Iowa (2R, 2D). March 14 filing deadline, June 3 primary.
IA 1 (Open; Braley, D). Bruce Braley looks to have the cleared the Democratic field in the Senate race, but his congressional seat is much more crowded. The Democratic field includes former state House Speaker Pat Murphy, Cedar Rapids City…
Oregon (1R, 4D). March 17 filing deadline, May 20 primary.
OR 5 (Schrader, D). Republicans haven’t been able to crack the code in this competitive district for over a decade. Republicans are looking to Clackamas County Commission Tootie Smith to unseat incumbent Kurt Schrader. The Democrat…
Republicans continue to expand the Senate map in their quest to win back the majority in 2014. With former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie in the race, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner can no longer take his re-election race for granted. But Virginia is still a long way from the…
After a flurry of surprise retirements, GOP Rep. Buck McKeon’s announcement was one of the worst kept secrets of the last year. So even though the district is competitive, Republicans weren’t caught off-guard and have two credible candidates already in the race.
The California congressman’s…
I wrote my first Dangerous Dozen open House seats column in this space 14 years ago, so I figured I might as well keep the streak going, though it isn’t nearly as impressive as Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak.
As in my Jan. 17, 2000, column, the districts are listed in order of…
New York Rep. Bill Owens’ retirement gives Republicans another good opportunity to take over a Democratic seat, if they don’t get in their own way. Some GOP strategists may still have nightmares over the special election in this region more than four years ago. But the 21st District might be…
Individual & Group Subscriptions Available