Inside Elections

2022 House Ratings (March 11, 2022)

March 11, 2022 · 12:24 PM EST

South Carolina Redistricting: Palmetto State Palm Reading

by Bradley Wascher March 10, 2022 · 12:43 PM EST

South Carolina’s new congressional map, approved in late January, will likely entrench Republicans’ electoral advantage for the next decade.

Compared to the outgoing districts, the new lines saw minimal changes — a conscious decision on the part of GOP mapmakers — with the most noticeable…

2022 House Ratings (March 10, 2022)

March 10, 2022 · 12:42 PM EST

2022 Gubernatorial Overview (March 4, 2022)

by Jacob Rubashkin March 4, 2022 · 2:30 PM EST

Unlike in the House or Senate, there’s no prize waiting for the party that controls a majority of America’s fifty governorships.

But the last two years have underscored the important role that governors play in politics and in the lives of everyday Americans, from leading the response to the…

2022 Gubernatorial Overview (March 4, 2022) Alabama - Illinois

by Jacob Rubashkin March 4, 2022 · 2:29 PM EST

ALABAMA. Kay Ivey (R), assumed office 2017, elected 2018 (60%). Ivey is running for her second full term and faces two credible challengers in the GOP primary, which is the real contest in this deeply Republican state. Tim James, a construction businessman and the son of former Gov. Fob James, is…

2022 Gubernatorial Overview (March 4, 2022) Iowa - New Mexico

by Jacob Rubashkin March 4, 2022 · 2:28 PM EST

IOWA. Kim Reynolds (R), assumed office 2017, elected 2018 (50.3%). Democrats came just a few points away from winning the Iowa gubernatorial race in 2018 but it’s been downhill since. Almost all of the party’s bench — Rep. Cindy Axne (running for re-election), state Auditor Rob Sand, state Rep. Ras…

2022 Gubernatorial Overview (March 4, 2022) New York - Wyoming

by Jacob Rubashkin March 4, 2022 · 2:27 PM EST

NEW YORK. Kathy Hochul, assumed office August 2021. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the towering, dynastic figure who once seemed invulnerable to attacks from his left or right, is gone, felled by a sexual harassment scandal that is still reverberating through the political and media worlds. 

In his…

California 22 Special: Short Term Assignment

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 4, 2022 · 2:26 PM EST

Typically, congressional seats without an incumbent generate a crowd of aspiring candidates. But an upcoming special election for a vacant seat in California’s Central Valley has drawn little interest. 

GOP Rep. Devin Nunes resigned from California’s 22nd District on Jan. 3 in order to lead former…

2022 Gubernatorial Ratings (March 4, 2022)

March 4, 2022 · 2:24 PM EST

What Happened in the San Francisco School Board Recall Elections?

by Ryan Matsumoto March 4, 2022 · 10:49 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO- In February, San Francisco voters received some national attention when they overwhelmingly recalled three members of the city’s school board. Per final results, Alison Collins was recalled with 76 percent of the vote, Gabriela López was recalled with 72 percent of the vote, and…