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NYC Mayoral Primary Results - On June 24, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani received the most first-choice votes in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, securing 43.5% of ballots. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo received...more
Last Thursday, Mayor Adams appointed Randy Mastro, a former federal prosecutor and aide to Rudy Giuliani, as First Deputy Mayor. Mastro will oversee day-to-day operations of the city’s nearly 300,000 employees amid growing...more
Any lingering notion that Ohio was a “swing” state in presidential elections was erased Tuesday as former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance won Ohio by just over 11 percentage points....more
This year’s state Attorneys General (AGs) elections were relatively quiet, with races in only 10 of the 43 states with elected AGs and only two potentially close contests, in Pennsylvania and North Carolina....more
What are the outcomes of the 2024 U.S. state elections – and what does it mean for companies growing and operating across the country? Our update examines the available outcomes and trends from critical state Attorneys...more
State attorneys general are the primary enforcers of consumer laws within their states and their activities and enforcement actions can have great impact on businesses and consumers. When the officeholder changes, often so do...more
Of the 43 elected State AGs, 10 states held elections in 2024. Below are the current results of the elections for each of the 10 races. These elections have resulted in new attorneys general in North Carolina, Oregon,...more
Nearly five years ago, Brownstein established a strategic partner relationship with premier Florida lobbying firm, Rubin, Turnbull & Associates. A long-standing Florida firm with deep roots in the state’s political apparatus,...more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) President Sean Rankin joins Troutman Pepper Partners Ashley Taylor and Clayton Friedman to discuss the upcoming November 5 election and...more
Election Analysis - The 2023 General Assembly Elections bring the largest single-year turnover in the General Assembly during modern times. All 140 seats in the Virginia legislature were on the ballot but a handful of...more
Kentucky - Russell Coleman (R), a Louisville attorney and former federal prosecutor, prevailed over Pamela Stevenson (D), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, for District 43. Coleman will take over from...more
Election Analysis The 2023 General Assembly Elections bring the largest single-year turnover in the General Assembly during modern times. All 140 seats in the Virginia legislature were on the ballot but a handful of...more
Chicago’s municipal runoff election occurred on Tuesday, April 4. Races that did not achieve a 50% majority in the February 28 election sent the top two candidates to the runoff. The Chicago Board of Elections reported 35% of...more
After stunning the nation in 2020 voting for President Joe Biden and electing two Democratic Senators, Georgia once again found itself in the center of the political universe for the 2022 midterms. Georgia cemented its...more
It was a busy 2022 election year for state Attorneys General (AGs) with races in 31 of the 43 states with elected AGs, including the District of Columbia. The Orrick State Attorney General Team’s election results report...more
In the 2022 midterm elections, 31 states had contested Attorneys General elections, producing 15 new state AGs so far. The Arizona AG race was decided by just 510 votes, triggering an automatic recount. A judge is expected to...more
The 2022 midterm elections had Republicans eagerly anticipating a red wave while Democrats braced for a surge that could hand the GOP up to 40 House seats and controlling majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate....more
STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL POST-ELECTION REPORT 2022 State attorneys general continue to dominate the national legal and political landscape, with a partisan fervor that sometimes obscures the ongoing investigations and...more
NC Republicans Capture Key Judicial Races, Earn a Supermajority in NC Senate but Ultimately Fall Short on a House Supermajority - When North Carolinians awoke the morning after Election Day, Republicans had won meaningful...more
The South Carolina general election took place yesterday for all SC House seats, SC Constitutional Officers, and U.S. Congressional districts. The number of competitive races in SC were scarce, but there were a few upsets...more
This election cycle has been one of multiple historic firsts, including several states seeing their first African American and female attorneys general (AG). As of publication of this round-up, 11 jurisdictions have also...more
After months of campaigning and an estimated $350 million dollars spent, Floridians made their voices heard. Here are the results. For decades, Florida has been considered a swing state, in which both parties compete at...more