Category: 2022 midterms

2 Maine Republicans Face Off in Primary to Challenge House Democrat

Maine, the Welcome Home State known most historically as Vacationland, seems like an unassuming political influence in the national arena, with its highest building being a Catholic church and its biggest industry being tourism. However, the June 14 primaries in the contested race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House may have…


Iowa Primary Features Key Races in Both the Senate and House

At a town hall meeting conducted by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley last week, multiple audience members interrupted the seven-term lawmaker and said he was endangering children’s lives by “filibustering gun reform.” Grassley told attendees that, before commenting further, he wanted to monitor negotiations between Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) as the pair…


Key Primaries Looming in Four States, Special Election in Texas

The next round of midterm primaries is set for June 14, when voters in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina will cast their ballots. In Texas, a special general election will take place to fill the state’s 34th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House. The special election is being held to fill a vacancy…


Last Republican U.S. House Seat in New Mexico on the Line After Redistricting

The only U.S. House seat from New Mexico’s congressional delegation is on the line in the November midterm elections after a Democrat-led redistricting changed the district from one that Trump won by 12 points to one that Biden won by 6 points. New Mexico’s Second Congressional District, help by Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) since 2020, is…


Last Republican US House Seat in New Mexico on the Line After Redistricting

The only Republican U.S. House seat from New Mexico’s congressional delegation is on the line in the November midterm elections after a Democrat-led redistricting changed the district from one that Trump won by 12 points to one that Biden won by 6 points. New Mexico’s Second Congressional District, held by Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) since 2020,…


California Race for House Seat Vacated by Rep. Nunes Reflects Stark Contrast in Ideologies

Two candidates vying in a special general election to fill the California U.S. House seat vacated by former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) couldn’t be more different. Connie Conway is a staunch America First, pro-Trump Republican while Lourin Hubbard, her Democratic opponent, is a proud progressive activist with a socialist agenda. Nunes held California’s 22nd Congressional…


Voters in Seven States Prepare for Primaries

Voters will head to the polls in seven states on June 7 for Republican and Democratic primaries that will decide which candidates will face one another in the November general election. The 2022 midterms represent the first significant group of elections since President Joe Biden stepped into the Oval Office in January 2022. Republicans are…


Voters in 7 States Prepare for Primaries

Voters will head to the polls on June 7 in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota for Republican and Democratic primaries that will decide who the parties’ nominees are for the November midterm general elections. The 2022 midterms represent the first significant group of elections since President Joe Biden took office…


‘A Very Big and Successful Evening’: Trump Welcomes 100-6 Endorsement Record

Former President Donald Trump applauded for a 100-6 primary endorsement record in the run-up to the 2022 midterms, following a mixed result—including a series of setbacks—in Georgia on May 24. “Overall for the ‘Cycle,’ 100 Wins, 6 Losses (some of which were not possible to win), and 2 runoffs,” Trump wrote on May 25 on…


Democrat Rep. Delgado Officially Announces Resignation on House Floor

Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.) formally gave notice during a brief pro forma session of the House of Representatives that he will resign his office on May 25. Delgado’s retirement was announced weeks back, when Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tapped him as her lieutenant governor and running mate in the upcoming gubernatorial election. On…