[Editor's Note: You can find complete DDHQ top line and county results for tonight's elections here] August 28th is our final big day of multi state primaries of the 2018 cycle. Arizona and Florida will have primaries, while Oklahoma has runoffs. As Matt Isbell will have Florida results covered, here are some of the races in Arizona and Oklahoma that I'll be … [Read more...] about 8/28 Primaries – Arizona and Oklahoma (Runoffs)
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Florida Primary Preview From Matt Isbell
Matt Isbell (@mcimaps) has been kind enough to share his preview of tomorrow's Sunshine State primaries. We're going to focus on the gubernatorial races but he has a breakdown of all the key races at his site. Be sure to heck it out. Democratic Primary The democratic primary is coming down to three candidate – former Congressman Gwen Graham – former Miami Beach mayor Philip … [Read more...] about Florida Primary Preview From Matt Isbell
(Guest Post)- 2018 Profile: Ohio’s 1st District
Matt Hodges, a software engineer who studies campaign finance and election data, submits his analysis of OH-1. As he summed it up, a cracked Cincinnati may dash Democratic hopes. Overview Ohio's 1st Congressional district is located in the Southwest corner of the state. It is comprised of much of Hamilton County (Cincinnati) and Warren County. With the exception of 2009–2011, … [Read more...] about (Guest Post)- 2018 Profile: Ohio’s 1st District
House District Spotlight: Iowa-1
It's become cliche to talk about the role of midwestern whites in elevating Donald Trump to the White House. But if you were looking for a Ground Zero in midwestern whites' abandonment of the Democratic Party, you could do much worse than Iowa's first congressional district. This district - containing the mid-sized cities of Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Dubuque - is 93% … [Read more...] about House District Spotlight: Iowa-1
Analyzing AK & WY’s State Legislatures Post-Primary
While there are a few races that are too early/close to call in Alaska (specifically in HD-15’s Republican primary, where an R incumbent who caucuses with Democrats is down by 4 votes) the Desk is ready to cast its first ratings for Alaska and Wyoming’s state legislatures. We will update ratings accordingly should any results change after recounts and provisional ballots. AK … [Read more...] about Analyzing AK & WY’s State Legislatures Post-Primary