Florida’s 5th District. The state’s congressional map is still influx as the Legislature deals with the court’s demands. Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown’s district is likely to change significantly, including dropping Orlando territory and gaining parts of Jacksonville. Under that scenario, former 2nd District nominee Al Lawson (D) is a…
Most Democratic strategists probably couldn’t name their party’s nominee in the upcoming race for Illinois’ 18th District, or even remember that there is a special election on September 10. But one not-for-profit group is trying to gin up interest in a possible historic outcome, even as the final result…
The sharing economy is all the rage. People are sharing homes and cars, books and tools. Why not congressional districts?
Republicans and Democrats sink millions of dollars into a quartet of races that regularly flip from one party to the other. Over the last four election cycles, New Hampshire’s…
Democrats are down to their fewest number of House seats in over half a century, so it’s not hard to imagine the party bouncing back in 2016. But every aspect of trying to get out of the majority is proving to be difficult.
Democrats are looking to favorable redistricting rulings…
Arizona
1st District (Open; Kirkpatrick, D). The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission’s authority and the congressional map will remain in place. Whether she thought her district was going to change or she was just tired of being constantly in electoral danger, Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick…
Indiana
3rd District (Open; Stutzman, R). Marlin Stutzman’s Senate run opens up a Republican seat in northeastern Indiana. State Sens. Jim Banks and Liz Brown are running along with former Wisconsin state Sen. Pam Galloway, who moved to the area a few years ago. Wealthy agribusinessman Kip Tom is…
New York
1st District (Zeldin, R). Lee Zeldin defeated Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop last year and instantly became a top takeover target. Democrats are headed for a competitive June primary between Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst and Suffolk Planning Commission Chairman David Calone. Throne-Holst ($503,000 on hand on June…
Former Republican state Sen. Tom O’Halleran announced Tuesday he was running as a Democrat in Arizona’s 1st District. It’s not the first time party strategists have crossed the aisle to recruit, and O’Halleran isn’t even the only party-switcher running this cycle.
Last cycle, Democratic strategists cleared the primary…
It might be easy to scoff at Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania for talking about his re-election bid on the same day he faced a 29-count indictment on corruption charges, but the most recent members of the House to be indicted held their own at the ballot…
It’s no secret that hair was the source of Samson’s strength. But unlike the Old Testament Nazirite, one potential congressional challenger is hoping less could mean more at the ballot box.
Republican Stewart Mills might have the most talked about hair in politics, second only to Donald Trump. Last cycle,…
