By Ballotpedia’s Congressional and State legislative teams The fast-moving primary season of May and June continues tomorrow with elections in Idaho, Nebraska and Oregon. In Oregon, voters will decided on five U.S. House races and 74 state legislative seats. Contested Primaries in Oregon — May 15, 2012 U.S. House (5 seats) State Legislature (74 seats) Total Democratic Contested Primaries 2 (40%) 6 (8.11%) Total Republican Contested Primaries 3 [...]

By Ballotpedia’s Congressional and State legislative teams The fast-moving primary season of May and June continues tomorrow with elections in Idaho, Nebraska and Oregon. In Nebraska, voters will decided on one U.S. Senate seat, three U.S. House races and 26 state legislative seats. The Republican primary for U.S. Senate is anticipated to be very close, as presumed frontrunner Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning faces serious competition from state Senator Deb Fischer and state Treasurer Don Stenberg.[1] Contested [...]

By Ballotpedia’s Congressional, State Legislative, and State Executive teams Three states are holding primary elections today. Here at Ballotpedia, we’ve got you covered in all aspects of the ballot. Below you fill find four preview stories detailing what to expect in today’s elections. Additionally, you will find links to the pages about the local ballot measure electionsin Oregon. Idaho [...]

Edited by Greg Janetka This week’s tracker features a sessions update and look at recall efforts in Louisiana and Wisconsin. Sessions This week 17 out of 50 state legislatures are meeting in regular session. North Carolina is scheduled to convene this week, while Alabama is expected to adjourn. Twenty-seven states have adjourned for the year, [...]

By Ballotpedia’s Congressional, State Legislative, State Executive and Ballot Measure teams The May 8 primary elections are now over, capping one of the busiest election days of the 2012 season. Here at Ballotpedia, we’ve got you covered in all aspects of the ballot. That includes filling you in on the overall occurrences of Tuesday’s events. Here you fill find stories giving recaps on [...]

By Ballotpedia’s Congressional and State legislative teams The fast-moving primary season of May and June begins tomorrow with elections in Indiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia. Both Indiana and West Virginia have a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2012. All three states will elect representatives to the U.S. House. On the state level, both state Senate and state House seats are on the ballot [...]

By Ballotpedia’s Congressional and State legislative teams The fast-moving primary season of May and June begins tomorrow with elections in Indiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia. Both Indiana and West Virginia have a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2012. All three states will elect representatives to the U.S. House. On the state level, both state Senate and state House seats are on the ballot [...]

May 7, 2012 RALEIGH, North Carolina: After months of campaigning from both sides, the most highly-scrutinized ballot measure in 2012 so far, North Carolina Amendment 1, will finally be decided on Tuesday, May 8. May 8 is the state’s primary election date, where North Carolina’s Democratic primary race for governor will also take place. In addition, there will be 28 contested Senate primaries and 63 contested House [...]

By: Geoff Pallay SANTA FE, New Mexico: There are 42 State Senate and 70 State House seats up for election this year. On June 5, there will be 22 contested Senate primaries and 30 contested House primaries. A contested primary is one in which at least two candidates will appear, giving voters a choice when casting their ballot. With 224 possible party [...]

April 30, 2012 Edited by Greg Janetka This week’s tracker features an update on the partisan count and a preview of the recall primaries taking place next week in Wisconsin. Partisan breakdown As of today, April 30, 2012, the following figures represent the cumulative partisan breakdown of the 50 state senates and 49 state houses. [...]