Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron dominated the Kentucky GOP Governor Primary on May 16, winning nearly half the vote and finishing with a comfortable ~48%-22% lead over the second-place candidate, Kentucky Agricultural Commissioner Ryan Quarles. Cameron was endorsed by Trump and favored throughout the yearlong primary campaign. Most media coverage after Tuesday night … [Read more...] about How Ryan Quarles Used Local Endorsements To Take On Big Names and Big Money in the Kentucky GOP Gov. Primary
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Election Results: Kentucky Primary and More
We're tracking election results in multiple states today. In Kentucky, voters are choosing their nominees for statewide offices, while in Philadelphia, Democrats will choose their nominee for mayor who will be the heavy favorite in the November General Election. We'll also have results for what should be a close contest for Jacksonville Mayor, and two Pennsylvania State House … [Read more...] about Election Results: Kentucky Primary and More
A Look Ahead at Kentucky’s Gubernatorial GOP Primary
Looking over the landscape for this November’s elections, the top Republican target is likely a Democratic incumbent Governor in the deep-red commonwealth of Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear, however, is an expert at squeezing out wins. In 2015, the son of popular former Governor Steve Beshear, won a closely-contested Attorney General race by just 2,194 votes (50.1% to 49.9%). … [Read more...] about A Look Ahead at Kentucky’s Gubernatorial GOP Primary
What to Watch: An Hour-By-Hour 2022 Election Night Guide
After two long years, we’re finally here. The 2022 midterms election cycle ends on Tuesday night. Results in 35 Senate elections, 39 Gubernatorial races, all 435 Congressional contests and down-ballot battles from every state will begin to flood into newsrooms across the world, including here at Decision Desk HQ. So which races should you be watching? Well, all of them. … [Read more...] about What to Watch: An Hour-By-Hour 2022 Election Night Guide
Crucial Once Again: Wisconsin Poised to Be 2022’s Ultimate Battleground
Last week, I took a look at the contests to watch in the West’s most intriguing swing state: Nevada. This week, we’ll venture a few time zones eastward to the Midwest. After all, few states have a better claim to bellwether status than Wisconsin. In 2016, Donald Trump flipped the state by just 22,748 votes. Four years later, Joe Biden won it back with a margin of only 20,682 … [Read more...] about Crucial Once Again: Wisconsin Poised to Be 2022’s Ultimate Battleground