Virginia Republican Jen Kiggans has worn a lot of hats in her lifetime, but next year she’s putting on an unfamiliar one: endangered incumbent.
Kiggans is a former Navy aviator, nurse practitioner, and state senator, but she’s never had to run for re-election before. Now the Republican congresswoman is a…
Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko’s retirement may have sparked this cycle’s messiest Republican primary — two 2022 statewide nominees, the Arizona state House speaker, and Lesko’s scandal-ridden predecessor are all vying for a chance to succeed the outgoing congresswoman.
Within 24 hours of Lesko’s announcement, 2022 attorney general nominee Abe Hamadeh…
Arizona’s 6th District. Kathleen Winn, who came in third place in the 2022 GOP primary this seat, is challenging first-term Rep. Juan Ciscomani. Winn, a former community outreach director for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, is running to Ciscomani’s right in the August 6 primary, and could weaken the incumbent…
Nathan Gonzales, Erin Covey and Jacob Rubashkin look ahead to the key 2023 races, talk about the impact of the new maps in North Carolina and Alabama after redistricting, and discuss the GOP presidential primary without Mike Pence in the race.
North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state legislature passed a new congressional map on Wednesday that, as expected, will allow the GOP to easily flip three Democratic-held districts.
Currently, the purple state’s 14-member congressional delegation is evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. But this new map creates 10 safe Republican seats, three safe…
Georgia Redistricting. A federal judge ruled that Georgia’s congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act and ordered the state to produce a new map for 2024. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has called a special session for redistricting that will convene after Thanksgiving. But unlike in Alabama, it’s unclear that redrawing…
Democrats have a rare opportunity to flip a House seat in the Heart of Dixie — and though the seat is anchored in Montgomery, it’s drawn interest from Democrats all across the state.
A panel of federal judges settled on a new congressional map two weeks ago, redrawing Alabama's 2nd…
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Erin Covey discuss the big takeaways from the third quarter Senate fundraising numbers, the dearth of House open seats, including Michigan’s 7th District, and how Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure is connected to two House races.
Whenever something goes wrong on Capitol Hill, gerrymandering is cited as the root of the problem. But while redistricting continues to be a blatantly political act in most states, Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster is a good example of why gerrymandering is not always the cause of chaos in Congress.
“Congress…
Maine’s 2nd District has beguiled Republicans for the last three election cycles, as Democrat Jared Golden racks up wins in what is otherwise GOP country.
The rural district along the Canadian border is overwhelmingly white, doesn’t have many college-educated voters, and backs Republicans for president, governor and Senate.
But ever…
