MASSACHUSETTS. Open; Charlie Baker (R), not seeking re-election. Former state Rep. Geoff Diehl defeated businessman Chris Doughty, 56-44 percent, in the GOP primary. Diehl was the GOP nominee for Senate in 2018, losing 60-36 percent to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Diehl was endorsed for…
Democrat Mary Peltola, a former state legislator, defeated two Republican opponents including former Gov. Sarah Palin, to win a special election to replace the late, longtime Rep. Don Young in Alaska.
It was the first time a Democrat won Alaska’s sole House seat since 1972, when Nick Begich, Sr.…
By Nathan L. Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin
Apparently, there are no normal elections anymore.
For close to a year, since last August, President Joe Biden’s job approval rating and Democratic electoral prospects were on a steady decline toward a typical midterm election in which the party in power…
Alabama.
5th District (Open; Mo Brooks, R, lost in Senate primary). Trump 63%. Chamber of Commerce-backed Madison County Commissioner Dale Strong defeated House Freedom Caucus-backed former Assistant Secretary of the Army Casey Wardynski, 63-37 percent, in a GOP primary runoff. Solid Republican.
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Kansas.
3rd District (Sharice Davids, D). Biden 51%. Admanda Adkins easily won the Republican primary with 77 percent and will face Davids in a rematch of their 2020 race that Davids won by 10 points. Biden would have won the district in 2020, although by a more narrow margin than the district…
North Carolina.
1st District (Open; G.K. Butterfield, D, not seeking re-election). Biden 53%. Democratic state Sen. Don Davis has the advantage. The seat is competitive but Republican Sandy Smith’s baggage, including allegations of financial impropriety and domestic violence, will likely keep some…
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 political…
