By Ashleigh Jones It’s no secret that Georgia, Michigan, and North Carolina are at the center of the fight for the Senate majority. But a look below the surface reveals a handful of swing counties in each state that will likely decide whether Republicans or Democrats are in control of the chamber next year. Democrats […]
Maine’s critical Senate race entered arguably its fifth distinct phase this week, as former state Senate President Troy Jackson emerged as the likely replacement Democratic nominee to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins. Jackson’s rapid ascent comes just two weeks after the original Democratic nominee, Graham Platner, withdrew from the race after he was accused […]
Less than two weeks after GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden passing, South Carolina’s Senate race has drawn a crowd. President Donald Trump has endorsed Darline Graham, the late senator’s sister, a former vocational rehabilitation worker and now the incumbent after she was appointed by GOP Gov. Henry McMaster. But that hasn’t stopped Reps. Ralph Norman […]
Georgia. Jon Ossoff (D), elected 2020 (51%). Ossoff is consistently at or above 50 percent in most polling and his fundraising prowess continues with a $40 million cash on hand advantage over GOP Rep. Mike Collins at the end of the second quarter. But Georgia is still a swing state and the Supreme Court’s recent […]
Alaska At-Large. Nick Begich, R, elected 51%. Trump 55%. Democratic pastor Matt Schultz suspended his campaign and endorsed independent Bill Hill, a Bristol Bay fisherman. “I am disappointed by Republican outside groups meddling in this race and by the lack of meaningful support from Democratic institutions,” Schultz said in a statement after the NRCC encouraged […]
Colorado. Open; Jared Polis (D), term-limited. Sitting House members, from Dusty Johnson in South Dakota to Randy Feenstra in Iowa to Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman in South Carolina, have struggled to translate their electoral success in Congress to gubernatorial primaries this year. That streak now extends to the upper chamber, as Sen. Michael Bennet […]
The redistricting wars have reached a ceasefire, at least for now. Over the past year, more than a dozen states have waged legislative and judicial battles to redraw their congressional maps — with 10 states ultimately adopting new lines. The result is a nationwide map more favorable for Republicans than at the start of the […]
Arizona voters get a reprieve from a competitive U.S. Senate race this cycle, but the Grand Canyon State will host two House races at the center of the fight for the majority. Arizona also provided the latest opportunities to test the ability of the Democratic establishment to secure a candidate in an open seat or […]
Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin, and Inshara Ali are joined by Daniela Altimari of Roll Call to talk about the latest House incumbent who could lose in a primary and analyze whether the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America are the Democrats’ own Tea Party. The team also covers the latest news in […]
The sudden passing of GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham adds uncertainty to a South Carolina seat on the edge of the Senate battleground. According to state law, there will be a primary to choose a new nominee for the full term. The candidate filing period opens “the second Tuesday after a death,” which would be July […]
