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Mississippi Governor: If Democrats Can Dream

by Jacob Rubashkin September 1, 2023 · 10:30 AM EDT

The battle lines have been formally set in the Mississippi gubernatorial contest, with incumbent Republican Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley advancing to the general election after the August 8 primary.

Presley, the public service commissioner for the state’s northern…

Louisiana Governor: Democrats Losing Their Grip

by Erin Covey September 1, 2023 · 10:29 AM EDT

Gov. John Bel Edwards, a pro-life, pro-gun Catholic from rural Louisiana, is the only Democrat who’s won statewide in Louisiana in the past 15 years. Now that he’s term-limited, Republicans have a prime opportunity to take control of the governor’s mansion — if they can avoid the pitfalls of the…

Kentucky Governor Shifts Toward Democrats

by Jacob Rubashkin September 1, 2023 · 10:28 AM EDT

The general election campaign in Kentucky is more than halfway complete, with less than three months remaining before voters head to the polls to choose their commonwealth’s next chief executive.

And in the three months since Republicans nominated state Attorney General Daniel Cameron to take on…

2024 Gubernatorial Overview: Toss-up Races Emerge

September 1, 2023 · 10:27 AM EDT

By Jacob Rubashkin and Erin Covey

Gubernatorial races during presidential cycles are usually sleepy. Just 11 states are slated to elect a chief executive in 2024, compared to 38 states in midterm cycles, and only one of them ranks among the 10 most populous in the country.

But there is plenty to…

Report Shorts (September 1, 2023)

September 1, 2023 · 10:26 AM EDT

Arizona Senate. 2022 Senate candidate Blake Masters plans to run again, according to the Wall Street Journal. He joins Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in the GOP primary — and 2022 gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is still mulling a Senate campaign too. Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has yet to…

Podcast Episode 4: GOP Presidential Debate, Nevada Senate, Utah Special Election

August 25, 2023 · 2:25 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Erin Covey discuss the impact of the first presidential debate on the Republican primary, the Nevada Senate race, and the House special election in Utah coming up this fall.

The Inside Elections podcast analyzes congressional, presidential and gubernatorial…

Nevada Senate: Silver State Slugfest

by Erin Covey August 18, 2023 · 2:00 PM EDT

In 2018, then-Rep. Jacky Rosen defeated Republican Sen. Dean Heller by 5 points — a landslide victory by Nevada standards that was propelled by a nationwide “Blue Wave.” 

Her 2024 re-election campaign is likely to be closer.

Republicans have struggled to win federal races in Nevada over the past…

Setting the Stage for the GOP Debates

by Jacob Rubashkin August 18, 2023 · 1:59 PM EDT

The 2024 GOP presidential primary will enter a new phase on Wednesday, when the leading contenders meet for the first time on the debate stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Or at least that’s what the Republican party leadership hopes will happen. 

Former president and current frontrunner Donald Trump…

North Carolina 8: Bishop’s Move Opens Seat

by Erin Covey August 18, 2023 · 1:58 PM EDT

Nearly five years ago, a rare case of verified election fraud paved the path for Republican Dan Bishop’s election to Congress. Bishop is now leaving Washington to run for the state’s attorney general office — and the candidate at the center of the election fraud scandal is mulling a comeback.