Alaska. Lisa Murkowski (R) appointed 2002, elected 2004 (49%), 2010 (39% as a write-in), 2016 (44%). Former President Donald Trump is mad about the Mitch McConnell-affiliated Senate Leadership Fund spending millions to support Murkowski over Trump’s candidate, former state official Kelly Tshibaka. But even as the former president dips into…
In a rare moment of unity, Republicans and Democrats are poised to come together to set yet another turnout record in the 2022 elections.
Remember that the country set a modern record for turnout in a midterm election in 2018 with 50.1 percent and a modern record for turnout in…
Alaska. Lisa Murkowski (R) appointed 2002, elected 2004 (49%), 2010 (39% as a write-in), 2016 (44%). The Senate Leadership Fund has begun a $7.4 million ad blitz against Kelly Tshibaka, the Trump-endorsed challenger to Murkowski. The ads attack Tshibaka over a 2011 investigation into Tshibaka for overbilling hours…
By Nathan L. Gonzales, Erin Covey and Jacob Rubashkin
This isn’t the midterm election Republicans envisioned, but the GOP can still reach their final goals.
Democrats have seen improvement in President Joe Biden’s job rating and the national generic ballot in the wake of the Dobbs decision, and they’ve…
Alaska. Lisa Murkowski (R) appointed 2002, elected 2004 (49%), 2010 (39% as a write-in), 2016 (44%). Fourth-place finisher Buzz Kelley, a Republican, dropped out of the race and endorsed GOP challenger Kelly Tshibaka but will still appear on the ballot. Tshibaka has also touted endorsements from the fifth and sixth…
Three of the smallest states in the country were home to several key primaries on Tuesday night, finally bringing the 2022 primary season to a close.
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware provided nominees in one competitive Senate race, three competitive House races, and a race for governor, allowing both…
By Nathan L. Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin, and Erin Covey
Labor Day is the unofficial kickoff to campaign season, yet it feels like the 2022 elections are already in a holding pattern.
For much of the cycle, this felt like a typical midterm election. President Joe Biden’s mediocre job rating looked…
Alaska. Lisa Murkowski (R) appointed 2002, elected 2004 (49%), 2010 (39% as a write-in), 2016 (44%). Of all the Republicans running for Senate this cycle, Murkowski may have had the best August of the bunch. In Alaska’s new all-party primary, Murkowski secured 45 percent of the vote, outpacing polling and…
By Nathan L. Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin
Republicans no longer have a clear advantage in the fight for the Senate.
The fight for control of the Senate has always been more competitive than the fight for the House, and both parties had a similar number of vulnerable states. But the…
Alaska
At-Large District Special. A July 20-25 poll from Alaska Survey Research indicates a competitive race to succeed the late Rep. Don Young. Pollster Ivan Moore found Democrat Mary Peltola in front with 41 percent, followed by Republicans Nick Begich III (30 percent) and Sarah Palin (29 percent). The…
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