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Report Shorts (Sept. 29, 2023)

September 29, 2023 · 2:28 PM EDT

Arizona Senate. 2022 gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake plans to launch her campaign on Oct. 10. Lake, a Trump acolyte, is the clear frontrunner in the GOP primary, but her path to victory in the general election is more complicated. Rep. Ruben Gallego is the likely Democratic nominee. Independent…

Tracking Redistricting Battles Ahead of 2024

by Erin Covey September 26, 2023 · 3:00 PM EDT

Though the 2024 election cycle is well underway, redistricting battles continue across several states.

With the control of the U.S. House on the line, both parties are keeping a close watch on the map drawing processes in North Carolina, Alabama, New York, and several other states still in the…

New Jersey Senate: Menendez Indictment Creates Democratic Headache

by Jacob Rubashkin September 22, 2023 · 12:29 PM EDT

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted on three federal charges Friday, nearly a year after news first broke of a possible investigation into the powerful Democratic lawmaker. In a 39-page indictment, the Department of Justice alleges Menendez and his wife accepted bribes and committed fraud and…

2024 Senate Ratings (September 22, 2023)

September 22, 2023 · 12:28 PM EDT

Virginia 10: New NoVa Open

by Jacob Rubashkin September 21, 2023 · 4:00 PM EDT

Democrat Jennifer Wexton’s surprise announcement that she would not seek a fourth term in Congress kicks off an open seat race in the rapidly changing Northern Virginia suburbs. 

Wexton, who flipped the 10th District from longtime GOP control in 2018, had announced she was diagnosed with…

Podcast Episode 6: House Majority Fight, Toss-Up Races, NASCAR Candidate

September 21, 2023 · 2:55 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Erin Covey discuss the fight for the House majority including the key Toss-up races, races with recent rating changes, and the Republican NASCAR driver running in Maine.

The Inside Elections podcast analyzes congressional, presidential and gubernatorial races…

2024 House Overview: Out of the Shadows

September 15, 2023 · 2:30 PM EDT

By Nathan L. Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin & Erin Covey

At risk of being overshadowed by the presidential race and a tight fight for the Senate majority, the House will not be denied a part of the 2024 spotlight. 

Democrats need a net gain of just five seats out of 435 to retake the House, so the…

2024 House Overview (Sept. 15, 2023): Alabama - Iowa

September 15, 2023 · 2:29 PM EDT

Alabama.
Democrats are on track to gain a seat in the Yellowhammer State, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state’s congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act. The state was ordered by federal judges to enact a new map that included two majority Black (or close to majority…

2024 House Overview (Sept. 15, 2023): Kansas - New York

September 15, 2023 · 2:28 PM EDT

Kansas. Filing deadline June 3. Primary Aug. 6.
3rd District (Kansas City suburbs) Sharice Davids, D, re-elected 55%. Biden 51%. Prasanth Reddy, an oncologist and former LabCorp executive, has national GOP strategists optimistic about putting this race on the map. He’s also a lieutenant colonel in…

2024 House Overview (Sept. 15, 2023): North Carolina - Wyoming

September 15, 2023 · 2:27 PM EDT

North Carolina.
North Carolina’s House races remain in limbo as candidates wait for the GOP-controlled state Legislature to finalize a new congressional map this fall. Democratic Reps. Jeff Jackson, Wiley Nickel, and Kathy Manning are all at risk of losing their seats since Republicans are expected…