primary elections

Mixed Results on 2018 Being “The Year of the Woman”

May 17, 2018 / Comments Off on Mixed Results on 2018 Being “The Year of the Woman”

On Monday, we asked whether 2018 will be the “Year of the Woman” in Pennsylvania. Although it’s ultimately too early to tell – the gap between Pennsylvania and the national average in the percentage of women elected to Congress is due to election outcomes, not the percentage of women running for office or winning primary […]

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Will 2018 be “The Year of the Woman” in PA?

May 14, 2018 / Comments Off on Will 2018 be “The Year of the Woman” in PA?

There has been significant coverage that the 2018 primaries have drawn an historic number of women candidates, with 2018 being dubbed “The Year of the Woman”. As much of this coverage notes, there are no women among Pennsylvania’s 18 members of the House of Representatives or two Senators. This year, there are 21 women on […]

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Simulating the Court of Common Pleas Election

May 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Simulating the Court of Common Pleas Election

The 2017 Philadelphia Primary election is May 16th. In prior posts, we’ve looked into the dynamics of an often-overlooked race: judges for the Court of Common Pleas. In a few short days, voters will elect judges to serve ten-year terms in the state court with broad jurisdiction over Civil and Criminal trials, Family Court, and […]

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