Author: Ellen Morrissey
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Incumbent Mayor Ted Wheeler wins re-election in Portland, Oregon
Incumbent Ted Wheeler defeated Sarah Iannarone and write-in candidate Teressa Raiford in the general election for mayor of Portland, Oregon. Wheeler was first elected in 2016. Nineteen candidates ran in the May 19 primary. Wheeler received 49.1%, Iannarone received 24%, and Raiford received 8.5%. In 2016, Wheeler won during the primary with 55% of the…
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Schweikert wins re-election in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. David Schweikert (R) defeated Hiral Tipirneni (D) in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District election. Schweikert was first elected in 2010. He was re-elected in 2018 with 55% to Anita Malik’s (D) 45%. Tipirneni was the Democratic nominee in the special and regular elections for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in 2018. She lost to incumbent…
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Rep. Chip Roy wins re-election in Texas’ 21st Congressional District
Rep. Chip Roy (R) defeated Wendy Davis (D), Thomas Wakely (G), and Arthur DiBianca (L) in the general election for Texas’ 21st Congressional District. Roy was first elected in 2018, defeating Joseph Kopser (D) 50% to 48%. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee placed the district on its list of targets, while the National Republican Congressional…
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Fred Upton wins re-election in Michigan’s 6th Congressional District
Incumbent Fred Upton (R) defeated Jon Hoadley (D), John Lawrence (G), and Jeff DePoy (L) in Michigan’s 6th Congressional District. Based on unofficial returns, Upton received 59 percent of the vote and Hoadley received 38 percent. Upton was first elected in 1986. In 2018, Upton defeated Matt Longjohn (D) 50.2% to 45.7%. That was Upton’s…
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Incumbent Lucy McBath wins re-election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Lucy McBath (D) defeated Karen Handel (R) in the general election to represent Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. The election was one of 56 rematch U.S. House elections where the same two candidates who ran in 2018 were on the ballot again. McBath was first elected in 2018 after defeating then-incumbent Handel 50.5% to…
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Nancy Mace defeats incumbent Joe Cunningham in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District
Nancy Mace (R) defeated Rep. Joe Cunningham (D) in the general election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Cunningham was first elected in 2018 after defeating Katie Arrington (R) 51% to 49%. Republicans had represented the 1st District from 1981-2019. Mace worked in public relations, in marketing, and as a coalitions director on Donald Trump’s…
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Gary Peters wins re-election in Michigan
Sen. Gary Peters (D) defeated John James (R) and three other candidates in the general election for United States Senate in Michigan. Unofficial results showed Peters with 49.7 percent of the vote and James 48.4 percent. Peters was first elected in 2014, defeating his Republican opponent 55% to 41%. This was the second time James ran…
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Hinson defeats Finkenauer in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District
Ashley Hinson (R) defeated incumbent Abby Finkenauer (D) in the general election for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Finkenauer was first elected in 2018, defeating then-incumbent Rep. Rod Blum (R) 51% to 46%. Heading into the election, Hinson had served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2016. She was endorsed by President Donald Trump (R)…
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Incumbent Cornyn defeats Hegar in Texas U.S. Senate election
Incumbent John Cornyn (R) defeated M.J. Hegar (D), David B. Collins (G), Kerry McKennon (L), and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (I) in the general election for U.S. Senate in Texas. Cornyn was first elected in 2002. The last Democrat to win a U.S. Senate election in Texas was Lloyd Bentsen (D) in 1988. Democrats last won a…
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Gov. Mike Parson wins re-election in Missouri
Incumbent Gov. Mike Parson (R) defeated Nicole Galloway (D), Jerome H. Bauer (G), and Rik Combs (L) in the general election for governor of Missouri. Parson, formerly lieutenant governor, became governor when Eric Greitens (R) resigned in 2018. Heading into the 2020 election, Galloway, the state auditor, was the only Democrat to hold statewide elected…