Tag: 2022 Mid-term elections

Hageman-Cheney Costliest Congressional Race in Wyoming History, but Money May Not Matter

CASPER, Wyo.—More than $20 million has been collectively raised by the five candidates in Wyoming’s Aug. 16 Republican congressional primary, making it the most expensive U.S. House race in state history. More than $15 million has been raised by just one of the hopefuls, embattled incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) Much of the money came…


Wyoming Hageman-Cheney Clash Begins Stretch Sprint to Aug. 16 Ballot

CASPER, Wyo.—Wyoming’s Big Sky deserts, high plains, and glacier-gilded peaks are the backdrop for a mid-August showdown in a summer of discontent within the Republican Party. Former President Donald Trump and his claims of a stolen election are not on trial in crimson red Wyoming, where he won 69.9 percent of the vote in 2020,…


Kansas Primaries: Kelly-Schmidt Governor Race, Davids-Adkins CD 3 Clash Set for November

The ‘Value Them Both’ abortion ballot proposition was the dominant issue on Kansas’ otherwise bland Aug. 2 primary ballot, which offered few competitive inter-party races but cleared the decks for several compelling clashes in fall’s general election. Most notable among the general election contests is the already underway toss-up brawl between incumbent Democratic Gov. Laura…


Ethics Allegations Cloud Primary Race in Battleground Nevada Congressional District

Two-term incumbent Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) wants to talk about protecting abortion rights while her Republican challenger April Becker wants to keep the focus on inflation and gas prices. But with campaigns gearing up for the final 100-day run to November’s elections, both Nevada Congressional District 3 (CD 3) candidates are fending off ethical allegations…


Trump-Backed Cox to Face Oprah-Boosted Moore in November’s Maryland Governor Race

Trump-endorsed Del. Dan Cox (R-Frederick) cruised to a surprisingly easy victory over a strong party rival backed by a popular Republican governor and outspoken Trump critic to win the July 19 Maryland GOP primary. Now, the first-term state delegate will take on a charismatic Democratic political newcomer buttressed by Oprah Winfrey in November’s general election….


Maryland Congressional Primaries: Parrott to Take on Trone in Fall

As expected, all seven incumbent Maryland congressional representatives and a U.S. senator on the state’s July 19 primary ballots easily won their parties’ nods and will defend their seats in November. Not expected were anticipated close races in both party primaries for governor, the Republican preliminary in Congressional District 6 (CD 6), and the Democratic…


Maryland Republicans See a Bit of Red in Deep Blue State

In deep-blue Maryland where seven of the state’s eight congressional districts are represented by Democrats, redistricting has provided Republicans with a perceived opportunity to capture a U.S. House seat. That makes the GOP Congressional District 6 (CD 6) clash between Del. Neil Parrott (R-Hagerstown), who has served 12 years in the state’s General Assembly, and 25-year-old…


Oprah-Backed Newcomer Eyes Upset in Maryland’s Crowded Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

Nine candidates on Maryland’s July 19 Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot seek the party’s nomination to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in November’s general election. As of early July, the nine had collectively amassed more than $8.5 million in campaign cash, with six garnering at least $1 million each as Democrats try to claim the…


‘Fusion Voting’ Seen as Way to Break Polarized Partisan Paralysis

FORKED RIVER, N.J.—Founders of New Jersey’s fledging Moderate Party vowed to file a lawsuit seeking to lift the state’s century-old ban on “fusion voting” after their petition to place a candidate already endorsed by one of the two major parties also under their banner on November’s ballot was rejected in early June. That candidate, two-term…


New Jersey Midterm Primer: CD 7 Kean-Malinowski Race Among Nation’s Most-Watched Contests

FORKED RIVER, N.J.—Democrats now hold 10 of New Jersey’s 12 seats in Congress but Republicans believe they have a good shot at knocking at least two of those incumbents out of the House this fall. Overall, 11 sitting congressional representatives are seeking reelection on New Jersey’s Nov. 8 ballot following the June 7 primaries, where…