Category: Federal
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After switching parties, Van Drew (R) wins re-election in NJ-02
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew (R) defeated Amy Kennedy (D) in the general election for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District. Van Drew was first elected in 2018 as a Democrat after defeating Seth Grossman (R) 53% to 45%. Van Drew succeeded Frank LoBiondo (R), who held the seat from 1995 until his retirement in 2019. In…
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Jared Golden wins re-election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
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…
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Joe Biden projected to win 2020 presidential election
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) is the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election, according to a consensus call from ABC News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, and The New York Times. Projected to win Pennsylvania, Biden has won at least 273 electoral votes, putting him over the threshold of 270 electoral votes needed…
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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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Elissa Slotkin wins a second term in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District
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…
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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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Bob Good wins election to Virginia’s 5th Congressional District
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…