AP Election Brief | What to expect in the Texas general election
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in the Texas general election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Topping the list of notable races in Tuesday’s election in Texas are races for mayor of Houston and Uvalde, as well as 14 proposed changes to the state constitution. This includes mayoral races in Houston and Uvalde, a state House special election and 14 statewide ballot measures. In a competitive contest, particularly in a small town such as Uvalde or a state House special election, the margin between the first- and second-place candidates may be a relatively small number of votes. Turnout was 9% of registered voters in the 2021 general election on statewide ballot measures. In the 2021 statewide ballot measure general election, 46% of total votes were cast before Election Day.

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Louisiana's Open Primary Election: What to Expect on Election Day
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Louisiana's Open Primary Election: What to Expect on Election Day

Associated Press  

Louisiana voters will decide which presidential candidates will receive their eight electoral votes in the Nov. 5 election. Four of the state’s six U.S. House districts are considered safe for Republicans, while a fifth is the New Orleans-anchored 2nd District, which has been safe for Democrats. A new wrinkle is the 6th District, a second majority Black district at the …

Minnesota Election Day: Key Races and Candidates to Watch in 2024
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Minnesota Election Day: Key Races and Candidates to Watch in 2024

Associated Press  

Minnesota voters will decide on Election Day how to award the state's 10 presidential electoral votes, including whether to promote their two-term governor to the vice presidency. The state has a long history of backing Democrats for president, but the outcome of this election is not expected to determine the majority in either chamber of the state Legislature.

Iowa's Competitive House Races and Ballot Measures Dominate Election Day Ballot
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Iowa's Competitive House Races and Ballot Measures Dominate Election Day Ballot

Associated Press  

Iowa's 2024 presidential and state legislative elections will be decided in close races, with the outcome of the U.S. House race being particularly competitive. The state's six electoral votes will be split between the Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and the Republican former President Donald Trump. In the state legislature, Republicans hold all majorities and need to pick up a …

Oklahoma Election: A Ballot Battle for the State's Future
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Oklahoma Election: A Ballot Battle for the State's Future

Associated Press  

Oklahoma's upcoming election will be a battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for seven electoral votes, as well as races for Congress and the state legislature. The state's highest profile contest is a ballot measure to restrict noncitizens from voting, which has garnered significant attention due to its potential impact on the outcome of the election.

Mississippi Election: What to Expect on Election Day
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mississippi Election: What to Expect on Election Day

Associated Press  

Mississippi will hold a significant election on Election Day, November 5, with voters choosing between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump for the White House, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House seats. Incumbent Republican Senator Roger Wicker faces a challenge from Democrat Ty Pinkins in the race for a third term. The state's four representatives to …

Tennessee Election: A Battleground for the White House and State Politics
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tennessee Election: A Battleground for the White House and State Politics

Associated Press  

Tennessee will hold a significant election on Election Day, November 5, with the race for the White House being a major focal point. The state has traditionally been a reliable presidential bellwether, but it is now considered safe for the Republican candidate. The gubernatorial race is also noteworthy, with the incumbent Republican holding a supermajority in both chambers of the …

Texas Democrats Brace for a Close Election on Election Day
2 months ago

Texas Democrats Brace for a Close Election on Election Day

Associated Press  

Texas Democrats will wait on Election Day to find out whether they can win a statewide race after 30 years of losing to Republicans. The state's 38 U.S. House seats are one of the few in the country where a Republican senator is in a competitive race. With so many Democrats defending Senate seats nationwide, Texas is one of the …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffs
7 months ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffs

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — Two prominent Texas Republicans are looking to settle political scores within their own party in the primary runoff elections on Tuesday, when voters will decide nearly three dozen unresolved races from the state’s March 5 primary. Abbott and Paxton back opposing candidates in five state House runoffs as …

Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020

Raw Story  

By Andrew Park and Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune "Early voting turnout in 2024 Texas primaries slumps compared to 2020" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. More than 200,000 fewer Texans participated in early voting during the …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas’ state and presidential primaries
9 months, 3 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas’ state and presidential primaries

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — Less than a week after staging rival events on the banks of the Rio Grande River along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face voters on the Texas primary ballot in a state that has openly clashed with the Biden administration over …

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Colorado’s ballot measure election
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Colorado’s ballot measure election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Colorado voters will decide two statewide ballot measures Tuesday that would affect their pocketbooks as well as state coffers. WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT The Associated Press will provide coverage for both statewide ballot measures, Proposition HH on reducing property taxes and Proposition II on maintaining the state’s nicotine tax. Approximately 1.6 million ballots were cast in that election …

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Kentucky’s general election
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Kentucky’s general election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Kentucky Democratic Gov. If he does, the former aide to Kentucky’s longtime senior Sen. Mitch McConnell would become only the fourth African American in the nation’s history to be elected governor and the first Black Republican governor since Reconstruction. Here’s a look at what to expect on election night: ELECTION DAY The Kentucky general election will be held …

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Mississippi’s general election
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Mississippi’s general election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Tuesday is Election Day in Mississippi, and Republican Gov. Reeves, who was first elected in 2019 after serving two terms as lieutenant governor, faces a challenge from Democrat Brandon Presley, a state utility regulator and cousin of rock ’n’ roll legend Elvis Presley. Here’s a look at what to expect on election night: ELECTION DAY Mississippi will hold …

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s general election
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s general election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Voters in Tuesday’s general election in Pennsylvania will fill a vacant state Supreme Court seat that could play a significant role on voting-related cases during the 2024 presidential campaign. The Associated Press will provide coverage for eight contests: state Supreme Court justice, Commonwealth Court judge, Superior Court judge, Philadelphia mayor, Philadelphia City Council Districts 3, 10 and at-large …

Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump
2 years, 9 months ago

Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Just 46 residents of Starr County, Texas, cast ballots in the state’s Republican primary two years ago. By contrast, she said, Trump has helped Republicans win over Hispanics on issues including job creation, education and traditional religious beliefs: “We connected with them intellectually, economically and spiritually.” Abel Prado, executive director of the Democratic advocacy group Cambio Texas in …

Texas opens 2022’s first primary under stricter voting rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Texas opens 2022’s first primary under stricter voting rules

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas began early voting Monday under a rushed rollout of tougher restrictions that has resulted in hundreds of mail ballots getting sent back weeks before the nation’s first primary of 2022. Secretary of State John Scott, who is overseeing his first election as Texas’ elections chief after being appointed by Abbott, said the issues were the result …

Texas announces audit of 2020 votes after Trump urges review
3 years, 3 months ago

Texas announces audit of 2020 votes after Trump urges review

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas election officials said Thursday night they were auditing the 2020 results in four large counties hours after former President Donald Trump, continuing to falsely claim the election was stolen, pressed Republican Gov. Earlier this year, Keith Ingram, the office’s elections administrator, said the 2020 elections in Texas were “safe and secure.” The audited counties will include …

Texas gains 4M residents, 2 congressional seats in Census
3 years, 7 months ago

Texas gains 4M residents, 2 congressional seats in Census

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout — two additional congressional seats and electoral votes deepening its already massive influence in the nation’s politics. “From the state Legislature, that is going to be drawing our congressional and state legislative maps, to our local city council and county …

Five things to learn from Election Day 2020 in Texas
4 years, 1 month ago

Five things to learn from Election Day 2020 in Texas

Salon  

It's finally Election Day. Hours later, as he finished a six-day bus tour in Dripping Springs, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn recognized two of the factors making for a dramatic end to the general election in Texas: the massive early voting turnout and a late surge in outside Democratic spending against both him and President Donald Trump. Cornyn said the 9.7 …

Race for Texas intensifies amid surging turnout, COVID cases
4 years, 1 month ago

Race for Texas intensifies amid surging turnout, COVID cases

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — Texas’ surprising status as a battleground came into clearer focus on Friday as Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris devoted one of the race’s final days to campaigning across America’s largest red state and early voter turnout zoomed past 9 million — already more than the total number of ballots cast during the entire 2016 election. Texas’ …

More Than 9 Million Texans Cast Ballots Early, Topping State's Total Turnout In 2016
4 years, 1 month ago

More Than 9 Million Texans Cast Ballots Early, Topping State's Total Turnout In 2016

NPR  

More Than 9 Million Texans Cast Ballots Early, Topping State's Total Turnout In 2016 Enlarge this image toggle caption Dan Tian/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Dan Tian/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Texas hit a significant milestone with four days to go before Election Day: The number of early voters who cast ballots in the Lone Star state this year passed the entire …

How Harris County, Texas, Won The Early Voting Game
4 years, 2 months ago

How Harris County, Texas, Won The Early Voting Game

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On the first day of early voting in Harris County, Texas, on Oct. 13, a single-day record of 128,186 voters turned out to cast ballots. “One of the things we heard is that shift workers don’t have the time to vote at a time that’s convenient for them and their families and their work situation.” Harris County …

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