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2018 Gubernatorial Overview (Aug. 31, 2018): Iowa - New Mexico

August 31, 2018 · 10:58 AM EDT

IOWA. Kim Reynolds (R) ascended to office May 2017. *Redistricting role. Reynolds, a former state senator and lieutenant governor, is running for a full term after taking office last year when Gov. Terry Branstad became President Trump’s ambassador to China. She ran unopposed in the GOP primary,…

2018 Gubernatorial Overview (Aug. 31, 2018): New York - Wyoming

August 31, 2018 · 10:57 AM EDT

NEW YORK. Andrew Cuomo (D) elected 2010 (63%), 2014 (54%). Sept. 13 primary. *Redistricting role. Actress Cynthia Nixon’s primary challenge to Cuomo has received plenty of national attention, but public polling still shows her distinctly behind with less than two weeks to go. Law professor Zephyr…

Candidate Conversation - Richard Ojeda (D)

August 31, 2018 · 10:56 AM EDT

West Virginia’s 3rd District - Rating: Lean Republican

Interview Date: July 12, 2018

Date of Birth: Sept. 25,1970; Rochester, Minn.

Education: West Virginia State College (1997); Webster (MBA, 2004)

Elected Office: State senate (elected 2016); 3rd District candidate (2014)

Current Outlook:

Candidate Conversation - Betsy Rader (D)

August 31, 2018 · 10:55 AM EDT

Ohio’s 14th District — Rating: Likely Republican

Interview Date: July 12, 2018

Date of Birth: June 13, 1961; Coshocton, Ohio

Education: Ohio State Univ. (1982); Yale (JD 1986)

Elected Office: Candidate for county judge (2004)

Current Outlook: Attorney Betsy Rader is taking on the congressman…

Candidate Conversation - Cindy Axne (D)

August 31, 2018 · 10:54 AM EDT

Iowa’s 3rd District — Rating: Tilt Republican

Interview Date: July 12, 2018

Date of Birth: April 20, 1965; Grand Rapids, Mich.

Education: Univ. of Iowa (1987); Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business (MBA 2002)

Elected Office: None; First run for office

Current Outlook: The digital design…

Candidate Conversation - Jared Golden (D)

August 31, 2018 · 10:53 AM EDT

Maine’s 2nd District —Rating: Lean Republican

Interview Date: July 12, 2018

Date of Birth: July 25, 1982; Lewiston, Maine

Education: Bates College (2007); Univ. of Maine-Farmington (attended)

Elected Office: State House (elected 2014; re-elected 2016)

Current Outlook: Golden won a competitive…

Candidate Conversation - J.D. Scholten (D)

August 31, 2018 · 10:52 AM EDT

Iowa’s 4th District — Rating: Likely Republican

Interview Date: July 27, 2018

Date of Birth: March 4, 1980; Ames, Iowa

Education: Univ. of Nebraska (2003); Morningside College (attended)

Elected Office: None; First run for office

Current Outlook: Rep. Steve King, who makes headlines for…

Candidate Conversation - TJ Cox (D)

August 31, 2018 · 10:51 AM EDT

California’s 21st District — Rating: Likely Republican

Interview Date: July 12, 2018

Date of Birth: July 18, 1963; Walnut Creek, Calif.

Education: Univ. of Nevada (1986); Southern Methodist Univ. (MBA 1999)

Elected Office: None; 19th District candidate (2006)

Current Outlook: Democrats…

A Congressional Candidate Plays Softball in an Ad, and I Have Lots of Questions

by Nathan L. Gonzales August 30, 2018 · 12:06 PM EDT

When I saw Ohio Democrat Aftab Pureval playing softball in a campaign ad, I felt like my years of election analysis and beer-league softball were finally coming together.

Pureval, the Hamilton County clerk of courts, is challenging Republican Rep. Steve Chabot in Ohio’s 1st District. He’s running…