Hi everyone,
This week's federal candidate scrape is live on quarex.org. A normal week of late filings and withdrawals as the spring primaries close in.
The Numbers
House
21 states · +58 / −61
Senate
6 states · +1 / −31
Governor
10 states · +4 / −54
Net −83 candidates across all three federal races. That's the expected shape this time of year — many states are weeks out from their primaries, candidates who failed at convention or didn't qualify for the ballot are coming off, and a few late entries are still showing up.
What Moved This Week
- Tennessee U.S. House (+33/−8): The biggest shift in the country. TN-09 incumbent Steve Cohen (D) did not make the ballot; four Democrats are now contesting the seat (London Lamar, Justin Pearson, M. LaTroy A-Williams, Jim Torino). Several other Tennessee districts added independents who filed for the November general.
- Utah U.S. House (−19): Post-convention pruning. Convention losers and primary dropouts came off the ballot.
- Kentucky U.S. Senate (−16): The May 19 primary winnowed the field. Final candidates locked in.
- Florida U.S. House (+7/−2): Late additions across FL-06, FL-11, FL-14, FL-20, and FL-23 — a mix of Republican and Democratic filings, including Lois Frankel (D) in FL-23. Two candidates came off FL-13.
- Virgin Islands U.S. House (+8/−2): Field filled out for the at-large seat: three Democrats joined the August 1 primary (Antonio Emanuel, Emmett Hansen II, Janelle Sarauw), and five independents qualified for the November general (Brett McClafferty, Ida Smith, James Weber III, Jed JohnHope, Shelley Moorhead). Long-serving Democrat Stacey Plaskett came off the ballot.
- Oregon Governor (−22): The largest single race-level move of the week. Twenty-two candidates came off the ballot — mostly minor-party and unaffiliated filings that didn't qualify. Field is now down to its serious contenders.
- Georgia Governor (−12) and Idaho Governor (−10): Similar primary-cycle pruning. Both fields tightened to their actual contestants ahead of upcoming primaries.
The Full Federal Field
Coverage now sits at:
- House: 441 districts across all 50 states, DC, and 5 territories
- Senate: 33 races (Class 2)
- Governor: 39 races (states + Guam + NMI + VI)
The full candidate database is live at quarex.org/libraries under Politician Research, and searchable through Quarex Compose.
— Peter