“As we turn to the general election, we must remind ourselves what is at stake. I’m running for reelection to defend women’s reproductive rights, protect American democracy, end gun violence, and combat the climate crisis. Those are values that are shared throughout the 6th District but ...
Return of congressional incumbents means industry can hit ground running.(oil industry perception of 1996 congressional elections)Music, Kimberley
Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during the start of the special session in the House Chamber on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Michael Johnson / AP The new congressional redistricting plan aimed to protect certain Republican incumbents, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority L...
Like Bishop, many other incumbents are prioritizing presidential politics. That's certainly true of Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene,who is ignoring Democrat Shawn Harrisin northwest Georgia's 14th District. First-term incumbent Republican Mike Collins in the 10th District ...
district court's ruling and also achieved certain political objectives. The plan protects certain "pivotal" Republican incumbents, according to GOP state senators, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Julia Letlow, the only woman in Louisiana's congression...
chose nominees to replace popular incumbents who aren't seeking reelection. In House District 7, Eugene Vindman won a crowded Democratic primary to try to hold the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who is running for governor in 2025, w...
GOP-controlled states netted several seats in the 2022 midterm elections, including in Florida and Ohio.“Republicans focused on putting a lot of their vulnerable incumbents into politically safe zones,” said Greg Giroux, Bloomberg Government’s senior elections reporter during amidterm elections outloo...
Two hoary cliches of politics are heard in the 31st Congressional District race: “Hope springs eternal” and “Unknown newcomers never defeat entrenched incumbents.” On the Democratic side, Colin O’Brien is the newcomer battling the odds in Tuesday’s primary elections, hoping to unseat four-...
The move from Democratic lawmakers to skew the map in favor of their party comes at a point in the redistricting cycle where neither party has a strong, clear advantage. Republicans have been trying to shore up their incumbents in states likeTexas, take a seat away from Democrats in states...