2020 House Races - Page 35

May 18, 2020

Marianne Williamson backs Nancy Pelosi's 'perfect' primary challenger

Saying she’s “very, very concerned with the corporatist direction of the party,” former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is endorsing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s progressive challenger in November’s general election.

May 18, 2020

Ex-Dem Rep. Katie Hill says she ‘cried for a few days’ after Republican picked up her seat

Former California Democrat Rep. Katie Hill admitted she “cried for a few days” after Republican Mike Garcia won last week's election to take the seat she left in 2019.

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.