Author: Amee LaTour
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Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball change race rating of Georgia’s special U.S. Senate election
On Oct. 13, The Cook Political Report changed its race rating for the special U.S. Senate election in Georgia from “Lean Republican” to “Toss-up”. On Oct. 8, Sabato’s Crystal Ball changed its rating from “Likely Republican” to “Leans Republican”. Polling in recent weeks has shown Raphael Warnock (D) leading incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) and Rep. Doug Collins (R),…
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Former incumbent Ashford (D) endorses Bacon (R) in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District
Brad Ashford (D), the former representative of Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, endorsed incumbent Don Bacon (R) on October 7. Bacon defeated Ashford for the seat in 2016. Ashford said Bacon “demonstrated time and again … that he will put people above party to find bipartisan solutions.” Ashford ran again in 2018, losing to Kara Eastman…
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Former U.S. Sen. Kassebaum (R) endorses Bollier (D) in KS race
Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R) endorsed Barbara Bollier (D) in the Senate race in Kansas. Kassebaum held the seat from 1978 until 1997. Pat Roberts (R), the retiring incumbent in 2020, succeeded her. Bollier, Roger Marshall (R), and Jason Buckley (L) are on the ballot. Bollier, a state senator, served in the state House…
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Major party candidates for Congress elections, 2016-2020
As of September 10, 2020, 3,169 major party candidates filed to run for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. For U.S. Senate, 519 candidates filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Of those, 402—199 Democrats and 203 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. • In 2018, 529 candidates filed to run…
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Mowers wins Republican primary in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District
Matt Mowers won the five-candidate Republican primary in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. With 38% of precincts reporting, Mowers had received 61% of the vote and Matt Mayberry was second with 27%. Mowers has worked as the executive director of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee, an official in the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, and…
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Messner wins Republican Senate primary in New Hampshire
Bryant “Corky” Messner won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. With 66% of precincts reporting, he had received 50% of the vote to Don Bolduc’s 43%. Two others ran. President Donald Trump (R) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) endorsed Messner in the primary. Bolduc had endorsements from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and…
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3,169 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of September 7, 3,169 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 519 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 402—199 Democrats and 203 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…
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Congressional retirements by month, 2011-2020 — a Ballotpedia analysis
Between 2011 and July 2020, Ballotpedia tracked 243 retirement announcements from members of the U.S. House and Senate. January saw the highest number of retirement announcements of any month at 45—31 during even-number years and 14 during odd-number years, when no regular congressional elections are held. February and November had the second-highest total announcements at…
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3,160 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of August 24, 3,160 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 515 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 402—200 Democrats and 202 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…