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The '''RaceTracker project on the OpenCongress wiki''' tracks the status of candidates running for every seat in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and every state governorship. It is coordinated by the [http://www.swingstateproject.com SwingStateProject].
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'''The RaceTracker project on the OpenCongress wiki''' tracks every election for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. It is coordinated by the crew at the [http://www.swingstateproject.com SwingStateProject].
  
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The power of this fully sourced and operational wiki is the citizens across the country researching, writing and fact-checking the information here. It is transparent, free, open-source and non-partisan; any political motivation for participation is irrelevant in the face of our common interest in knowing ''everyone'' running to represent us in our government.
 
  
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Find out how to participate or contact us at the [[Project:RaceTracker/Community Portal|RaceTracker community portal]].
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* Contains info on candidates, campaign contributions, district maps, and past elections.
  
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Discover other community projects (or how to start your own!) at the [[Meta:Community Portal|main OpenCongress wiki community portal]].<br clear="both"/>
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* Editable by anyone who provides a source.
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==State pages==
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* Fully transparent, open-source, non-partisan and free.
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Join us! Learn how to participate at the [[Project:RaceTracker/Community Portal|RaceTracker community portal]].
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==State-by state-indexes==
  
 
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==Reports and examples==
 
==Reports and examples==
  
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Good examples of tracked races include:
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'''Reports:'''
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* [[2010 House elections]]
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* [[2010 U.S. Senate elections|2010 Senate elections]]
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'''Examples of tracked races:'''
 
* [[IL-Senate Class III Seat]]
 
* [[IL-Senate Class III Seat]]
 
* [[CO-04]]
 
* [[CO-04]]
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==About/contact==
 
==About/contact==
  
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The RaceTracker wiki is coordinated primarily by the team at the [http://www.swingstateproject.com SwingStateProject], with assistance from the [http://www.opencongress.org/about OpenCongress team]. The coordinators encourage you to make any additions or corrections via the "Edit with form" tab at the top of every race page (you'll need to log-in to edit; see the "Join OpenCongress" link in the top right), but you can also leave a message on [[User:JamesL|JamesL]]'s user talk page.
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The power of this fully sourced and operational wiki is the citizens across the country researching, writing and fact-checking the information here. It is transparent, free, open-source and non-partisan; any political motivation for participation is irrelevant in the face of our common interest in knowing ''everyone'' running to represent us in our government.
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The RaceTracker wiki is coordinated primarily by the team at the [http://www.swingstateproject.com SwingStateProject], with assistance from the [http://www.opencongress.org/about OpenCongress team]. We encourage you to make any additions or corrections via the "Edit with form" tab at the top of every race page (you'll need to log-in to edit; see the "Join OpenCongress" link in the top right), but you can also leave a message on [[User:JamesL|JamesL]]'s user talk page.
  
 
For questions more generally about the RaceTracker wiki or about starting your own project on OpenCongress, please contact the OpenCongress team at [mailto:writeus@opencongress.org writeus@OpenCongress.org].
 
For questions more generally about the RaceTracker wiki or about starting your own project on OpenCongress, please contact the OpenCongress team at [mailto:writeus@opencongress.org writeus@OpenCongress.org].
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'''Features:'''
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* Pages on every election for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
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* Fully editable with easy forms.
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* Sources on all data - don't take our word for it.
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* Election returns going back as far as 2000.
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* Maps of congressional districts and district offices.
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* Campaign contribution tracking.
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* Seat-specific blog aggregator feeds.
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Discover other community projects (or how to start your own!) at the [[Meta:Community Portal|main OpenCongress wiki community portal]].
  
 
More background and individual contact information can be found on the [[Project:RaceTracker/Community Portal|RaceTracker community portal]].
 
More background and individual contact information can be found on the [[Project:RaceTracker/Community Portal|RaceTracker community portal]].

Revision as of 21:37, June 5, 2009



This page is part of the RaceTracker project,
coordinated by the Swing State Project


Add what you know. (Here's how.)

RaceTracker 2010 Congressional Election Dashboard
2010 House report  · 2010 Senate report
House Senate
GOP Dems Total GOP Dems Total
Confirmed primary challenges 0 0 0 0 0 0
Possible primary challenges 0 0 0 0 0 0
Open seats* 0 0 01 0 0 02
1. Includes 3 special elections (no 2010 party yet). 2. Doesn't include DE, NY special elections.
2010 House report | 2010 Senate report

The RaceTracker project on the OpenCongress wiki tracks every election for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. It is coordinated by the crew at the SwingStateProject.


  • Contains info on candidates, campaign contributions, district maps, and past elections.
  • Editable by anyone who provides a source.
  • Fully transparent, open-source, non-partisan and free.


Join us! Learn how to participate at the RaceTracker community portal.

State-by state-indexes

Select a state below to see its candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and governor:

us map Washington Oregon Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Alaska Alaska California Nevada Idaho Montana Wyoming Utah Arizona Colorado New_Mexico North_Dakota South_Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Michigan Indiana Ohio Florida Georgia West_Virginia Virginia South_Carolina North_Carolina Pennsylvania Maryland Maryland Delaware Delaware New_Jersey New_Jersey New_York Connecticut Connecticut Rhode_Island Rhode_Island Massachusetts Massachusetts Vermont Vermont New_Hampshire New_Hampshire Maine DC

Reports and examples

Reports:

Examples of tracked races:

About/contact

The power of this fully sourced and operational wiki is the citizens across the country researching, writing and fact-checking the information here. It is transparent, free, open-source and non-partisan; any political motivation for participation is irrelevant in the face of our common interest in knowing everyone running to represent us in our government.

The RaceTracker wiki is coordinated primarily by the team at the SwingStateProject, with assistance from the OpenCongress team. We encourage you to make any additions or corrections via the "Edit with form" tab at the top of every race page (you'll need to log-in to edit; see the "Join OpenCongress" link in the top right), but you can also leave a message on JamesL's user talk page.

For questions more generally about the RaceTracker wiki or about starting your own project on OpenCongress, please contact the OpenCongress team at writeus@OpenCongress.org.

Features:

  • Pages on every election for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
  • Fully editable with easy forms.
  • Sources on all data - don't take our word for it.
  • Election returns going back as far as 2000.
  • Maps of congressional districts and district offices.
  • Campaign contribution tracking.
  • Seat-specific blog aggregator feeds.

Discover other community projects (or how to start your own!) at the main OpenCongress wiki community portal.

More background and individual contact information can be found on the RaceTracker community portal.

Retrieved from "http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Project:RaceTracker"
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