Garrett Herrin

@garrettherrin.bsky.social

Founder and CEO @votehub.com

Abdul El-Sayed is outperforming his benchmarks in every county reporting so far, though all are areas where he was expected to run well. Unless Stevens significantly overperforms in the Detroit area, this is set to be an early night.

Disturbing finding in Marist’s June poll. “Americans may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track” Gen Z 🟢 Agree 60% 🔴 Disagree 40% Millennials 🟢 Agree 46% 🔴 Disagree 54% Gen X 🟢 Agree 35% 🔴 Disagree 65% Boomers+ 🟢 Agree 20% 🔴 Disagree 77%

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While OC reports ballots remaining by method, most counties don’t. If LA County is counting drop boxes before E Day dropoffs (reverse of OC), that may explain Steyer’s strength today. But if LA is following the same method as OC, Steyer may be even stronger in the remaining vote.

We include a vote density mode because land doesn't vote, people do. Pratt is strongest in the low-density areas from the Palisades to Beverly Glen. Raman’s support is concentrated in dense neighborhoods along the 101 corridor in Central LA, while Bass runs strongly in South LA.

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WinCast update following this morning’s turnout increase. Tonight should be important, with "late mail" vote drops expected from Los Angeles and San Francisco, and likely from Alameda, Santa Clara, San Diego, and Sacramento as well.

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NEWS — Newton County, TX tells me they are aware of a tabulation error showing Talarico with zero votes, Crockett with 43, and Hassan with 269. A recount is required to correct the results but cannot occur this week without a district judge’s order. They expect an update Monday.

Using public voter files, Peter Lutz takes a first-of-its-kind look at partisan registration among pro athletes by league.

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In special elections across the country, Democrats are outperforming their 2024 benchmarks, driven by asymmetrical turnout and a national environment shifting in their favor.​ Read our full breakdown of last night’s results in Iowa and Minnesota. ⬇️

Takeaways from Last Night’s Special Elections

Democrats are continuing to outperform their 2024 benchmarks in special elections, including last night’s contests in Iowa and Minnesota, driven by strong turnout and a national environment trending…

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Democrats have taken the majority in the Pennsylvania State House with the election of Dan Goughnour in HD 35, breaking the 101-101 deadlock.

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Iowa HD 100 Special Election Results With 100% reporting: 🔴 Blaine Watkins (R): 51.5% (2,749) 🔵 Nannette Griffin (D): 48.2% (2,574) This is a 24 point overperformance for Democrats from 2024, when the district was Trump +27.5.

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Presidential approval continues to tighten. Our latest polling average shows Donald Trump with a net approval rating of +0.6.

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Our new polling average site is live! We are tracking approval ratings, favorability, and the generic ballot on a daily basis. You can also explore all U.S. polls and access our free API. Link below.

🚨 Big news! VoteHub is launching our open-source API for polls. We include all polls—whether or not they make it into our averages—covering approval, favorability, and the generic ballot. Link below.

Maine HD 24 Special Election Update: 🔵 Sean Faircloth (D) - 72.3% (1407) 🔴 Carolyn Fish (R) - 27.7% (540) ~95% of precincts reporting This was a Harris +23 district in 2024.

Connecticut SD 21 Special Election Update: 🔵 Tony Afriyie (D) - 56.2% (3349) 🔴 Jason Perillo (R) - 43.8% (2608) ~74% of precincts reporting This was a Trump +0.5 district in 2024.

Connecticut SD 21 Special Election Update: 🔵 Tony Afriyie (D) - 56.0% (3137) 🔴 Jason Perillo (R) - 44.0% (2462) ~74% of precincts reporting This was a Trump +0.5 district in 2024.

Connecticut SD 21 Special Election Update: 🔵 Tony Afriyie (D) - 58.0% (2962) 🔴 Jason Perillo (R) - 42.0% (2142) ~70% of precincts reporting This was a Trump +0.5 district in 2024.

Vice President Kamala Harris won Athens-Clarke County, home to the University of Georgia, by nearly 40 points last month. Neighboring Oconee County had nearly inverse results. Pictured are census block estimated and precinct results in the two counties.

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