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Democrat Frank Kratovil wins the Maryland 1st Congressional seat

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 11, 2008 · Comments (2)

Another long-time GOP seat bites the dust. STEVENSVILLE, Md. - Democrat Frank Kratovil is accepting victory one week after Election Day in a very tight U.S. House race in Maryland. The seat was held for 18 years by Republican Wayne Gilchrest until he was knocked out in the GOP primary... [Full Story]

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Democrat Takes Denny Hastert's Seat

Posted by Larkin · Published: March 11, 2008 · Comments (4)

Last week, Democrat Bill Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis in a special election to fill the Congressional seat vacated by the retiring Denny Hastert. The results: Foster (D) 52,010 52% Oberweis (R) 46,988 48% Former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert had held this seat for 20 years. Illinois Republicans are... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

More Republican House Members Retiring

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (2)

Representative Tom Davis (R-Va) announced he's throwing in the towel today according to Politico. This comes a couple of days after Representative Ron Lewis (R-Ky) dropped his re-election bid under some strange circumstances. The list of retiring Republican House members now numbers 24: Terry Everett, R-Ala. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz. Duncan... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

GOP wins House elections in OH, VA

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 12, 2007

Republican candidates won both special elections for House seats yesterday. Josh Kraushaar reports at The Politico: Republicans retained two open House seats in special elections Tuesday, including a hotly contested Ohio race that the two parties spent nearly $700,000 trying to win. * * * * * State legislator Bob... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Christine Jennings withdraws lawsuit over 2006 congressional race

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 28, 2007 · Comments (1)

The Florida 13th election can finally be put to rest. TALLAHASSEE -- Democrat Christine Jennings has withdrawn a lawsuit over her 369-vote loss in a 2006 congressional race because a federal investigation will meet the same goals as the court case, her lawyers said. Jennings withdrew the suit Monday in... [Full Story]

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Tsongas wins special election to Congress in MA

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 17, 2007 · Comments (6)

Niki Tsongas, widow of former Senator and Presidential candidate Paul Tsongas, has won the special election in Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District to replace Rep. Marty Meehan, according to The Hill (click the link for their full report). Tsongas defeated Republican Jim Ogonowski by an estimated 51-46% in the "safe" Democratic... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Tancredo coy about re-election plans

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 9, 2007 · Comments (5)

The time approaches when Tom Tancredo will have to decide whether he can continue his Presidential bid or whether or not to run for reelection to his Colorado House seat, reports Steven K. Paulson for the Associated Press: GOP presidential candidate Tom Tancredo said Monday that his campaign will be... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Hillary, Obama may hurt Dems in swing districts

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 24, 2007 · Comments (1)

A Democratic poll reveals Democratic House members in vulnerable seats may suffer with either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama at the top of the ticket, Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray report for the Washington Post: A recent survey by Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, however, showed Clinton and Obama trailing former... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (8 votes cast)

Democratic Civil War?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 12, 2007 · Comments (3)

At least one prominent antiwar Democratic member of Congress is urging antiwar groups to run primary candidates against Democratic incumbents who don't support immediate surrender in Iraq, Jonathan E. Kaplan reports for The Hill Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) is encouraging anti-war activists to find challengers to centrist Democrats, with the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (8 votes cast)

Florida - 13th CD: Jennings failed to pay taxes

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 3, 2007

2006 sore loser Christine Jennings failed to pay payroll taxes for her 2004 and 2006 campaigns, the Bradenton Herald reports. Our Sunshine State correspondent The Florida Masochist notes: None of this news reflects very well on Jennings. First of all because of her financial background. A banker should know a... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (6 votes cast)

Florida - 13th CD: Loser Jennings to run again

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: July 20, 2007

Christine Jennings lost her 2006 challenge to incumbent Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan by the narrowest of margins, and there were voting abnormalities in some precincts. She's been fighting the result in court ever since, but now she is also announcing she will try to unseat Buchanan again next year. The... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)

Cindy Sheehan threatens run vs. Pelosi

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: July 8, 2007 · Comments (2)

Only weeks after "resigning" as the "face of the peace movement," Cindy Sheehan now says she will run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her San Francisco House seat - UNLESS Pelosi introduces Articles of Impeachment against President Bush within the next two weeks. Angela K. Brown reports for the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (7 votes cast)

Can the GOP retake the House?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 3, 2007 · Comments (1)

With so many more Senate seats at stake next year, Republicans are almost certain to lose ground in that body, but could they possibly win back the House of Representatives? In today's Washington Post, George Will opines: Tom Cole earned a PhD in British history from the University of Oklahoma,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (6 votes cast)

Florida 19th CD - Wexler attracts primary challenge for '08

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 17, 2007

Democratic Florida Congressman Robert Wexler (As Seen On TV!™) will have opposition in the Democratic primary for his seat next year. Former Broward County Commissioner Ben Graber says he will run - based on Wexler's position on Iraq. Graber was against the war (which Wexler voted for) but strongly opposes... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

2010 Kansas Senate Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: January 19, 2007 · Comments (1)

Sam Brownback, the junior Republican Senator from Kansas, has announced that he is going to run for President in 2008. Left unanswered is what he will do in 2010 with respect to his Senate seat. Republicans can ill afford another open Senate seat, even in Kansas where Democrats now hold... [Full Story]

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Florida 13th CD - Jennings will ask House for help

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 21, 2006 · Comments (3)

As predicted, losing Democratic candidate Christine Jennings will ask the Democratic House to "investigate" the election in Florida's 13th district. David Royse of the Associated Press has the story: The Democrat who narrowly lost to a Republican in the race to replace Rep. Katherine Harris asked Congress on Wednesday for... [Full Story]

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Dean calls for new election in Florida's 13th CD

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 7, 2006 · Comments (2)

Howard Dean wants a do-over in the close race in Florida's 13th District, won by Republican Vern Buchanan by only 369 votes over Democratic nominee Christine Jennings. The seat was vacated by Rep. Katherine Harris, who won the GOP nomination for Senate but lost to incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson. From... [Full Story]

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Common Ground

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: December 5, 2006 · Comments (1)

I met Pam Spaulding at the CNN election night blogger party last month. I doubt there is much we agree on when it comes to politics, but I was glad to see that we agree on William "Deep Freeze" Jefferson.... [Full Story]

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House races resolved - almost

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 21, 2006 · Comments (16)

In New Mexico's 1st CD, Democratic nominee Patricia Madrid conceded to incumbent Republican Heather Wilson, CQ Politics reports. In Florida's 13th CD, state officials certified Republican Vern Buchanan as the winner, the Associated Press reports. However, Democratic nominee Christine Jennings is - surprise! - alleging voting irregularities. She may sue... [Full Story]

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New Mexico 1st CD - Wilson wins

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 19, 2006 · Comments (3)

After 10 days of careful counting, Republican incumbent Rep. Heather Wilson has held her seat against Democratic Attorney General Patricia Madrid, according to Michael Gisick of The Albuquerque Tribune: Unofficial but final vote tallies released Friday night by Bernalillo County gave Republican U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson an 879-vote victory over... [Full Story]

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Reichert Beats Burner

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: November 13, 2006 · Comments (4)

Republican Representative Dave Reichert has defeated Darcy Burner in Washington's 8th district (Seattle P-I). Some may recall that Burner's campaign was the one that used Michael Yon's famous Iraq photo without permission. ... [Full Story]

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Too close to call: 8 House races still unresolved

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 10, 2006 · Comments (11)

Three days after the vote, eight House districts are still without certain results, and the counting continues, as Phillip Elliot of the Associated Press reports: Eight House races remain without winners after Tuesday's election, with Republican incumbents in tight contests to keep their seats and state officials not rushing to... [Full Story]

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You just can't make this stuff up

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 10, 2006 · Comments (6)

Video of the victory speech of Keith Hakim X. Ellison-Muhammed, who won Minnesota's 5th district seat, and is part of your new Democratic Party House majority, via Powerline: Allahu Akbar, y'all. Follow their link to the video, and be sure to listen to the end, when nervous local anchors cut... [Full Story]

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The Election, In Brief

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: November 8, 2006 · Comments (9)

I was unconscious when we lost the House and - possibly - Senate, recovering from having my appendix removed after passing a kidney stone the week before. But before I went in for surgery, I had already warned why Republicans were in trouble; many weak Republicans deserted the President, preferring... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Indiana 8th cd - Ellsworth wins, Dems +1

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 7, 2006

Hotstettler is going hard hard in the 8th, and Chocola is trailing in the 2nd. Democratic former Rep. Baron Hill is slightly ahead of Rep. Mike Sodrel in the 9th. In Kentucky, Republican Rep. Ann Northrup is on the verge of losing to Yarmouth, unless the absentees are still out.... [Full Story]

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