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Alaskans head to the polls in special election to determine new US House member

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaskans will head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s special U.S. House election and several primary races seen as a referendum on former President Donald Trump’s sway.

Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022

Former California Rep. TJ Cox faces over two dozen federal fraud charges

The single-term Democrat allegedly participated in multiple fraud schemes, including one involving his 2018 run for Congress.

WEKU · Aug 16, 2022

Sarah Palin faces Alaska voters again in a special election for Congress

Over a decade after she ran for vice president and then resigned as Alaska governor, Palin is in both a special election for U.S. House on Tuesday and a primary for the full term starting next year.

WEKU · Aug 16, 2022

Wyoming sees most U.S. House candidates since 2016

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Wyoming this year was May 27, 2022. Eight candidates are running for Wyoming’s At-Large U.S. House district, including three Democrats and five Republicans. That’s three more than the five candidates who ran in 2020 and in 2018.

Ballotpedia · Aug 11, 2022

Twenty-two U.S. House candidates file to run in Alaska’s new top-four primary system, a decade-high

The filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House in Alaska was June 1, 2022. This year, 22 candidates are running in Alaska’s At-Large U.S. House district, a decade-high. The candidates running include nine Republicans, one Democrat, nine independents, and three third-party candidates. The 22 candidates running this year…

Ballotpedia · Aug 11, 2022

A third state will vote on marijuana legalization this November

Welcome to the Thursday, August 11, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Aug 11, 2022

Ex-Miss America Mund: Abortion ruling prompted US House run

Former Miss America Cara Mund says her concern about the erosion of abortion rights prompted her independent bid for the U.S. House in her home state of North Dakota

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

31 states do not limit who can purchase voter file data

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 10, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Aug 10, 2022

Takeaways: Johnson vs. Barnes in premier US Senate race

Ron Johnson, the most vulnerable Republican senator up for reelection this year, will take on Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in a general election matchup that will help determine which party controls the Senate

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

116 statewide measures certified (so far) for this year’s ballot

Welcome to the Monday, August 8, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Aug 8, 2022