Author: David Luchs

  • Elaine Luria re-elected in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

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    Incumbent Elaine Luria (D) defeated challengers Scott Taylor (R) and David Foster (I) in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. The race was one of 56 U.S. House rematches this year; Luria defeated Taylor 51% to 49% in 2018. Taylor was the incumbent in that election, having first won election to the seat 61% to 39% in…

  • Rodney Davis elected to fifth term in Illinois' 13th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Rodney Davis (R) defeated challenger Betsy Londrigan (D) in Illinois' 13th Congressional District, winning a fifth term in the U.S. House. The race was one of 56 U.S. House rematches taking place this year; Londrigan was Davis' challenger in 2018 as well. That year, he won 51% to 50%, down from 60% to 40%…

  • Tony Gonzales (R) wins election to succeed Will Hurd (R) in Texas' 23rd Congressional District

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    Tony Gonzales (R) defeated Gina Ortiz Jones (D) and Beto Villela (L) in Texas' 23rd Congressional District. The seat was left open following Will Hurd's (R) retirement. The district was one of five held by Republicans that Hillary Clinton (D) had carried in the 2016 presidential election. That year, she defeated Donald Trump (R) 50%…

  • Republican Kim Wyman wins third term as Washington Secretary of State

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    Incumbent Kim Wyman (R) defeated Gael Tarleton (D) in the election for Washington Secretary of State, winning a third term as the state's top elections administrator. Wyman was first elected to the office in 2012 and won re-election over challenger Tina Podlodowski (D), 55% to 45%, in 2016. Preliminary results suggest Wyman won by a…

  • Jared Golden wins re-election in Maine's 2nd Congressional District

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    Incumbent Jared Golden (D) defeated Dale Crafts (R) and write-in candidates Daniel Fowler (D) and Timothy Hernandez (D) in the general election for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Golden was first elected in 2018, defeating incumbent Bruce Poliquin (R) 50.6% to 49.4%. The election was the first U.S. House election to be decided via ranked-choice voting…

  • George Gascón defeats incumbent Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey

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    George Gascón defeated incumbent Jackie Lacey in the nonpartisan general election for Los Angeles County District Attorney, the nation's largest local prosecutorial district. Gascón served two terms as San Francisco District Attorney, winning election to succeed Kamala Harris in 2011 and winning re-election unopposed in 2015. He did not seek election to a third term…

  • Elissa Slotkin wins a second term in Michigan's 8th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Elissa Slotkin (D) defeated Paul Junge (R) and Joe Hartman (L) in Michigan's 8th Congressional District.  Slotkin was first elected in 2018 after defeating incumbent Mike Bishop (R) 51% to 47%. The 8th District is one of 30 House districts represented by a Democrat in 2020 that Donald Trump (R) won in 2016. In…

  • Bob Good wins election to Virginia's 5th Congressional District

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    Bob Good (R) defeated Cameron Webb (D) in the election for Virginia's 5th Congressional District. Good, a former Campbell County supervisor, was nominated over Rep. Denver Riggleman (R) at the Republican convention this year, becoming one of five Republicans to defeat an incumbent U.S. representative in a primary or convention this year. Both parties' national…

  • Steve Chabot wins re-election to the U.S. House

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    Incumbent Steve Chabot (R) defeated Kate Schroder (D) and Kevin Kahn (L) in the general election for Ohio's 1st Congressional District. Chabot was first elected in 1994 and won re-election in every year since, other than 2008. He last won election in 2018, defeating Aftab Pureval 51.3% to 46.9%. Both parties' Hill committees targeted the…

  • Yvette Herrell defeats incumbent Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District

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    Yvette Herrell (R) defeated incumbent Xochitl Torres Small (D) and Steve Jones (I) in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District. The race was one of 56 U.S. House rematches ongoing this year; Herrell and Small ran for the then-open seat in 2018, as incumbent Steve Pearce (R) sought the governorship. That year, Torres Small defeated Herrell…