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Ohio 9: Congress’ Longest-Serving Woman Fights for Another Term

by Erin Covey November 13, 2023 · 2:30 PM EST

At the beginning of the 2022 cycle, Rep. Marcy Kaptur appeared to be one of the most endangered House Democrats in the country. 

Redistricting had transformed Kaptur’s comfortably blue district into a Republican-leaning seat that was now a top target for the GOP. But in a stroke of luck,…

Virginia 2: Battle at the Beach

by Jacob Rubashkin November 13, 2023 · 2:29 PM EST

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…

Arizona 8: Phoenix Free-for-all

by Erin Covey November 13, 2023 · 2:28 PM EST

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…

House Report Shorts (Nov. 13, 2023)

November 13, 2023 · 2:27 PM EST

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…

Democrats Post Key Victories in 2023 Races (Newsletter)

November 13, 2023 · 2:26 PM EST

By Nathan L. Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin & Erin Covey

Democrats put up big wins across the country last week, proving that abortion access is still a salient message a year and a half after the Dobbs decision, and demonstrating that while voters may be dissatisfied with the direction of the country…

2024 House Ratings (November 13, 2023)

November 13, 2023 · 2:25 PM EST

West Virginia Senate: Manchin’s Exit Pushes Seat to Solid GOP

by Jacob Rubashkin November 9, 2023 · 3:46 PM EST

Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision to forgo a tough re-election campaign next year removes any real chance of Democrats holding a Senate seat in West Virginia, and deals a blow to his party’s odds of maintaining their narrow majority in the upper chamber.

We’re changing our rating of the West Virginia…

Democrats Win Key Elections in 2023

by Jacob Rubashkin November 8, 2023 · 1:35 PM EST

Democrats put up big wins across the country Tuesday night, proving that abortion access is still a salient message a year and a half after the Dobbs decision, and demonstrating that while voters may be dissatisfied with the direction of the country and its Democratic leader, they’re still hesitant…