Category Archive: States

Illinois 17: Open Seat Opportunity

Report Shorts (August 4, 2022)

Battlefield Comes Into Focus With Primaries in Five States

Maryland Primary Results: Gov Race Shifts Further Toward Democrats

New York Special Elections: 19th and 23rd Districts

Virginia 7: Roe, Roe, Roe to Re-election?

Republicans Have the Edge in Early House Projection

Gubernatorial Race Updates (July 15, 2022)

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2022): The Slog to the Majority

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2022): Alabama – Georgia

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2022): Hawaii – North Carolina

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2022): North Dakota – Wisconsin

House & Governor Report Shorts (July 1, 2022)

The Congresswoman and the Taxpayer-funded TV Ads

Iowa 3: Axne on the Front Lines

Report Shorts (June 17, 2022)

Rating change: Texas’ 34th District moves onto fall battlefield

New Hampshire Redistricting: Finally

Pennsylvania 7: Same Faces, Different Races

Missouri Redistricting: Elusive Competitiveness

Kansas Redistricting: Why Not Split Wyandotte?

New York Redistricting Redux: Competitive Empire State

Louisiana Redistricting: Not Much New from Baton Rouge

Tennessee Redistricting: Down a Democratic District on Music Row

Florida Redistricting: Tallying the Hassle in Tallahassee

Iowa Senate: Franken Poll Finds Tied Race

What Happened in West Virginia and Nebraska Primaries

Colorado Senate: Centennial Showdown

Texas 34 Special: (Rio) Grande Opportunity

Ohio Redistricting Redux: Maps, For Now

Connecticut Redistricting: Testing the Edges of the Battlefield

Alaska At-Large Special: Frontier Fiasco

Massachusetts Redistricting: A Common Story in the Commonwealth

Report Shorts (April 14, 2022)

Maryland Redistricting Redux: Chesapeake Changeup

Minnesota Redistricting: Land of a Couple Interesting Races

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2022): Alabama – Georgia

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2022): Hawaii – North Carolina

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2022): North Dakota – Wisconsin

Rhode Island 2: Republican Reach

Washington Redistricting: Same Old Blue and Red in the Evergreen State

Rhode Island Redistricting: Open Seat Opportunity

Mississippi Redistricting: Minimum Magnolia Modifications

North Carolina Redistricting: Redistricting Re-Do

Hawaii Redistricting: Blue Islands in a Blue Ocean

Senate Report Shorts (March 18, 2022)

Arkansas Redistricting: Little Rock Cracked

Wisconsin Redistricting: Just One Badger Battle

Pennsylvania Redistricting: Keys to the Keystone

South Carolina Redistricting: Palmetto State Palm Reading

2022 Gubernatorial Overview (March 4, 2022) Alabama – Illinois

2022 Gubernatorial Overview (March 4, 2022) Iowa – New Mexico

2022 Gubernatorial Overview (March 4, 2022) New York – Wyoming

California 22 Special: Short Term Assignment

What Happened in the San Francisco School Board Recall Elections?

Texas Primary Takeaways

Kentucky Redistricting: Still One Blue Bluegrass Seat

2022 House Overview (February 18, 2022): Alabama – Iowa

2022 House Overview (February 18, 2022): Kansas – New York

2022 House Overview (February 18, 2022): North Carolina – Wyoming

New York Redistricting: Democratic State of Mind

Virginia Redistricting: Old Dominion’s New Districts

Pennsylvania Senate: Democratic Decisions

Georgia Redistricting: New Lines on Their Minds

Report Shorts (February 4, 2022)

Michigan 3: Scholten Back for a Rematch

Illinois Redistricting: Multiple Member-on-Member Matchups

Pennsylvania Senate: GOP Spending Spree

Maryland Redistricting: Crossing the Chesapeake

Report Shorts (January 21, 2022)

Michigan Redistricting: Mix and Match

New Jersey Redistricting: Malinowski Draws the Short Straw

2022 Senate Overview: History Favors Republicans

2022 Senate Overview (January 7, 2022): Alabama – Georgia

2022 Senate Overview (January 7, 2022): Hawaii – North Carolina

2022 Senate Overview (January 7, 2022): North Dakota – Wisconsin

Candidate Conversation: Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D)

Report Shorts (January 7, 2022)

New Mexico Redistricting: Herrell in the Hot Seat

Arizona Redistricting: Democrats’ Grand Canyon Calamity

California Redistricting: Golden Opportunities

Oklahoma Redistricting: Sooner Shutout

Utah Redistricting: Split Lake City

Idaho Redistricting: No Big Changes Yet

Wisconsin Senate: Decisions, Decisions

Ohio Redistricting: Process Serves GOP

Report Shorts (December 16, 2021)

The Problem with our Politics is not Partisanship

Georgia Senate: Between the Parties

Nevada Redistricting: Democrats Go Gambling

Report Shorts (December 3, 2021): Georgia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania

Montana Redistricting: Back Two the Future

Alabama Redistricting: A Crimson-Red Congressional Map

Report Shorts (November 19, 2021)

Texas Redistricting: A Lone Swing Seat in the Lone Star State?

Iowa Redistricting: Republicans Looking for the Sweep

New Hampshire Senate: Sununu Will Not Run

Arizona Senate: Desert Storm

Candidate Conversation: Val Arkoosh (D)

Virginia and New Jersey Governor: A Big Night for Republicans

Rating Change: Virginia Governor to Toss-up

West Virginia Redistricting: When the Music Stops

California Governor: Education Continues to be Key Vote Indicator

Virginia Governor: Alarm Bells in the Commonwealth

New Hampshire Senate: The Main Event (Probably)

Candidate Conversation: Tom Toomey (R)

Nebraska Redistricting: Bacon Not Out of the Frying Pan

Oregon Redistricting: (Mostly) Good News for Democrats

Indiana Redistricting: Solidifying the Status Quo

Missouri Senate: Schmitt Raised $646,301 in Third Quarter

Maine Redistricting: Same As It Ever Was

2022 Senate Overview (October 8, 2021): Hawaii – North Carolina

2022 Senate Overview (October 8, 2021): North Dakota – Wisconsin

Candidate Conversation: Tina Ramirez (R)

Colorado Redistricting: New District, Fortunate Incumbents

Virginia Governor: Rating Change

Missouri Senate: Show Me the Nominee

Maine 2: Survivor Series

Candidate Conversation: Tiffany Smiley (R)

Recalling the California Recall

California Governor Recall: Advantage Newsom in Final Stretch

California Governor Recall: Media Spending Reflects GOP Challenge

Nevada Senate: It Matters

Minnesota 2: Twin Billing

2022 House Overview (August 27, 2021): Alabama – Iowa

2022 House Overview (August 27, 2021): Kansas – New York

2022 House Overview (August 27, 2021): North Carolina – Wyoming

California Governor Recall: Down to the Wire

New York Governor: Still Solid Democratic

Stop Attacking Losing Candidates

North Carolina Senate: Tar Heel Hullabaloo

Montana House: Missoula’s Moment

California Governor Recall: Taking It Seriously

Meet Three New (or Likely New) Members of Congress

Is John Boozman Too Nice for the Republican Party?

Six Thoughts after the Ohio Special Election Primaries

6 Thoughts After the Texas 6 Special Election Runoff

Alabama Senate: Brooks Battles Back

Florida 20 Special: Delayed Democratic Successor

When We’ll Know How Much Trump’s Support is Worth

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2021): Defining the Battlefield

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2021): Alabama – Georgia

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2021): Hawaii – North Carolina

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2021): North Dakota – Wisconsin

Virginia Governor: Old Dominion, New Election

Ohio 15 Special: Clash Near Columbus

Gubernatorial Updates (June 18, 2021)

Florida Senate: Not Swing, But Still Battleground

New Mexico 1 Special: Status Quo Results

Candidate Conversation: Gillian Battino (D)

House Report Shorts (June 4, 2021): Florida & Ohio

New Mexico 1 Special: Tale of Two Races

Ohio Senate: Grand Re-Opening

Special Elections in Redistricting Cycles: To Play or Not to Play?

2022 House Overview: State-by-State Redistricting (Alabama – Iowa)

Report Shorts (May 7, 2021)

The Case to Keep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Cash

6 Things I Think After the Texas 6 Special Primary

California Governor Recall: Does Jenner Help or Hurt the GOP cause?

West Virginia House: Musical Chairs

Report Shorts (April 23, 2021)

Alaska Senate: Al Gross, 2020 Nominee, Considering Another Run

Let’s Talk About How We Talk About House Retirements

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2021): Alabama – Georgia

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2021): Hawaii – North Carolina

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2021): North Dakota – Wisconsin

Report Shorts (April 1, 2021)

Candidate Conversation: Sery Kim (R)

Three Lessons from the Ghost of Redistricting Past

Texas 6 Special: Two-Step Process

Candidate Conversation – Jana Lynne Sanchez (D)

Missouri Senate: Open Fields

Six Senators Who Owe Their Hill Careers to Redistricting

New Poll in Texas Special Election Shows Early Leaders, Lots of Vote Up For Grabs

Missouri Senate: Remains Solid Republican for Now

Rhode Island At-Large: The Election Democrats Don’t Want to Happen

Louisiana 5 Special: Somber Scene

Report Shorts (March 5, 2021)

Candidate Conversation: Troy Carter (D)

Candidate Conversation: Karen Carter Peterson (D)

Candidate Conversation: Mark Walker (R)

Rhode Island Poised to Make History It Doesn’t Want to Make

2021-22 Gubernatorial Overview (Feb. 19, 2021) Alabama – Illinois

2021-22 Gubernatorial Overview (Feb. 19, 2021) Iowa – New Mexico

2021-22 Gubernatorial Overview (Feb. 19, 2021) New York – Wyoming

Candidate Conversation: Tom Nelson (D)

New Jersey Governor: Can Murphy Break The Curse?

Ohio 11 Special: Clash on the Cuyahoga

Ohio Senate: Open Season

Candidate Conversation – Sarah Godlewski (D)

Ohio Senate: Portman Decision Complicates Race

Virginia Governor: Republican Rebound?

New Mexico 1: The Land of a Special Election

Louisiana 2 Special: The Next New Member

2022 Senate Overview (January 8, 2021): Alabama – Georgia

Georgia Senate Runoffs: How Democrats Won

Georgia Senate Runoffs: Paths to Victory for Both Parties

Georgia Senate Runoffs: Both Sides Getting Outspent?

Georgia Senate Runoffs: Policy Agendas, Outside Spending, and Polls

Report Shorts (December 18, 2020)