Primary Project 2022: dem_candidates.csv

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This directory contains demographic, electoral and endorsement data for Senate, House and governor candidates in the 2022 primary elections (except Louisiana’s). It was used in the following FiveThirtyEight articles:

dem_candidates.csv contains information about candidates in Democratic primaries. rep_candidates.csv contains information about candidates in Republican primaries.

Electoral, endorsement and gender data was collected by FiveThirtyEight from state election officials, organization websites, social media and the Center for American Women and Politics. Race data was collected by political scientists Bernard Fraga and Hunter Rendleman using statements made by candidates, membership in racial and ethnic caucuses or organizations, racial and ethnic advocacy organizations, news reports and candidate websites.

Both dem_candidates.csv and rep_candidates.csv include:

Column Description Source
Candidate The name of the candidate. Official candidate lists and election results on state government websites.
Gender The candidate's gender. The Center for American Women and Politics’s website, candidate websites and news reports.
Race 1 What race or ethnicity (including Hispanic origin) the candidate primarily identifies as. Statements made by candidates, membership in racial and ethnic caucuses or organizations, racial and ethnic advocacy organizations, news reports and candidate websites. Data collected by political scientists Bernard Fraga and Hunter Rendleman.
Race 2 What race or ethnicity (including Hispanic origin) the candidate secondarily identifies as, if any. Statements made by candidates, membership in racial and ethnic caucuses or organizations, racial and ethnic advocacy organizations, news reports and candidate websites. Data collected by political scientists Bernard Fraga and Hunter Rendleman.
Race 3 What race or ethnicity (including Hispanic origin) the candidate tertiarily identifies as, if any. Statements made by candidates, membership in racial and ethnic caucuses or organizations, racial and ethnic advocacy organizations, news reports and candidate websites. Data collected by political scientists Bernard Fraga and Hunter Rendleman.
Incumbent Whether the candidate was an incumbent. Official U.S. Senate, U.S. House or state gubernatorial websites.
Incumbent Challenger Whether one of the candidate’s opponents in the primary was an incumbent. Official U.S. Senate, U.S. House or state gubernatorial websites.
State The state in which the candidate ran. State government websites.
Primary Date The date of the primary in which the candidate ran. State government websites.
Office The office for which the candidate ran. Official candidate lists and election results on state government websites.
District For U.S. House races, the congressional district number for which the candidate ran. Official candidate lists and election results on state government websites.
Primary Votes The raw number of votes received by the candidate in his or her primary. In states with runoffs, the results of the first primary round are used. For races that were canceled because they were uncontested, this number is 1. Official election results on state government websites.
Primary % The percentage of the vote received by the candidate in his or her primary. In states with all-party primaries, this is the percentage of the Democratic or Republican vote received by the candidate. In states with runoffs, the results of the first primary round are used. For candidates who were unopposed, this number is 100. Official election results on state government websites.
Primary Outcome Whether the candidate “Won” or “Lost” his or her primary or, if applicable, “Made runoff.” Official election results on state government websites.
Runoff Votes The raw number of votes received by the candidate in his or her runoff, if applicable. Official election results on state government websites.
Runoff % The percentage of the vote received by the candidate in his or her runoff, if applicable. Official election results on state government websites.
Runoff Outcome Whether the candidate “Won” or “Lost” his or her runoff, if applicable. Official election results on state government websites.

dem_candidates.csv also includes the following endorsement data. For these fields, “Yes” indicates that the candidate was endorsed by the organization or person in question before the primary. In states with runoff elections, if an organization or person issued an endorsement after the primary but before the runoff, that is indicated by “Yes (runoff only).” “N/A” is used if the organization or person did not weigh in on the race in question. “No” is reserved only for when the endorser is supporting a candidate’s opponent or if they specifically opposed the candidate. Note that endorsements only count if issued by the national arm of each organization; endorsements by local chapters do not count.

Column Description Source
EMILY's List Whether the candidate was endorsed by EMILY’s List. EMILY’s List’s website.
Justice Dems Whether the candidate was endorsed by Justice Democrats. Justice Democrats’s website.
Indivisible Whether the candidate was endorsed by Indivisible. Indivisible’s website.
PCCC Whether the candidate was endorsed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. The PCCC’s website.
Our Revolution Whether the candidate was endorsed by Our Revolution. Our Revolution’s website.
Sunrise Whether the candidate was endorsed by the Sunrise Movement. The Sunrise Movement’s website.
Sanders Whether the candidate was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sanders’s Twitter account and news reports.
AOC Whether the candidate was endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ocasio-Cortez’s Twitter account, her email list and news reports.
Party Committee Whether the candidate was placed on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Red to Blue list, was endorsed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee or is an incumbent Democratic governor (the Democratic Governors Association has a policy of always supporting incumbents but not getting involved in primaries that do not feature incumbents). The DCCC’s website, DSCC press releases and news reports.

rep_candidates.csv also includes the following endorsement data. For these fields, “Yes” indicates that the candidate was endorsed by the organization or person in question before the primary. In states with runoff elections, if an organization or person issued an endorsement after the primary but before the runoff, that is indicated by “Yes (runoff only).” “N/A” is used if the organization or person did not weigh in on the race in question. “No” is reserved only for when the endorser is supporting a candidate’s opponent or if they specifically opposed the candidate. Note that endorsements only count if issued by the national arm of each organization; endorsements by local chapters do not count.

Column Description Source
Trump Whether the candidate was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Trump’s website, his TruthSocial account and news reports.
Trump Date The date on which the candidate was endorsed by Trump. Trump’s website, his TruthSocial account and news reports.
Club for Growth Whether the candidate was endorsed by the Club for Growth. The Club for Growth’s website.
Party Committee Whether the candidate reached the highest tier of the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program or is an incumbent Republican senator or governor (the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Republican Governors Association had policies in 2022 of always supporting incumbents but not getting involved in primaries that do not feature incumbents). The NRCC’s website and news reports.
Renew America Whether the candidate is listed as a “Renewer” (marked as “Yes”) or a “Divider” (marked as “No”) by the Renew America Movement. The Renew America Movement’s website.
E-PAC Whether the candidate was endorsed by E-PAC. E-PAC’s website.
VIEW PAC Whether the candidate was endorsed by VIEW PAC. VIEW PAC’s website.
Maggie’s List Whether the candidate was endorsed by Maggie’s List. Maggie’s List’s website.
Winning for Women Whether the candidate was endorsed by Winning for Women. Winning for Women’s website.

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Suggested facets: Gender, Race 2, Incumbent, Incumbent Challenger, Primary Date, Office, Primary Outcome, Runoff %, Runoff Outcome, EMILY's List, Justice Dems, Indivisible, PCCC, Our Revolution, Sunrise, Sanders, AOC, Party Committee

Link rowid ▼ Candidate Gender Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Incumbent Incumbent Challenger State Primary Date Office District Primary Votes Primary % Primary Outcome Runoff Votes Runoff % Runoff Outcome EMILY's List Justice Dems Indivisible PCCC Our Revolution Sunrise Sanders AOC Party Committee
1 1 Gavin Dass Male White Asian (Indian)   No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 1 1,881 12% Lost                        
2 2 Victor D. Dunn Male Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 1 4,554 28% Made runoff 1,783 24% Lost                  
3 3 Jrmar "JJ" Jefferson Male Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 1 7,411 45% Made runoff 5,607 76% Won                  
4 4 Stephen Kocen Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 1 2,457 15% Lost                        
5 5 Robin Fulford Female White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 2 17,160 100% Won                        
6 6 Doc Shelby Male Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 3 8,531 38% Lost                        
7 7 Sandeep Srivastava Male Asian (Indian)     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 3 13,865 62% Won                        
8 8 Iro Omere Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 4 16,404 100% Won                        
9 9 Kathleen Cordelia Bailey Female White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 5 9,605 47% Lost                        
10 10 Tartisha Hill Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 5 10,689 53% Won                        
11 11 Lizzie Fletcher Female White     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 7 29,579 100% Won       Yes                
12 12 Laura Jones Female White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 8 14,496 100% Won                        
13 13 Al Green Male Black     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 9 42,782 100% Won                        
14 14 Linda Nuno Female Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 10 20,537 100% Won                        
15 15 Trey J. Hunt Male White Black   No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 12 20,561 100% Won                        
16 16 Kathleen Brown Female White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 13 10,807 100% Won                        
17 17 Eugene Howard Male Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 14 10,619 50% Lost                        
18 18 Mikal Williams Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 14 10,691 50% Won                        
19 19 Eliza Alvarado Female Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 15 5,398 17% Lost                        
20 20 Julio Garza Male Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 15 1,693 5% Lost                        
21 21 Ruben Ramirez Male Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 15 9,221 28% Made runoff 6,049 50% Lost No (runoff only)                
22 22 John Villarreal Rigney Male White Latino (Mexican)   No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 15 6,268 19% Lost                        
23 23 Vanessa Stephanie Tijerina Female Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 15 3,470 11% Lost                        
24 24 Michelle Vallejo Female Latino (Mexican)     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 15 6,570 20% Made runoff 6,079 50% Won Yes (runoff only)                
25 25 Deliris Montanez Berrios Female Latino (Puerto Rican)     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 16 4,235 12% Lost             No          
26 26 Veronica Escobar Female Latino (Mexican)     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 16 30,954 88% Won             Yes          
27 27 Mary Jo Woods Female White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 17 17,085 100% Won                        
28 28 Sheila Jackson Lee Female Black     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 18 35,194 100% Won                        
29 29 Joaquin Castro Male Latino (Mexican)     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 20 33,214 100% Won                        
30 30 David Anderson Jr. Male Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 21 3,038 9% Lost                        
31 31 Coy Gee Branscum II Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 21 3,157 9% Lost                        
32 32 Cherif Gacis Male Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 21 902 3% Lost                        
33 33 Scott William Sturm Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 21 1,865 5% Lost                        
34 34 Ricardo Villarreal Male Latino (Mexican)     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 21 9,590 27% Made runoff 7,996 37% Lost                  
35 35 Claudia Andreana Zapata Female Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 21 16,604 47% Made runoff 13,886 63% Won                  
36 36 Jamie Kaye Jordan Female White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 22 20,818 100% Won                        
37 37 Priscilla Golden Female Unknown     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 23 15,664 44% Lost                        
38 38 John Lira Male Latino (Mexican)     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 23 19,816 56% Won                        
39 39 Kathy Fragnoli Female White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 24 8,139 28% Lost                        
40 40 Derrik T. Gay Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 24 9,571 33% Made runoff 6,788 49% Lost                  
41 41 Jan McDowell Female White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 24 11,467 39% Made runoff 7,118 51% Won                  
42 42 Victor Melgoza Male Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 27 3,289 15% Lost                        
43 43 Maclovio Perez Jr. Male Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 27 13,044 59% Won                        
44 44 Anthony J. Tristan Male Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 27 5,733 26% Lost                        
45 45 Tannya Judith Benavides Female Latino     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 28 2,324 5% Lost       No No No No No No No No  
46 46 Jessica Cisneros Female Latino (Mexican)     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 28 22,983 47% Made runoff 22,614 50% Lost Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
47 47 Henry Cuellar Male Latino (Mexican)     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 28 23,988 49% Made runoff 22,895 50% Won No No No No No No No No  
48 48 Sylvia Garcia Female Latino (Mexican)     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 29 19,402 100% Won                        
49 49 Jasmine Crockett Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 26,798 48% Made runoff 17,462 61% Won         Yes   Yes    
50 50 Arthur Dixon Male Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 677 1% Lost               No        
51 51 Jane Hope Hamilton Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 9,436 17% Made runoff 11,369 39% Lost         No   No    
52 52 Vonciel Jones Hill Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 1,886 3% Lost               No        
53 53 Keisha Williams-Lankford Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 4,323 8% Lost               No        
54 54 Barbara Mallory Caraway Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 4,277 8% Lost               No        
55 55 Jessica Mason Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 1,858 3% Lost               No        
56 56 Abel Mulugheta Male Black (Eritrean)     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 3,284 6% Lost               No        
57 57 Roy Williams Jr. Male Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 30 2,746 5% Lost               No        
58 58 Colin Allred Male Black     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 32 31,805 100% Won                        
59 59 Carlos Quintanilla Male Latino     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 33 7,373 30% Lost                        
60 60 Marc Veasey Male Black     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 33 16,806 70% Won                        
61 61 Laura Cisneros Female Latino     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 34 8,456 23% Lost                        
62 62 Vicente Gonzalez Male Latino     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 34 23,531 65% Won                        
63 63 Filemon Meza Male Latino     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 34 920 3% Lost                        
64 64 Beatriz Reynoso Female Latino     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 34 1,287 4% Lost                        
65 65 Osbert Rodriguez Haro Male Latino     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 34 331 1% Lost                        
66 66 William Thompson Male White     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 34 1,085 3% Lost                        
67 67 Diego Zavala Male Latino (Mexican)     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 34 718 2% Lost                        
68 68 Greg Casar Male Latino (Mexican)     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 35 25,505 61% Won         Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes  
69 69 Eddie Rodriguez Male Latino (Mexican)     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 35 6,526 16% Lost         No No   No No No No  
70 70 Carla-Joy Sisco Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 35 3,190 8% Lost         No No   No No No No  
71 71 Rebecca Viagran Female Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 35 6,511 16% Lost         No No   No No No No  
72 72 Jon Haire Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 36 16,589 100% Won                        
73 73 Quinton "Q" Beaubouef Male White     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 37 804 1% Lost                        
74 74 Lloyd Doggett Male White     Yes No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 37 60,007 79% Won                        
75 75 Donna Imam Female Asian (Bangladeshi)     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 37 13,385 18% Lost                        
76 76 Chris Jones Male White     No Yes Texas 3/1/22 Representative 37 1,503 2% Lost                        
77 77 Diana Martinez Alexander Female Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 38 9,861 45% Made runoff 4,111 39% Lost                  
78 78 Duncan F. Klussmann Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 38 8,698 39% Made runoff 6,449 61% Won                  
79 79 Centrell Reed Female Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Representative 38 3,550 16% Lost                        
80 80 Inocencio "Inno" Barrientez Male Latino     No No Texas 3/1/22 Governor   12,887 1% Lost                        
81 81 Michael Cooper Male Black     No No Texas 3/1/22 Governor   32,673 3% Lost                        
82 82 Joy Diaz Female Latino (Mexican)     No No Texas 3/1/22 Governor   33,622 3% Lost                        
83 83 Beto O'Rourke Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Governor   983,182 91% Won                        
84 84 Rich Wakeland Male White     No No Texas 3/1/22 Governor   13,237 1% Lost                        
85 85 Thomas M. McDermott Jr. Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Senator   173,466 100% Won                        
86 86 Richard E. Fantin Male Unknown     No Yes Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 1 5,413 14% Lost                        
87 87 Frank J. Mrvan Male White     Yes No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 1 34,489 86% Won                        
88 88 Paul D. Steury Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 2 11,708 100% Won                        
89 89 Phillip Beachy Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 3 2,400 20% Lost                        
90 90 Aaron "A.J." Calkins Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 3 2,894 24% Lost                        
91 91 Gary L. Snyder Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 3 6,794 56% Won                        
92 92 Roger D. Day Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 4 5,680 68% Won                        
93 93 Howard J. Pollchik Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 4 2,648 32% Lost                        
94 94 Matthew L. Hall Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 5 6,799 40% Lost                        
95 95 Jeannine Lee Lake Female Black     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 5 10,192 60% Won                        
96 96 George Thomas Holland Male White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 6 3,337 27% Lost                        
97 97 Cynthia "Cinde" Wirth Female White     No No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 6 9,057 73% Won                        
98 98 André D. Carson Male Black     Yes No Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 7 36,242 94% Won                        
99 99 Curtis D. Godfrey Male Black     No Yes Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 7 1,526 4% Lost                        
100 100 Pierre Quincy Pullins Male Black     No Yes Indiana 5/3/22 Representative 7 830 2% Lost                        

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CREATE TABLE "primary-project-2022/dem_candidates" (
"Candidate" TEXT,
  "Gender" TEXT,
  "Race 1" TEXT,
  "Race 2" TEXT,
  "Race 3" TEXT,
  "Incumbent" TEXT,
  "Incumbent Challenger" TEXT,
  "State" TEXT,
  "Primary Date" TEXT,
  "Office" TEXT,
  "District" TEXT,
  "Primary Votes" TEXT,
  "Primary %" TEXT,
  "Primary Outcome" TEXT,
  "Runoff Votes" TEXT,
  "Runoff %" TEXT,
  "Runoff Outcome" TEXT,
  "EMILY's List" TEXT,
  "Justice Dems" TEXT,
  "Indivisible" TEXT,
  "PCCC" TEXT,
  "Our Revolution" TEXT,
  "Sunrise" TEXT,
  "Sanders" TEXT,
  "AOC" TEXT,
  "Party Committee" TEXT
);