Alabama. June 5 primary.
2nd District (Martha Roby, R, re-elected in 2016 with 49%). 2016 Presidential Winner: Trump 65%. Roby has a couple high-profile primary challengers in former Rep. Bobby Bright, who served in the House as a Democrat when Roby ousted him in 2010, and Rich Hobson, who served…
Kansas. Aug. 7 primary.
2nd District (Open; Lynn Jenkins, R, not seeking re-election). Trump 56%. Former state House Minority Leader Paul Davis ($669,000) carried the 2nd District 51-45 percent in the 2014 gubernatorial race against Gov. Sam Brownback and is giving Democrats a chance to win this…
North Carolina.
2nd District (George Holding, R, re-elected 57%). Trump 53%. Former state personnel director/former state Rep. Linda Coleman ($63,000 on April 18) won the Democratic nomination and could complicate her party’s chances because her primary opponent was personally wealthy. Holding…
Arkansas’ 2nd District — Rating: Likely Republican
Interview Date: May 10, 2018
Date of Birth: Jan. 20, 1981; Little Rock, Ark.
Education: Harvard College (2003), Univ. of Arkansas law school (2006)
Elected Office: State House (2014-present)
Current Outlook: State Rep. Clarke Tucker gives…
California’s 48th District - Rating: Tilt Republican
Interview Date: April 25, 2018
Date of Birth: July 9, 1965; Whittier, Calif.
Education: UCLA (Bachelor’s, 2003); Biola Univ. (Master’s 2008); Orange Coast Community College (attended)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current…
Yes, it’s time for another of my “dangerous dozen open House seats” columns, which I have been writing since shortly after the establishment of the Jamestown Settlement (or so it seems).
This cycle’s version has a plethora of seats to choose from, given the 38 Republican and 19 Democratic seats…
Senate. Sherrod Brown (D) elected 2006 (56%), 2012 (51%). Rep. Jim Renacci won the GOP nomination in the least suspenseful Senate primary of the night, defeating investment banker Mike Gibbons 47-32 percent. Renacci was also the only GOP congressman to be victorious in a Senate primary last night,…
Senate. Joe Manchin (D) elected 2010 special (53%), 2012 (61%). Former coal company CEO Don Blankenship, who served a year in prison, enjoyed a few days in the national spotlight as a serious contender for the GOP nomination. But state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey prevailed with 35 percent…
2nd District (George Holding, R, re-elected 57%). Trump 53%. Former state personnel director/former state Rep. Linda Coleman won the Democratic nomination over tech entrepreneur Ken Romley and will face the incumbent Republican in the general election. The race has been included in the broadest…
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