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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of January 23 - January 27.
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** At least 121 new state legislative leaders elected so far
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So far in this year's state legislative sessions, legislators have re-elected 57% of leaders (162) to their previous posts. In another 38% (108), they elected a different leader from the same party as the previous leader. The remaining 5% of posts (13) changed party control completely due to changes in chamber control.
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** Mississippi’s statewide filing deadline is Feb. 1
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In Mississippi, the filing deadline to appear on the ballot in the Aug. 8 statewide primaries is February 1.
The Magnolia State is one of four states—along with Louisiana, New Jersey, and Virginia—holding regularly-scheduled state legislative elections this year. It is also one of three states—along with Kentucky and Louisiana—holding statewide elections for executive positions this year
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** Five measures certified in three states for the 2023 ballot
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As of Jan. 25, five statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in three states. That’s one more than the average number certified at this point in odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.
Three new measures were certified last week:
* Wisconsin Question 1, Conditions of Release Before Conviction Amendment ([link removed]:)
* Wisconsin Question 2, Conditions for Cash Bail Amendment ([link removed]
* Wisconsin Work Requirement for Welfare Benefits Advisory Question ([link removed]:)
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** Republican U.S. House candidates outperformed 2020’s presidential results in 327 districts last year
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Republicans in 327 congressional districts last year outperformed Donald Trump’s (R) 2020 vote totals in those same district boundaries.Democratic House candidates, meanwhile, outperformed Joe Biden in 68 districts (16%).
Florida's 26th Congressional District saw the largest swing towards the same party. Incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart (R) improved on Trump's margin of victory in the district by 23.5 percentage points.
Alaska's at-large congressional district saw the largest swing in a district that changed party control. Incumbent Mary Peltola (D) won the state by 10 percentage points in 2022 after Trump won the state by 10.1 percentage points in 2020, resulting in a 20.1 percentage point swing towards Democrats.
In two districts, the margins of victory in the 2020 presidential election and 2022 midterms matched: Texas' 9th and Texas' 35th.
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