The 2025 New Jersey Primary Election saw strong voter turnout and marked the most expensive gubernatorial primary in the state’s history. This is the first year both major parties used a new statewide ballot design. The...more
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, currently serving his second term and term-limited, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in 2026....more
New Attorneys General: Washington: Nick Brown was sworn in as Washington’s 19th Attorney General on January 15, 2025. West Virginia: J.B. McCuskey was sworn in January 13, 2025....more
Republican Georgia AG Chris Carr has launched his campaign for governor in advance of the 2026 election. Brian Kemp, Georgia’s current governor, is term-limited. Arkansas AG Tim Griffin announced that Jeff Chandler, a former...more
Entering the final days of the 2024 general election, Minnesota is proving once again how surprising and unpredictable it can be when election season rolls around. Less than three months ago, Vice President Kamala Harris...more
Election Day — November 5, 2024 — approaches with close races and high stakes. We have cleared through the coverage and prognostication for a more insurance-focused outlook. As we settle in Tuesday night with snacks, clicker...more
As the country gears up for the 2024 elections, 11 races for governor will be contested, offering a glimpse into the shifting political dynamics across the nation. Currently, Republicans hold 27 seats and Democrats 23. In the...more
On April 4, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) announced his GOP bid for governor. A three-term AG since 2013, AG Morrisey secured multimillion-dollar antitrust and consumer protection settlements, while also...more
On January 18, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (D) announced his bid for governor in a three-minute video to replace term-limited Democrat Roy Cooper. Since his announcement comes nearly two years (657 days) before...more
With the conclusion of the August 9 primary, the DFL and Republican ballots are set for the November 8 general election. Every constitutional officer and all 134 seats in legislature will be on the ballot along with the...more
This week, Ohio held the first primary of 2022, which included Statewide, U.S. Senate, State Supreme Court, and Congressional Races. The report highlights each race, key insights, overview of the new congressional districts,...more
The Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2021. The Virginia Constitution does not allow an incumbent governor to serve consecutive terms, so a new governor is elected every four years. On May 8,...more
INTRODUCTION - There were no shocking results from the 11 governor’s races, and all have an official winner. Democratic governors won in the states of Delaware, North Carolina, and Washington, as was predicted. Republican...more
Former CFPB Senior Counsel for Enforcement Strategy Chris Peterson, who is currently a Professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has announced his candidacy for Utah Governor. Chris also currently...more
As the run-up to the 2020 presidential election gathers steam, it’s easy to gloss over the major gubernatorial and insurance commissioner races slated for Fall 2019. These oddly scheduled elections (we’ve nicknamed them the...more
The 111th General Assembly of the state of Tennessee convened on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, for the first year of the two-year session. With the new session comes change not seen in Tennessee government in recent history, as...more
The last two weeks have been a roller coaster as Utah awaited the results of multiple “too close to call” races and a proposition. One race, Utah Congressional District 4 between Representative Mia Love and Salt Lake County...more
As we noted last week in our QuickStudy 2018 Statewide Elections: A Mixed Bag for Insurers?, elections for Governor of Florida and Georgia and Georgia Insurance Commissioner were too close to call. The outcomes of these races...more
After a long, hard-fought, and often bitter campaign, the parties battled to a partisan draw. As expected, Democrats took over the House of Representatives. Democrats also flipped a number of Governors’ mansions, but lost...more
Florida concluded its midterm election with what some in the political world believe are surprising results. Despite consistent public polling indicating strength for Democratic statewide and legislative candidates, an...more
General Election Recap - The mid-term elections were held Tuesday, Nov. 6 in Texas. Although voter turnout was the highest for any gubernatorial election since 1970, the outcome of the election was as the polls predicted....more
McMaster Elected Governor - On Tuesday, Gov. Henry McMaster (R) was elected to his first full term, receiving 54 percent of the vote, while his opponent James Smith (D) received 46% of the vote....more
The 2018 midterm elections were significant due to the volume of statewide races across the country with potential policy and political impact. As anticipated, there were significant victories for the Democratic candidates...more
As an update to our Wednesday newsletter, a number of races are undecided and a candidate may request a recount if their race is within the 1% margin. Provisional and absentee ballots that were postmarked by Election Day must...more
• Illinois Governor-Elect J.B. Pritzker is expected to act quickly on one of his campaign promises – the legalization of recreational marijuana use. • Illinois has been gradually moving toward full legalization since...more