By Nathan L. Gonzales, Erin Covey and Jacob Rubashkin
This isn’t the midterm election Republicans envisioned, but the GOP can still reach their final goals.
Democrats have seen improvement in President Joe Biden’s job rating and the national generic ballot in the wake of the Dobbs decision, and they’ve…
Alaska. Lisa Murkowski (R) appointed 2002, elected 2004 (49%), 2010 (39% as a write-in), 2016 (44%). Fourth-place finisher Buzz Kelley, a Republican, dropped out of the race and endorsed GOP challenger Kelly Tshibaka but will still appear on the ballot. Tshibaka has also touted endorsements from the fifth and sixth…
Three of the smallest states in the country were home to several key primaries on Tuesday night, finally bringing the 2022 primary season to a close.
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware provided nominees in one competitive Senate race, three competitive House races, and a race for governor, allowing both…
By Nathan L. Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin, and Erin Covey
Labor Day is the unofficial kickoff to campaign season, yet it feels like the 2022 elections are already in a holding pattern.
For much of the cycle, this felt like a typical midterm election. President Joe Biden’s mediocre job rating looked…
Alaska. Lisa Murkowski (R) appointed 2002, elected 2004 (49%), 2010 (39% as a write-in), 2016 (44%). Of all the Republicans running for Senate this cycle, Murkowski may have had the best August of the bunch. In Alaska’s new all-party primary, Murkowski secured 45 percent of the vote, outpacing polling and…
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…
Alaska
At-Large District Special. A July 20-25 poll from Alaska Survey Research indicates a competitive race to succeed the late Rep. Don Young. Pollster Ivan Moore found Democrat Mary Peltola in front with 41 percent, followed by Republicans Nick Begich III (30 percent) and Sarah Palin (29 percent). The…
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin
Republicans are set up for sweeping success in the midterm elections, but it’s turning out to be a race by race slog to the Senate majority for the GOP.
With a slumping economy and concerns about inflation, high gas prices, the supply chain,…
Alabama. Open; Richard Shelby (R) not seeking re-election. In one of the cycle’s most topsy-turvy primaries, the ultimate winner was Katie Boyd Britt, the former Shelby chief of staff and president of the Alabama Business Council who had the support of much of the DC GOP establishment. Britt trounced 5th…
Hawaii. Brian Schatz (D) appointed 2012, elected 2014 (70%), 2016 (74%). Aug. 13 primary. Several Republicans, most notably state Rep. Bob McDermott, filed to take on Schatz. None of them will beat the incumbent. The senator had $4 million in the bank on March 31, at which point none of…
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