Nationwide U.S. Prosecutor Election Results, 2020-2024

A nationwide study of prosecutor elections during the years 2020-2024, extending prior datasets from 2012-2019. The dataset is authored by Carissa Byrne Hessick and colleagues, with related research published in law reviews. It was last updated on the Dataverse platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in prosecutor election outcomes based on the nationwide scope.
• Studying campaign finance patterns in local judicial elections based on the dataset's link to related research.
• Comparing electoral data across different election cycles (2012-2024) based on the dataset's extension of prior work.

Strengths

• Extends a longitudinal study of prosecutor elections from 2012 through 2024.
• Linked to peer-reviewed academic research published in law reviews.
• Nationwide in scope, covering elections across the United States.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Carissa Byrne Hessick, Michael Morse, and Nathan Pinnell (authors).

Collection Method

Nationwide study of election results, likely compiled from official sources.

Time Range

2020-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 03:11:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (nationwide)