2020 House Races - Page 35

May 17, 2020

Darrell Issa: California special election – GOP win suggests this for November 2020

The results from last week’s special election in California’s 25th Congressional District should serve as a wake-up call for national Democrat partisans.

May 16, 2020

Nevada Democrat Horsford admits affair with former Reid intern known as ‘Love Jones’

A Democratic congressman from Nevada admitted Friday that he was involved in “a previous relationship outside of my marriage.”

May 13, 2020

GOP victories from Tuesday's special election races largely ignored by media

The GOP clinched major victories in two special elections held on Tuesday but was largely ignored by the mainstream media. 

May 13, 2020

Progressives score victory in Nebraska congressional primary, setting up rematch with Republicans

Kara Eastman, a progressive backed by high-profile Democrats including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, captured victory Tuesday in a Nebraska Democratic congressional primary, boosting the hopes of liberal activists.

May 13, 2020

House GOP campaign arm calls on Dem to concede California election, as results won't be final for days

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is calling on Democratic House candidate Christy Smith to concede after the California 25th Congressional District special election Tuesday as her opponent, Mike Garcia, holds a significant lead with 143,000 ballots counted. 

May 13, 2020

GOP poised to retake Katie Hill's California seat, as Trump-backed candidate wins big in Wisconsin

Candidates backed by President Trump were outperforming expectations in two closely watched congressional special elections on Tuesday night, as former Navy combat pilot Mike Garcia inched closer to retaking Democrat Katie Hill's California seat and Republican Tom Tiffany easily prevailed in Wisconsin.

May 13, 2020

Who is Mike Garcia, Katie Hill's likely replacement in Congress?

Garcia didn't declare victory on Tuesday night as he built a double-digit lead in a race against Democrat Christy Smith to succeed Hill in California's 25th Congressional District, and his opponent Christy Smith didn't concede.

May 13, 2020

AOC removed from union-backed progressive party ballot line in New York

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was booted from the progressive union-backed Working Families Party ballot line by a Queens judge, a blow to her potentially competitive Democratic primary fight. 

May 12, 2020

Wisconsin special election goes to GOP's Tom Tiffany; Trump takes Nebraska primary

Republican Tom Tiffany, a Wisconsin state senator endorsed by President Trump, easily won a special congressional election Tuesday in the state's heavily conservative, rural 7th Congressional District.

May 12, 2020

Voters in 3 states head to polls amid coronavirus crisis, as GOP hopes for special election wins

Republicans are hoping for a sweep Tuesday in special congressional elections being held in California and Wisconsin.