Will Republicans Kick Away Another Special Election?
That year, the district’s Congressman, Richard Baker (R), was re-elected with more than 70 percent of the vote. Two years later, Baker won an 11th term without major party opposition.
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That year, the district’s Congressman, Richard Baker (R), was re-elected with more than 70 percent of the vote. Two years later, Baker won an 11th term without major party opposition.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee leaders spoke to local party titans like Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid — son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) — and state Senate Minority Leader
Along with two other former agency colleagues, the former labor lawyer continues to bide his time while Senate leaders and the White House struggle to break a stalemate involving controversial GOP nominee
Frank Lautenberg (D) officially announced his intent to stay in the Senate through his 90th birthday at a rally with top Garden State Democrats in Trenton on Monday.
When Bush carried Ohio to win re-election in 2004, Chafee said in an interview: Early in the morning I knew that my election prospects were going to be very, very difficult in 2006. Chafee
Elizabeth Dole (R), who faces her first re-election contest this year, likely will battle state Sen. Kay Hagan (D) or politically green Jim Neal (D), an investment adviser.
At 74 and after more than three decades in the Senate, Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) insists he doesn’t have his eye on any of his party’s coveted leadership positions.
Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), who is undecided and has been heavily courted by both sides, said his office was being flooded with calls from voters claiming they won’t vote to re-elect him if he endorses the
Specter was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s in 2005, just after he won a bruising re-election battle and fulfilled his longtime ambition of becoming chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
Griffith is a retired oncologist whose state Senate district includes most of Huntsville.
Tom Reynolds’ (R-N.Y.) announcement last week that he would not run for re-election in November has set off a scramble among Republicans to replace him.
re-vote in Florida
Tim Walberg could have a tough re-election race this year.
Max Baucus (D), who so far is not facing any serious challenge for re-election, put his first television and radio advertisements on the airwaves Monday.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) won re-election with an impressive 67 percent.
Steve Kirby (R) announced Monday that he would not run for Senate this year. Kirby’s move leaves the NRSC without a top-tier candidate in GOP-leaning South Dakota, and would appear to make Sen.
Mark Pryor (D), who was facing his first re-election since knocking off incumbent Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R) in 2002, picked up an opponent.
Tim Johnson’s (D-S.D.) path to re-election appears measurably easier this morning, as former Lt. Gov. Steve Kirby (R) removed his name from consideration as a candidate.
Mike McNulty (D), instead endorsed former Senate aide Tracey Brooks in the Democratic primary on Monday.
Senate in 1996.