Archive - The Downballot

All the estimates of Springfield's Haitian population are wrong

Forget the sensationalized reports. The real figure is much smaller.

12 hrs ago •

Morning Digest: Why the GOP has a big spending edge in Pennsylvania's race for attorney general

Conservative megadonor + no donation limits = total free-for-all

16 hrs ago •

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Morning Digest: What's on your ballot? Psychedelics, state flags, school funding—and much more

Plus a bizarre battle in California pitting the rental industry against a healthcare provider

Sep 16 •

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Weekly open thread

Share your social media handles!

Sep 13 •

Morning Digest: Utah court strikes down GOP proposal to gut ballot initiatives

It's another blow for Republican gerrymandering

Sep 13 •

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Morning Digest: Why Alaska is home to the nation's most complicated state legislature

Forget bipartisanship—we're talking tripartisanship

Sep 12 •

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Podcast: General election season starts *now*

Listen now | And Contest Every Race tells us how they recruit Democrats to run in races way down the ballot

Sep 12 •

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Morning Digest: Why Democrats can win New Hampshire's governorship—and maybe a trifecta

Full control of state government is possible for the first time since 2010

Sep 11 •

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Election night open thread: Delaware, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island primaries

You can also follow the results with us on Discord!

Sep 10

Morning Digest: John Carney wants to be America's first sitting governor elected as mayor

And some very hostile Democratic primaries finally come to an end

Sep 10 •

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The Downballot presents our guide to the final primaries of the year!

Several Democratic contests have turned ugly down the stretch

Sep 9 •

Morning Digest: Missouri judge says abortion rights amendment should not appear on ballot

But the state Supreme Court will hear an appeal on Tuesday morning

Sep 9 •

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