Author: Amee LaTour
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Sessions, Tuberville advance to Republican primary runoff for Senate in Alabama
Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville advanced to a Republican primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Alabama on Tuesday. As of 11:15 p.m. ET on March 3, 41% of precincts had reported. Sessions had received 32.5% of the vote and Tuberville received 32.4%. Bradley Byrne had received 25.2%. The runoff will be held on March…
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Cunningham wins Democratic primary for Senate in NC
Cal Cunningham defeated Erica Smith and three other candidates in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday. Cunningham led with 57.6% of the vote, followed by Smith with 35.2%, as of 8:40 p.m. ET with 12.4% of precincts reporting. Cunningham, a member of the Army Reserves and a former state senator…
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Rep. Ralph Abraham not seeking re-election; 2,598 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) announced last week he would not seek re-election this year. He was the 28th Republican member of the U.S. House to announce he would not seek re-election in 2020. Nine Democratic representatives have announced they will not run for re-election. Four senators (three Republicans and one Democrat) are not running for…
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U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) will not seek re-election
U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) announced on February 26, 2020, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House. He said, “The decision to serve only three terms as a Member of the House is one that I made six years ago.” Abraham was first elected to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in 2014. He…
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2,577 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections, no new retirements last week
As of February 24, 2020, 2,577 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 367 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 312—164 Democrats and 148 Republicans—are from one of the two major political…
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Previewing the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Alabama
The March 3 Republican primary for Senate in Alabama will decide who faces Doug Jones (D) in November. Donald Trump won Alabama by 28 percentage points in 2016. Jones won the 2017 special Senate election by 1.7 percentage points. The Republican primary features seven candidates, including several big names. Former Sen. Jeff Sessions is seeking…
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Previewing the Democratic primary for Senate in North Carolina
Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina on March 3. Incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis (R) was elected in 2014, when he defeated then-incumbent Kay Hagan (D) 48.8% to 47.3%. Three ratings outlets rate the general election a Toss-up or Lean Republican. Cal Cunningham and Erica Smith have led…
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2,557 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections, no new retirements last week
As of February 17, 2020, 2,557 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 360 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 307—163 Democrats and 144 Republicans—are from one of the two major political…
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2,523 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections, no new retirements last week
As of February 10, 2020, 2,523 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 355 candidates are filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 302—159 Democrats and 143 Republicans—were from one of the two major political…
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U.S. Rep. Doug Collins seeks election to Senate, 2,456 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R) announced January 29 that he is running in the special election for U.S. Senate in Georgia. Former Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) resigned in December. Collins has represented Georgia’s 9th Congressional District in the House since 2013. He is the third member of Georgia’s congressional delegation to announce he would not…