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'''The RaceTracker project on the OpenCongress wiki''' tracks every 2012 race for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and state governor. RaceTracker is a free, open-source, fully-referenced, and non-partisan public resource. It is coordinated by the crew at [http://Elections.DailyKos.com Elections.DailyKos.com].
  
'''The ''non-partisan'' 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]. ([[Project:RaceTracker#About/contact|More...]])
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<br>'''Here's what you can find''':  
  
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* Candidates for each seat and their status
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* Campaign contribution information
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* District maps, past election results, and more
  
* Candidates, campaign contributions, district maps and past elections.
 
  
* Got an update? It's editable by anyone who provides a source.
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Find out how to participate or contact us at the [[Project:RaceTracker/Community Portal|RaceTracker community portal]]. Developers, do cool stuff with our (free) data, it's [[Meta:External access to OpenCongress wiki data|available many ways]]!<br clear="both">
  
* Fully transparent, open-source, non-partisan and ''free''.
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== Select a state to see its candidates:  ==
  
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{{Imagemap USA states}}
  
Join us! Learn how to participate at the [[Project:RaceTracker/Community Portal|RaceTracker community portal]].
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<big>'''Reports:'''</big>
  
Developers, do cool stuff with our (free) data, it's [[Meta:External access to OpenCongress wiki data|available many ways]]!<br clear="both"/>
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*[[2012 House elections]]
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*[[2012 U.S. Senate elections|2012 Senate elections]]
  
==Select a state to see its candidates:==
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<big>'''Examples of tracked races:'''</big>
  
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*[[ME-Senate Class I Seat|Maine's senate race]]  
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*[[CA-02]]
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<big>'''Reports:'''</big>
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* [[2010 House elections]]
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* [[2010 U.S. Senate elections|2010 Senate elections]]
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<big>'''Examples of tracked races:'''</big>
 
* [[IL-Senate Class III Seat]]
 
* [[CO-04]]
 
 
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==About/contact==
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== About/contact ==
 
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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.
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The power of the fully sourced and operational wiki project comes from the citizens across the country researching, writing and fact-checking the information here. It is free, open-source, transparent in its editing standards and sourcing, and non-partisan. All information on RaceTracker is required to be referenced to an outside news source, and no partisan information is included. RaceTracker serves the common interest of knowing everyone running to represent us in our government.  
  
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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The RaceTracker wiki is coordinated primarily by the team at [http://elections.dailykos.com Elections.DailyKos.com], 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 to register for free). You can also leave a question or message for JamesL, a RaceTracker project coordinator, on his [[User:JamesL|"talk" page]].  
  
'''Features:'''
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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].
  
* Pages on every election for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
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Discover other community projects (or how to start your own!) at the [[Meta:Community Portal|main OpenCongress wiki community portal]].  
* 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]].
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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]].
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Project creation funded by a grant from the [http://www.SunlightFoundation.com Sunlight Foundation]
  
Project creation funded by a grant from the [http://www.SunlightFoundation.com Sunlight Foundation]
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[[Category:Project:RaceTracker]]

Latest revision as of 16:00, April 28, 2012


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

RaceTracker 2012 Congressional Election Dashboard
2012 House report  · 2012 Senate report
House: 435 seats Senate: 33 seats
GOP Dems Total GOP Dems Total
Confirmed primary challenges 5 2 7 5 5 10
Possible primary challenges 0 0 0 0 0 0
Open seats* 16 21 41 3 6 102
1. Includes Joe Lieberman, who is retiring from his Conn. senate seat.

The RaceTracker project on the OpenCongress wiki tracks every 2012 race for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and state governor. RaceTracker is a free, open-source, fully-referenced, and non-partisan public resource. It is coordinated by the crew at Elections.DailyKos.com.


Here's what you can find:

  • Candidates for each seat and their status
  • Campaign contribution information
  • District maps, past election results, and more


Find out how to participate or contact us at the RaceTracker community portal. Developers, do cool stuff with our (free) data, it's available many ways!

Select a state to see its candidates:

Alabama congressional electionsAlaska congressional electionsArizona congressional electionsArkansas congressional electionsCalifornia congressional electionsColorado congressional electionsConnecticut congressional electionsDelaware congressional electionsFlorida congressional electionsGeorgia congressional electionsHawaii congressional electionsIdaho congressional electionsIllinois congressional electionsIndiana congressional electionsIowa congressional electionsKansas congressional electionsKentucky congressional electionsLouisiana congressional electionsMaine congressional electionsMaryland congressional electionsMassachusetts congressional electionsMichigan congressional electionsMinnesota congressional electionsMississippi congressional electionsMissouri congressional electionsMontana congressional electionsNebraska congressional electionsNevada congressional electionsNew Hampshire congressional electionsNew Jersey congressional electionsNew Mexico congressional electionsNew York congressional electionsNorth Carolina congressional electionsNorth Dakota congressional electionsOhio congressional electionsOklahoma congressional electionsOregon congressional electionsPennsylvania congressional electionsRhode Island congressional electionsSouth Carolina congressional electionsSouth Dakota congressional electionsTennessee congressional electionsTexas congressional electionsUtah congressional electionsVermont congressional electionsVirginia congressional electionsWashington state congressional electionsWest Virginia congressional electionsWisconsin congressional electionsWyoming congressional electionsDelaware congressional electionsMaryland congressional electionsNew Hampshire congressional electionsNew Jersey congressional electionsMassachusetts congressional electionsConnecticut congressional electionsWest Virginia congressional electionsVermont congressional electionsRhode Island congressional electionsUSA Map with states.png
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Reports:

Examples of tracked races:

About/contact

The power of the fully sourced and operational wiki project comes from the citizens across the country researching, writing and fact-checking the information here. It is free, open-source, transparent in its editing standards and sourcing, and non-partisan. All information on RaceTracker is required to be referenced to an outside news source, and no partisan information is included. RaceTracker serves the common interest of knowing everyone running to represent us in our government.

The RaceTracker wiki is coordinated primarily by the team at Elections.DailyKos.com, 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 to register for free). You can also leave a question or message for JamesL, a RaceTracker project coordinator, on his "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.

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.

Project creation funded by a grant from the Sunlight Foundation

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