip seats in 2024

The dearth of competitive down-ballot races could contrast with the last few election cycles in Texas, when multiple congressional seats and state legislative seats drew significant national investment.

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'Boy Meets World' star Ben Savage enters US House race in LA

Actor Ben Savage has joined the race for a U.S. House seat in Southern California

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Ex-Michigan GOP chair, others interviewed for AG's fake Trump electors probe

LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel's investigators have interviewed Laura Cox, the former chairwoman of the Michigan GOP, and other prominent Republican officials as they examine whether 16 Donald Trump supporters broke the law by signing a certificate falsely claiming he won the 2020 election.

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Weekly Brew: February 17, 2023

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of February 13-February 17.

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56 minor party candidates received more votes than the margin of victory

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More U.S. House members and state legislators sought other offices in 2022 than in 2020

Welcome to the Thursday, February 16, Brew.

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Haley's candidacy shows balancing act for women in politics

Nikki Haley made a subtle reference to the historic nature of her candidacy as she announced her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination

The Texas Tribune

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Joe Biden over signing federal spending package

The attorney general argued the House unconstitutionally passed its federal spending bill because not enough members were physically present to vote. Both Republicans and Democrats voted by proxy throughout the pandemic.

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More members of Congress and state legislators sought other offices in 2022 than in 2020

In 2022, 551 officials in Congress and state legislatures ran for a different office than the one to which they were elected. That’s a 61% increase from 2020, when Ballotpedia tracked 344 officials in Congress and state legislatures who ran for a different office.

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A two-decade low for non-major party candidates vote share

Welcome to the Monday, February 13, Brew.

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Biden faces doubt from some voters who backed Dems in 2022

Some voters in last year's midterm elections were open to supporting Democrats even if they weren’t fond of President Joe Biden

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Since 2000, The Republican Party’s Share Of Seats Won Exceeded Its National Vote Share In 11 Of 12 U.S. House Of Representatives Elections

Since 2000, the Republican Party’s share of seats won exceeded its national vote share in 11 of 12 U.S.

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