Last summer, the Republican National Committee promoted Marilinda Garcia as one of the party’s Rising Stars. But her next challenge looks like winning a Republican primary for a seat in Congress.
Garcia was first elected to the New Hampshire state House in 2006, when she was 23 years…
Rep. Bill Owens’ retirement announcement brought back a flood of special-election memories. But one thing in particular stood out to me. For all the national attention that competitive special elections receive, winning candidates’ time in Washington is often relatively short.
Owens’ tenure, when he completes his term, is…
While a flurry of recent Republican retirements in competitive districts have created new Democratic prospects, the overall decline in President Barack Obama’s standing – and the improvement of Republican numbers in the “generic ballot” – suggests increased problems for Democrats in November.
Democrats need a renewed focus on…
Alabama (6 Republicans, 1 Democrat). April 4 filing deadline, June 3 primary, July 15 runoff.
Nothing of interest for the fall.
Alaska (1R). June 2 filing deadline, August 26 primary.
Unless Republican Rep. Don Young, 80, decides to end his run, there is no reason to…
Iowa (2R, 2D). March 14 filing deadline, June 3 primary.
IA 1 (Open; Braley, D). Bruce Braley looks to have the cleared the Democratic field in the Senate race, but his congressional seat is much more crowded. The Democratic field includes former state House Speaker Pat Murphy, Cedar…
Oregon (1R, 4D). March 17 filing deadline, May 20 primary.
OR 5 (Schrader, D). Republicans haven’t been able to crack the code in this competitive district for over a decade. Republicans are looking to Clackamas County Commission Tootie Smith to unseat incumbent Kurt Schrader. The Democrat received just…
After a flurry of surprise retirements, GOP Rep. Buck McKeon’s announcement was one of the worst kept secrets of the last year. So even though the district is competitive, Republicans weren’t caught off-guard and have two credible candidates already in the race.
The California congressman’s exit has been…
I wrote my first Dangerous Dozen open House seats column in this space 14 years ago, so I figured I might as well keep the streak going, though it isn’t nearly as impressive as Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak.
As in my Jan. 17, 2000, column, the districts…
New York Rep. Bill Owens’ retirement gives Republicans another good opportunity to take over a Democratic seat, if they don’t get in their own way. Some GOP strategists may still have nightmares over the special election in this region more than four years ago. But the 21st District might…
It’s rare in politics that anything other than a presidential contest is viewed as a “must win” — but the special election in Florida’s 13th District falls into that category for Democrats.
A loss in the competitive March 11 contest would almost certainly be regarded by dispassionate observers…
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