Inside Elections

2022 Gubernatorial Ratings (September 9, 2022)

September 9, 2022 · 2:25 PM EDT

Alaska At-Large: Making History

by Jacob Rubashkin September 1, 2022 · 8:55 AM EDT

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.…

2022 House Ratings (September 1, 2022)

September 1, 2022 · 8:54 AM EDT

2022 House Overview (August 25, 2022): GOP Majority Could be Slim

August 25, 2022 · 2:30 PM EDT

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…

2022 House Overview (August 25, 2022): Alabama - Iowa

August 25, 2022 · 2:29 PM EDT

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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2022 House Overview (August 25, 2022): Kansas - New York

August 25, 2022 · 2:28 PM EDT

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…

2022 House Overview (August 25, 2022): North Carolina - Wyoming

August 25, 2022 · 2:27 PM EDT

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…

Senate Majority is Up for Grabs

August 25, 2022 · 2:26 PM EDT

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…

2022 State Legislative Update: Waiting for the Fall

August 25, 2022 · 2:25 PM EDT

By Guest Contributor Chaz Nuttycombe, Director of CNalysis

The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade has breathed new life into Democrats’ chances to hold the Senate and House in 2022. It’s a similar story in the fight for state legislatures around the country.

There have been a handful of…

2022 House Ratings (August 25, 2022)

August 25, 2022 · 2:24 PM EDT