None of the three candidates for the GOP nomination for Governor in Mississippi crossed the 50% threshold in the first round, so today's election is between the top two finishers. Lt. Governor Tate Reeves led in the initial voting with 48.9% and faces former state Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller, Jr. who drew 33.4% support. State Representative Robert Foster was eliminated … [Read more...] about Preview Of Today’s Mississippi Republican Governor Runoff
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It’s Primary Election Day In Mississippi
It’s primary day in Mississippi and we’ll be covering both the GOP and Democratic gubernatorial races tonight. A few quick facts: Polls opened at 7am and close at 7pm central time. Mississippi is a runoff state so if neither of tonight’s winner breaks the 50% mark, there will be a runoff between the top 2 on August 27th. It’s an open race because 2 term incumbent … [Read more...] about It’s Primary Election Day In Mississippi
Ad Spending Round Up For Kentucky Governor Primaries Via @MediumBuying
It's primary election day in Kentucky. We'll be covering the Democratic and Republican primaries for Governor tonight. To get you ready for the results, the team at Medium Buying (@mediumbuying) has been tracking ad spending for each of the candidates and their supporting groups. As you'd expect, sitting Governor Matt Bevin leads in ad spending on the GOP side but each of … [Read more...] about Ad Spending Round Up For Kentucky Governor Primaries Via @MediumBuying
A Critical State Senate Election Special is Coming in Pennsylvania
Today's guest post is by Jeff Ditzler, longtime DDHQ election data gatherer. He continues an earlier exploration of Pennsylvania contests with a review of the upcoming special election in SD-37. In a previous piece, I detailed the bumper crop of special elections occurring in Pennsylvania this spring: one for Congress, three for the state Senate, and at least two for the … [Read more...] about A Critical State Senate Election Special is Coming in Pennsylvania
Chicago Mayoral Election Preview
On Tuesday voters in Chicago cast their ballots to determine the nominees to be the next Mayor in a nonpartisan election. Should a candidate receive 50% of the vote, they win outright. But given the size of the field, fourteen candidates, it’s a near certainty that the runoff election scheduled for April 2nd will be needed. Cook County Board of Commissioners President Toni … [Read more...] about Chicago Mayoral Election Preview