Arkansas’ 2nd District — Rating: Likely Republican
Interview Date: May 10, 2018
Date of Birth: Jan. 20, 1981; Little Rock, Ark.
Education: Harvard College (2003), Univ. of Arkansas law school (2006)
Elected Office: State House (2014-present)
Current Outlook: State Rep. Clarke Tucker gives…
California’s 48th District - Rating: Tilt Republican
Interview Date: April 25, 2018
Date of Birth: July 9, 1965; Whittier, Calif.
Education: UCLA (Bachelor’s, 2003); Biola Univ. (Master’s 2008); Orange Coast Community College (attended)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current…
Yes, it’s time for another of my “dangerous dozen open House seats” columns, which I have been writing since shortly after the establishment of the Jamestown Settlement (or so it seems).
This cycle’s version has a plethora of seats to choose from, given the 38 Republican and 19 Democratic seats…
Senate. Sherrod Brown (D) elected 2006 (56%), 2012 (51%). Rep. Jim Renacci won the GOP nomination in the least suspenseful Senate primary of the night, defeating investment banker Mike Gibbons 47-32 percent. Renacci was also the only GOP congressman to be victorious in a Senate primary last night,…
Senate. Joe Manchin (D) elected 2010 special (53%), 2012 (61%). Former coal company CEO Don Blankenship, who served a year in prison, enjoyed a few days in the national spotlight as a serious contender for the GOP nomination. But state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey prevailed with 35 percent…
2nd District (George Holding, R, re-elected 57%). Trump 53%. Former state personnel director/former state Rep. Linda Coleman won the Democratic nomination over tech entrepreneur Ken Romley and will face the incumbent Republican in the general election. The race has been included in the broadest…
Senate. Joe Donnelly (D) elected 2012 (50%). Former state Rep. Mike Braun defeated Reps. Luke Messer and Todd Rokita for the GOP nomination and the right to face the incumbent Democrat. Messer and Rokita were regarded as the initial frontrunners because they were better-known in Washington and in…
When this election cycle began, handicappers repeatedly pointed out that 10 Democratic Senate incumbents from states carried by Donald Trump would be on the ballot in 2018. That count was accurate, and the point behind it obvious — Republicans had a long list of opportunities.
But now even the…
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