{"id":2360839,"date":"2024-10-29T06:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T10:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-slight-increase-at-the-pumps-a-week-before-election-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T06:22:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T10:22:29","slug":"gas-prices-slight-increase-at-the-pumps-a-week-before-election-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-slight-increase-at-the-pumps-a-week-before-election-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: Slight increase at the pumps a week before Election Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-prices-slight-increase-at-the-pumps-a-week-before-election-day-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360839&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>According to recent data, the average price of regular gas has slightly increased to $3.134 per gallon, up from $3.13 reported on the previous day. Despite this\u200d uptick, prices are lower than they were a week ago, when the average was $3.163, and even lower than\u200d a month \u200cago, which saw prices at $3.218. This recent average marks the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-business-asks-customers-for-help-paying-skyrocketing-energy-bills\/\" title=\"NYC Business Asks Customers For Help Paying Skyrocketing Energy Bills\">lowest gas prices<\/a> have been since \u200bJanuary 2024. <\/p>\n<p>As Election \u2064Day approaches, gas prices \u200bare \u200da\u2063 significant topic, especially for the Democratic presidential \u2064nominee Kamala Harris, who needs to address how her administration will manage gas prices and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">energy costs amid concerns<\/a> about their impact on the economy. Current gas prices are still higher than during Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>In neighboring states, gas \u200cprices show\u200d a mixed trend: Virginia&#8217;s prices saw \u2062a slight decrease to $3.052 per\u2062 gallon, \u200cMaryland\u200d also experienced a decrease\u200b to $3.131, and Delaware maintained prices at $3.045, all reflecting lower averages compared\u2064 to recent weeks. the fluctuation of gas prices\u2063 remains an important issue for voters as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-decries-election-interference-and-questions-the-timing-of-the-charges-against-him\/\" title=\"Trump questions timing of charges, decries &#039;election interference&#039;.\">2024 presidential election draws<\/a> near.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gas prices: Slight increase at the pumps a week before Election Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1848267\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas slightly increased on Tuesday, coming in at $3.134, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to AAA<\/a>. On Monday, the cost was $3.13 per gallon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> on Tuesday were less expensive than a week ago, when the national average for regular gas was $3.163 per gallon. Prices today are also less expensive than a month ago when drivers paid $3.218 for a gallon of regular gas. Moreover, the current price is the least expensive gas has been in the country since January 2024, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&amp;f=m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">average price was $3.075<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Gas Prices\"><\/div>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>&rdquo;    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas prices<\/a> are an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-are-stable-at-the-beginning-of-the-week-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Gas prices are stable at the beginning of the week - Washington Examiner\">important topic heading<\/a> into the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> presidential election<\/a> next Tuesday. With President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Joe Biden<\/a> deciding not to seek reelection, Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Kamala Harris<\/a>, now the Democratic presidential nominee, has to indicate how she will address the country&rsquo;s gas prices and energy costs and how both affect the economy and people&rsquo;s finances. Gas prices remain higher than when former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Donald Trump<\/a> was in office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see the cost of gas in different states. Read below to see the average prices for a gallon of regular gas in and around Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virginia<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike the national average, the price of gas in Virginia decreased on Tuesday. The current price in the state for a gallon of regular gas is $3.052, compared to Monday&rsquo;s price of $3.058. This week&rsquo;s prices are slightly lower than a week ago when a gallon of regular gas was $3.074. However, Tuesday&rsquo;s price is more expensive than the price of gas in Virginia from a month ago, which was $3.01 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland<\/h2>\n<p>The average price of gas in Maryland also dropped on Tuesday. A gallon of regular gas now costs drivers in the state $3.131, compared to Monday&rsquo;s price of $3.133. Last week, gas in the state was $3.151 per gallon, and a month ago, regular gas in Maryland was much more expensive at $3.246 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delaware<\/h2>\n<p>The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Delaware remained the same as it did on Monday: $3.045 per gallon. This was a slight decrease from last week when it cost residents $3.066 per gallon. It is also cheaper to buy gas on Tuesday in the First State than a month ago when the price was $3.188 per gallon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n<p>Gas prices in Washington, D.C., also decreased on Tuesday, coming in at $3.297. Tuesday&rsquo;s price was slightly more expensive than the cost of gas a week ago, when a gallon of regular cost drivers in the nation&rsquo;s capital a fee of $3.291 per gallon. A month ago, the price of gas in Washington, D.C. was $3.312 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas<\/h2>\n<p>Texas is the state with the least expensive gas prices in the nation. As of Tuesday, drivers in Texas pay $2.686 per gallon for regular gas, far below the national average. This is actually a slight increase from Monday when people in the Lone Star State paid $2.667 per gallon. A month ago, gas in the state was slightly higher, coming in at $2.741 for a gallon of regular gas.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">California<\/h2>\n<p>California remains the state with the most expensive gas prices in the nation on Tuesday, coming in at $4.587 per gallon. This was just slightly more than the price of gas in Hawaii, which is $4.585. Despite being the state with the highest gas prices in the nation, prices have dropped recently. A week ago, regular gas was $4.63 per gallon and a month ago, people in California paid $4.695 for a gallon of gas. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1848267\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1848267\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices rise slightly before Election Day, averaging $3.134 per gallon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2360840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ff15.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36602,33731,34477,32544,32076],"class_list":["post-2360839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-economic-news","tag-election-day","tag-fuel-costs","tag-gas-prices","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas_Prices_ff15.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}