Possibility of Recall Election in LA-02?

Article: http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/…

Papers have been filed with the Office of the Louisiana Secretary of State which started the process requiring sufficient signatures to force a recall election for the office held by Representative Cao.

What is a recall election?  As many people may remember, the recent recall election in California that can be summed up as a clusterf*** of a race.  You can see a picture of the ballot here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi…

Of the 135 candidates, notable ones include: Tom McClintock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cruz Bustamente, Gary Coleman, Larry Flynt, Arianna Huffington, etc.  

One elected official, State Representative Juan A. LaFonta, Democrat of District 96 told Bayoubuzz that he does not know about the existence of the petition but that he would sign it.  

“We don’t need Cao to be Steve Scalise”, said LaFonta.  Scalise is a Republican who represents a neighboring conservative Congressional District.  “People are starving and Cao needs to represent the people of the district”, LaFonta said.

The group of ministers who filed the petition want to make sure that he faces a recall which could be a very daunting act, if not impossible act in Louisiana based upon the state’s history.

So what are the rules for a recall election in Louisiana and what is the likelihood of a recall election?  First, you have 180 days to get 33% of signatures of voters in the district.  A high bar, to say the least.  

Two local African-American Ministers have launched a recall petition against newly elected Second District Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao that already reportedly has over 12,000 signatures in its first week.   Rev. Toris Young, President of the Louisiana Ministerial Alliance of Churches for All Peoples, has joined with his fellow Minister Aubry Wallace to attempt to obtain the verified signatures of more than 101,000 registered voters in the 2nd District, more than a third of the registered electorate, in just 180 days.

Link: http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/…

12,000 signatures in 7 days is a pace that can succeed, but can the religious and political leaders in the district maintain such a vigorous pace?  Time will tell. (Original H/T to DK but I looked up the CA ballot and Louisiana law myself)  

Weekend Rumblings Roundup

Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois state treasurer, upset the incumbent in 2006 after being endorsed by Barack Obama met with Dick Durbin in Washington recently to discuss a potential senate bid.  Giannoulias also has the ability to self fund, being the former vice president of a bank.  

Giannoulias was in DC again last week to meet with potential campaign staff, fundraisers, etc. He also met with US Sen. Dick Durbin, who said yesterday that Giannoulias would be a “formidable” candidate if he runs. Giannoulias is clearly gearing up for a Senate bid.

http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2…

In Ohio, Lt. Governor Fisher is all but in and will likely announce in the next 45 days.  

The quick entry of former Congressman Rob Portman into the contest for George Voinovich’s seat turned the heat up on everyone else in the kitchen, Fisher included. He said his answer will come in the next 45 days-maybe soon, maybe not-but it will be based on the first two of what he believes are the three reasons a candidate runs : personal, professional, and political. Fisher says this isn’t a run for his own gratification, but rather another way to help Governor Strickland and Senator Brown bring good paying jobs back to Ohio.

http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/c…

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Former State Treasurer of Missouri Sarah Steelman is also all but in, for Missouri’s senate race, ensuing, she is expected to cause collateral damage in a primary with Washington’s favorite Blunt.

Two Republican sources close to Steelman say after weeks of laying the groundwork, Steelman is “very, very likely” going to run for outgoing Sen. Kit Bond’s seat.

“She is continuing to meet with people across the state. She’s being encouraged by many supporters to run. She has had some great meetings in D.C. and around the state,” says one source. “Her message is about reform, transparency and accountability in government. That message is relevant now more than ever before.”

http://ky3.blogspot.com/2009/0…

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Tiarht’s (KS-04) R+12 district probably won’t be very competitive in the general election, but that doesn’t make the primary uninteresting!  First into the ring, State Senator Dick Kelsey.  

Kansas Sen. Dick Kelsey, R-Goddard, announced Friday that he will run for the 4th Congressional District seat being vacated by Todd Tiahrt.

Kelsey, the first candidate to officially announce he is seeking the office, made his plans known before about 100 supporters during a news conference at the Wichita Independent Business Association.

http://www.kansas.com/news/sta…

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In Virginia’s Democratic primary for Governor, Former state delegate Brian Moran turned on the offense against McCauliffe in front of Bill Clinton at the Democratic party’s Jefferson-Jackson dinner, trying to turn his financial advantage into a negative.  

At the Democratic Party of Virginia’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner  on Saturday, McAuliffe got an earful from former House member Brian Moran, who implied that the onetime DNC chairman is trying to buy the governor’s mansion by tapping his rolodex of national donors.

“We must decide what our party stands for,” Moran told the audience of activists in Richmond. “Will our party be dominated by big money and those who raise it, or will we be the party of the people?”

http://politicalticker.blogs.c…  

Democrats coalescing around Lt. Gov. Fisher for OH-Sen?

So I was skimming my usual websites and this is what I found:

There’s a fairly serious scrap underway for the senate seat George Voinovich is vacating in Ohio, with Governor Ted Strickland — uncharacteristically — and other Democratic leaders pressing Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to stay in her job, and backing her rival Lee Fisher.

Link: http://www.politico.com/blogs/…

As secretary of state, she has a seat on Ohio’s Apportionment Board, which both parties want to control because it redraws the boundaries for legislative districts after each full U.S. census.

But that’s not enough to keep Brunner in place.

She and others correctly argue that the power of the Apportionment Board may be overstated – as evidenced by Democrats’ success last year in House districts last drawn by Republicans. (Democrats, though, performed badly in Ohio Senate districts.)

Also, if Democrats deliver on their promise to pass election reforms, those reforms are likely to include changing the apportionment process. Computers can redraw the lines without partisan politics, eliminating the need for board seats.

A lot of us were hoping for Congressman Tim Ryan to be our senate candidate.  I think Lt. Governor Fisher was third or further down on all of our lists for Senate, whether you had Ryan, Brunner or Sutton in front of him.  Most notably because of his poor electoral track record of 1/2 for Attorney General, 0/1 for Governor, and 1/1 for Lt. Governor.  

What do you guys think?  

GOP Leadership Vacuum: Putnam makes it official

http://thehill.com/leading-the…

Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) is set to give up his seat in Congress to run for Florida Agriculture Commissioner, a move that a GOP official said is a precursor to a run for governor.

Putnam told the Associated Press that on Monday he will file paperwork to enter the race for state agriculture commissioner, and will give up his seat in the House to run statewide in his home state.

A Republican official with close ties to Putnam said that, in Florida, the Agriculture Commissioner is a highly coveted job and is often seen as a stepping-stone to the governor’s office.

So in order to keep his presidential aspirations alive, he is taking his gig from the house, where everyone goes unloved and has his eyes on the Florida governor’s race in 2014.  Anyone want to kill a promising political career?  It would be damning for him to drop out of the US House leadership (3rd ranking GOP Member) to miss his target of Governor.  If we have Alex Sink running, that’s a real possibility

Florida’s 12th district is the most appealing retirement we’ve got yet, clocking in with an old PVI of R+5.  I am compiling a list of possible successors, right now.  Edit: After consulting a map, it looks like Fort Meadows, Bartow, Lake Whales, Winter Haven, Haines City and Lakeland are all in the district, Lakeland being the largest population center in the district.  It’s hard comparing the congressional district map to the state senate and state house map, but it appears there are no state senators in the district and there may be a Democratic State Representative or two from the Tampa / St. Petersberg suburbs.

GOP Bleeding Talent

Last year, Putnam unexpectedly gave up his job as GOP Conference chairman, the third-ranking Republican in the House. The 34-year-old Putnam was, at the time, still seen as a rising star in the party because of his age and what his colleagues said were remarkable talents.

Zach Wamp, Adam Putnam… The GOP is suffering from leadership drain.  Who is next?

Another One Bites the Dust

I am requesting that, someone who has not had the opportunity to do it yet, que the music and embed the youtube video!  I’ve done it before and a few people get to do it every time.  Please don’t post it if you have before.  If you want to but don’t know how, ask and I talk you through it!

Edit: Josh Kraushaar at The Politico throws former state senator Rick Dantzler as a potential candidate for the seat.  He also points out a couple stats on the district:

There are more registered Democrats than Republicans within the district lines. And Obama ran competitively here, winning about 48 percent of the vote against John McCain.

( http://www.politico.com/blogs/… )

So what do we know about former State Senator Rick Dantzler?  He is looking at the race:

Former state Sen. Rick Dantzler, D-Winter Haven, is taking a serious look at running for Republican-leaning Congressional District 12 should Adam Putnam jump into the race for agriculture commissioner, as is widely expected. The moderate former senator who ran for governor and lieutenant governor in 1998 is analyzing the numbers in CD 12, where Republican prospects include state Sen. Paula Dockery, and state Reps. Seth McKeel and Dennis Ross.

Source: http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz…  

NY-Sen Poll, FL-Sen Rumblings

Marist

611 Registered Voters

MoE +/- 4%

Gillibrand (D-Inc.) 49%

King (R) 24%

The poll was taken on January 26th, 2009

http://www.maristpoll.marist.e…

Gillibrand looks set for re-election.  King will need to think he has a hell of a case to  make to New York voters if he is going to put himself out there and run.  

Buchanan met with National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Cornyn yesterday to discuss a potential Senate campaign, and was escorted by the retiring Sen. Mel Martinez.  

Buchanan’s biggest asset is his personal wealth: When he first ran for the House in 2006, he spent $5.45 million of his own money into the race.  He would be able to, at least partially, self-finance a Senate campaign.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/…

With people expecting Rubio and Mack to run, this could throw a wrench in the mix.  It could open up some hot territory for Democrats, seeing as FL-13 is only R+4, if third parties don’t plague our chances.    

Dueling New York Senate Polls

Lets go through the rough on these two polls then hit some analysis on why there are such grandure contradictions between them.  

PPP

http://www.publicpolicypolling…

January 3-4: Margin of Error 3.7%


Caroline Kennedy (D) – 46%

Peter King (R) – 44%

Undecided – 10%

Caroline Kennedy’s Favorability Ratings:


Favorable – 44%

Unfavorable – 40%

Not Sure – 16%

Peter King’s Favorability Ratings:


Favorable – 34%

Unfavorable – 26%

Not Sure – 40%

Party Breakdown for the Kennedy/King Head to Head:

Kennedy:

Democrats – 65%

Republicans – 19%

Other – 35%

King:

Democrats – 25%

Republicans – 74%

Other – 50%

Rasmussen

http://www.rasmussenreports.co…


Caroline Kennedy (D) – 51%

Peter King (R) – 33%

Third Party – 9%

Not Sure – 7%

Why the staunch contrast in the head to head matchup?  Favorability Ratings.  

Caroline Kennedy’s Favorability Ratings:


Favorable – 63%

Unfavorable – 31%

Not Sure – 6%

Peter King’s Favorability Ratings:


Favorable – 39%

Unfavorable – 27%

Not Sure – 34%

Party Breakdown for the Kennedy/King Head to Head:

In the match-up with King, Kennedy gets support from 74% of Democrats and holds a 12-point lead among unaffiliated voters. King is supported by 73% of Republicans.

Now, between these two polls I’m leaning toward Rasmussen.  Why?  She split Republicans and Democrats more evenly in that poll, which is realistic because most elections split 90-10 or 85-15 in partisan support.  The wild card is the other category.  There is a 27 point difference between PPP and Rasmussen and how Kennedy and King split the other vote.  

King’s approval ratings and support among Republicans is consistent and crosses over between the two polls.  I just don’t see Kennedy’s approvals being closer to 44/40 than 63/31.  

I have to go to sleep, I may add more tomorrow after work.  Please share thoughts on why there is such a sharp contrast between polls in certain areas and similar findings in others, or which poll is more accurate and why.  

2010 Senate Update:

A lot of things went under the radar the last couple days, I felt we needed a round up.  

Starting with the last outstanding race of the 2008 elections, MN-Sen.  After two days of going through the Franken challenges, (with the exception of a few Coleman challenges that were incidentally found in the mix) this is where the counting stands: http://senaterecount.startribu…

Of 411 ballots that have been reviewed so far, Coleman is +234 votes, Franken is +64 votes, and Other is +117.  Franken had a high success rate (around 17% by most estimates) which is higher than predictions have been.  It is hard to say how many of those challenges exactly Franken won, because the other category consists of votes Franken won, taking away from Coleman and votes that Franken lost, not moving toward Franken.  

There are around 4,000 withdrawn challenges that need to be counted and added to the SOS website tally.  Those are said to be reported when they are finished being counted.  There are an estimated 1,600 wrongfully rejected absentee ballots that are hung up in the Minnesota Supreme Court to be ruled on in the near future.  And an estimated 700 Coleman challenges to sort through over the coming days.  (Coleman may bring “duplicate ballots” to court.  They are contending not all the ballots counted during the recount had an original.  This would open a whole can of worms because both campaigns challenged 600 ballots total over this while some counties didn’t let them challenge ballots over this.)

The next race with news, FL-Sen.  Alex Sink is jumping through the hoops of a probable candidate.  Many will remember news reports of Mark Begich and Jeff Merkley doing exactly what sink did before becoming candidates:

Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the only Democrat serving in Florida’s Cabinet, met recently in Washington with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the chamber’s point man for the 2010 election. She’s clearly the national party’s top choice to run for the seat to be vacated by Republican Sen. Mel Martinez.

Article found here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com…

If I had to make a prediction, I would assume Alex Sink waits until we hear what Jeb Bush decides about a senate race in Florida before announcing whether she plans to run for senate.  

Next on the line is KS-Sen.  Brownback is making his retirement from the senate official tomorrow.  Article found here: http://briefingroom.thehill.co…  

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) won’t seek reelection in 2010 and will explore a run for governor.

He plans to announce his retirement from the Senate on Thursday, reports CNN. Brownback joined the Senate in 1996, succeeding former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R). He has long been a supporter of term limits, and he had pledged to serve only two full terms.

As for NH-Sen:

while popular Gov. John Lynch (D) is also said to be looking into the race.

Here: http://www.rollcall.com/news/3… You need a a subscription for the article.  

I wouldn’t put much stock into a governor considering a senate race.  He will probably just fall back on running for governor.  I doubt Menendez can sweet talk him out of it.  

What do you guys think?  Also recent news I made a comment on but didn’t get much attention, Brad Miller pulled himself out of consideration from NC-Sen in 2010.  http://www.wral.com/news/state…

IL-Sen: Jan Schakowsky in, Roskam considering

Dailykos has a diary up on this front-paged here: http://www.dailykos.com/storyo…

Original Article: http://www.theseminal.com/2008…

At the midwest acadamy awards last night:

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown introduced Illinois Representative Jan Schakowsky by saying, “We may have a special election in Illinois, and if Jan Schakowsky runs, I’ll support her.”

That wasn’t all to happen:

At the end of her speech, Schakowsky threw her hat in the ring, announcing that she was “passing around a clipboard” for people to sign up to be on an organizing committee for her “Senate race, and a basket for donations will follow right behind.” The audience cheered.

As for Roskam: http://www.politico.com/news/s…

A source close to Rep. Peter J. Roskam said the second-term congressman is also “very interested” in running for the Senate seat and wouldn’t automatically defer to Kirk. Roskam has a more conservative voting record than Kirk and has won election to a suburban Chicago seat during two rough election cycles for the GOP.  

For the sake of comparison, here are the PVI’s for each congressperson, (I’m using the old PVI’s and that may be more useful since Obama will not be on the ballot in 2010 or in a special election)

IL-06 (Roskam) has a PVI of R+3

IL-09 (Schakowsky) has a PVI of D+20

IL-10 (Kirk) has a PVI of D+4

Illinois as a whole has an old PVI of D+9.  

MN-Sen: Where are these votes coming from?

For the sake of ending whatever remnants there are to “Franken’s goose is cooked” chatter there may be, I’m giving a simple run-down of the math here.  The numbers I am taking are sourced from the Star Tribune’s results page found here: http://ww2.startribune.com/new…

Every challenged ballot is like taking that vote out of the total count, which is why Coleman and Franken’s numbers have both gone down as the counting has progressed.  Looking at the totals, there are almost 6,000 total challenges, (3,070 challenges by the Coleman campaign, 2,882 challenges by the Franken campaign for a total of 5,952).  Meanwhile, Franken and Coleman have lost only a total of 4,871 votes.  (Coleman has lost 2,373 votes and Franken has lost 2,498 votes).  

Doing the math, 5,952 challenges – total votes lost 4,871 means that, with four counties outstanding, (Wright, Winona, Scott, Rock) and parts of three other counties outstanding, (7% of Ramsey County, 7% of Hennepin County, and 40% of Dodge County) we have found 1,081 votes that were missed by machines.  It is completely impossible to determine who these votes go to, because the results are hidden, for the most part behind challenges.  The only new votes we can determine are in counties where there is actually a net positive for a candidate.  Of these 1,081 new votes, at least 16 votes have gone to Coleman and at least 24 votes have gone to Franken.  

The rest of the new votes are hidden behind challenges.  In fact, the 1,081 number may be high, because Coleman and Franken can challenge ballots that are expected to go for Barkley or others.  We can go county to county.  The largest source of new votes comes from:

~60 votes from Anoka County

~280 votes from Hennepin County

~150 votes from Ramsey County

These new votes will probably make less of a difference than the panel ruling on challenged ballots.  

Star Tribune has picture of nearly 600 challenged ballots asking for you to rule on them.  I don’t know if you need to log in first or what, because the pictures are not working on my computer.  http://senaterecount.startribu…

As of right now for 6,000 challenges, Franken needs to win 216 more than Coleman.  That’s 3,108 to 2,892.  AKA 51.8% to 48.2%.  However, for every challenge that gets thrown out, the percentage Franken needs to win challenges edges up.  

My Finalized Predictions!

Alright!  So I’ll start out with a key to make sure we’re all on the same page.  Here’s an example:

1. New York-13*** (D+1) – – –  R2B (X)

Mike McMahon v. Robert Straniere

Total Raised — $1,156,000 v. $123,000

Cash On Hand — $285,000 v. $11,000

CQ Politics – “Democrat Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

First, I have the district.  In this case it is New York’s 13th distict.  When I talk about “Total Raised” I include self-funding and transfers from state parties/etc.  The numbers I am using are all Pre-General numbers fundraising numbers that just add the first two weeks of October to the big 3Q fundraising rundown SSP did.  Obviously I point out CQ Politics and Cook’s ratings of every race, then I tag my personal rating to the race.  I also divide my rankings with a long line of dashes, to signify a change in rankings.  I appropriately always put the Democrat on the left, and the Republican on the right!

*** = Retired Incumbent

(X) = I expect this race to flip from the holding party

(-) = I expect the current holding party to retain this seat

If you have any questions regarding my ratings, please feel free to ask!  My ratings move from Senate Republicans, to House Republicans, and then House Democrats.  

What I would deem “Upset Picks” in the house are Glenn Nye in VA-02, Michael Montagano in IN-03, and Bob Lord in AZ-03.  

Senate Republicans

1. Virginia*** (X)

Former Governor Mark Warner v. Former Governor Jim Gilmore

Total Raised — $12,891,000 v. $2,026,000

Cash On Hand — $3,642,000 v. $85,000

CQ Politics – “Safe Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Safe Democratic Pick-up)

2. New Mexico*** (X)

Representative Tom Udall v. Representative Steven Pearce

Total Raised — $6,683,000 v. $4,082,000

Cash On Hand — $935,000 v. $397,000

CQ Politics – “Democrat Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Safe Democratic Pick-up)

3. Colorado*** (X)

Representative Mark Udall v. Former Representative Bob Schaffer

Total Raised — $10,791,000 v. $6,981,000

Cash On Hand —– $470,000 v. $1,518,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Safe Democratic Pick-up)

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4. New Hampshire (X)

Former Governor Jeanne Shaheen v. Incumbent Senator John Sununu

Total Raised — $7,119,000 v. $8,394,000

Cash On Hand – $1,763,000 v. $2,425,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Likely Democratic Pick-up)

5. Alaska (X)

Mayor Mark Begich v. Incumbent Senator Ted Stevens

Total Raised — $3,519,000 v. $4,501,000

Cash On Hand — $629,000 v. $833,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

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6. Oregon (X)

State Speaker Jeff Merkley v. Incumbent Senator Gordon Smith

Total Raised — $5,606,000 v. $8,302,000

Cash On Hand – $1,139,000 v. $815,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean  Democratic Pickup)

7. North Carolina (X)

State Senator Kay Hagan v. Incumbent Senator Liddy Dole

Total Raised — $6,244,000 v. $15,546,000

Cash On Hand — $503,000 v. $2,803,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

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8. Minnesota (X)

Al Franken v. Incumbent Senator Norm Coleman

Total Raised — $17,005,000 v. $17,907,000

Cash On Hand —- $182,000 v. $3,996,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

9. Kentucky (-)

Bruce Lunsford v. Incumbent Senator Mitch McConnell

Total Raised — $7,700,000 v. $14,065,000

Cash On Hand — $165,000 v. $3,723,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Toss Up)

10. Georgia (RO -)

Jim Martin v. Saxby Chambliss

Total Raised — $3,030,000 v. $7,662,000

Cash On Hand —- $585,000 v. $836,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

11. Mississippi-B*** (-)

Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove v. Representative Roger Wicker

Total Raised — $2,204,000 v. $5,479,000

Cash On Hand — $337,000 v. $683,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

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12. Maine (-)

Representative Tom Allen v. Incumbent Senator Susan Collins

Total Raised — $5,746,000 v. $7,281,000

Cash On Hand — $987,000 v. $2,101,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

House Republicans

1. New York-13*** (D+1) (X)

Mike McMahon v. Robert Straniere

Total Raised — $1,156,000 v. $123,000

Cash On Hand — $285,000 v. $11,000

CQ Politics – “Democrat Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

2. New York-25***  (D+3) (X)

Dan Maffei v. Dale Sweetland

Total Raised — $2,016,000 v. $365,000

Cash On Hand — $351,000 v. $116,000

CQ Politics – “Democrat Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

3. Virginia-11*** (R+1) (X)

Gerry Connolly v. Keith Fimian

Total Raised — $1,782,000 v. $1,762,000

Cash On Hand — $461,000 v. $655,000

CQ Politics – “Democrat Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

4. Arizona-01*** (R+2) (X)

Ann Kirkpatrick v. Sydney Hay

Total Raised — $1,730,000 v. $433,000

Cash On Hand — $186,000 v. $91,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

5. Alaska-AL (R+14) (X)

Ethan Berkowitz v. Representative Don Young

Total Raised — $1,369,000 v. $1,278,000  

Cash On Hand —- $71,000 v. $158,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)  

6. Illinois-11*** (R+1) (X)

Debbie Halvorson v. Martin Ozinga

Total Raised — $2,053,000 v. $1,624,000

Cash On Hand — $237,000 v. $207,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

7. Ohio-16*** (R+4) (X)

John Boccieri v. Kirk Schuring

Total Raised — $1,578,000 v. $1,162,000

Cash On Hand — $281,000 v. $84,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

8. Florida-24 (R+3) (X)

Suzanne Kosmas v. Representative Tom Feeney

Total Raised — $1,712,000 v. $1,990,000

Cash On Hand — $147,000 v. $711,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

9. North Carolina-08 (R+3) (X)

Larry Kissell v. Representative Robert Hayes

Total Raised — $1,106,000 v. $3,295,000

Cash On Hand —- $58,000 v. $752,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

10. New Jersey-03*** (D+3) (X)

John Adler v. Chris Myers

Total Raised — $2,610,000 v. $1,145,000

Cash On Hand — $834,000 v. $217,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

11. New Mexico-01*** (D+2) (X)

Martin Heinrich v. Darren White

Total Raised — $2,120,000 v. $1,630,000

Cash On Hand — $167,000 v. $515,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Pickup)

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12. Minnesota-03*** (R+1) (X)

Ashwin Madia v. Erik Paulsen

Total Raised — $2,303,000 v. $2,426,000

Cash On Hand — $598,000 v. $717,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

13. Ohio-15*** (R+1) (X)

Mary Jo Kilroy v. Steve Stivers

Total Raised — $2,274,000 v. $1,988,000

Cash On Hand — $448,000 v. $417,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

14. Michigan-07 (R+2) (X)

Mark Schauer v. Representative Tim Walberg

Total Raised — $2,017,000 v. $1,699,000

Cash On Hand — $735,000 v. $412,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

15. Colorado-04 (R+9) (X)

Betsy Markey v. Representative Marilyn Musgrave

Total Raised — $2,182,000 v. $2,493,000

Cash On Hand — $225,000 v. $325,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

16. Nevada-03 (D+1) (X)

Dina Titus v. Representative Jon Porter

Total Raised — $1,445,000 v. $2,658,000

Cash On Hand —- $64,000 v. $134,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

17. Michigan-09 (R+0) (X)

Gary Peters v. Representative Joe Knollenberg

Total Raised — $2,220,000 v. $3,295,000

Cash On Hand — $116,000 v. $1,624,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

18. Florida-08 (R+3) (X)

Alan Grayson v. Representative Richard Keller

Total Raised — $2,549,000 v. $1,483,000

Cash On Hand — $425,000 v. $706,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

19. New Jersey-07*** (R+1) (X)

Linda Stender v. Leonard Lance

Total Raised — $2,408,000 v. $1,216,000

Cash On Hand — $304,000 v. $275,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

20. New Mexico-02*** (R+6) (X)

Harry Teague v. Ed Tinsley  

Total Raised — $3,223,000 v. $2,229,000

Cash On Hand — $401,000 v. $436,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

21. Louisiana-04*** (R+7) R2B (X)

Paul Carmouche v. John Fleming

Total Raised — $849,000 v. $1,007,000

Cash On Hand — $59,000 v. $16,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

22. New York-29 (R+5) (X)

Eric Massa v. Representative Randy Kuhl

Total Raised — $1,796,000 v. $1,359,000

Cash On Hand — $234,000 v. $209,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

23. Minnesota-06 (R+5) (X)

Elwyn Tinklenberg v. Representative Michele Bachmann

Total Raised — $2,411,000 v. $2,509,000

Cash On Hand – $1,591,000 v. $1,171,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

24. Pennsylvania-03 (R+2) (X)

Kathleen Dahlkemper v. Representative Phil English

Total Raised — $906,000 v. $2,261,000

Cash On Hand – $161,000 v. $286,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Pickup)

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25. Ohio-01 (R+1) (X)

Steve Driehaus v. Representative Steve Chabot

Total Raised — $1,256,000 v. $2,125,000

Cash On Hand — $216,000 v. $481,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

26. Idaho-01 (R+19) (X)

Walt Minnick v. Representative Bill Sali

Total Raised — $2,299,000 v. $1,019,000

Cash On Hand — $226,000 v. $167,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

27. Connecticut-04 (D+5) (X)

Jim Himes v. Representative Chris Shays

Total Raised — $3,226,000 v. $3,329,000

Cash On Hand — $282,000 v. $1,180,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

28. Florida-21 (R+6) (X)

Raul Martinez v. Representative Lincoln Diaz Balart

Total Raised — $1,767,000 v. $2,069,000

Cash On Hand — $693,000 v. $1,315,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

29. Alabama-02*** (R+13) (X)

Bobby Bright v. Jay Love

Total Raised — $893,000 v. $2,032,000

Cash On Hand — $43,000 v. $78,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

30. Florida-25 (R+4) (X)

Joe Garcia v. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart

Total Raised — $1,481,000 v. $1,634,000

Cash On Hand — $235,000 v. $810,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

31. Illinois-10 (D+4) (X)

Dan Seals v. Representative Mark Kirk

Total Raised — $3,022,000 v. $4,853,000

Cash On Hand — $269,000 v. $885,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

32. Washington-08 (D+2) (X)

Darcy Burner v. Representative Dave Reichert

Total Raised — $3,505,000 v. $2,403,000

Cash On Hand — $194,000 v. $585,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

33. Arizona-03 (R+6) (X)

Bob Lord v. Representative John Shadegg

Total Raised — $1,510,000 v. $2,231,000

Cash On Hand —- $94,000 v. $529,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Toss Up)

34. Maryland-01*** (R+10) (-)

Frank Kratovil v. Andrew Harris

Total Raised — $1,542,000 v. $2,743,000

Cash On Hand — $174,000 v. $586,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

35. Kentucky-02*** (R+13) (-)

David Boswell v. Brett Guthrie

Total Raised — $675,000 v. $1,102,000

Cash On Hand – $138,000 v. $424,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

36. Missouri-09*** (R+7) (-)

Judy Baker v. Blaine Luetkemeyer

Total Raised — $1,253,000 v. $1,440,000

Cash On Hand — $100,000 v. $28,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

37. California-04*** (R+11) (X)

Charlie Brown v. Thomas McClintock

Total Raised — $2,010,000 v. $2,791,000

Cash On Hand — $225,000 v. $66,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

38. Virginia-02 (R+6) (X)

Glenn Nye v. Representative Thelma Drake

Total Raised — $1,004,000 v. $1,890,000

Cash On Hand — $269,000 v. $508,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

39. Nebraska-02 (R+9) (-)

James Esch v. Representative Lee Terry

Total Raised — $686,000 v. $1,447,000

Cash On Hand – $111,000 v. $330,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

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40. Indiana-03 (R+16) (X)

Michael Montagano v. Representative Mike Souder

Total Raised — $681,000 v. $863,000

Cash On Hand —- $3,000 v. $251,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Lean Republican Retention)

41. Ohio-02 (R+13) (-)

Victoria Wulsin v. Representative Jean Schmidt

Total Raised — $1,637,000 v. $1,125,000

Cash On Hand — $180,000 v. $158,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Lean Republican Retention)

42. Texas-10 (R+13) (-)

Larry Doherty v. Representative Mike McCaul

Total Raised — $1,048,000 v. $1,373,000

Cash On Hand —- $56,000 v. $300,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Lean Republican Retention)

43. Missouri-06 (R+5) (-)

Kay Barnes v. Representative Sam Graves

Total Raised — $2,594,000 v. $2,371,000

Cash On Hand —- $32,000 v. $222,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Lean Republican Retention)

44. New York-26*** (R+3) (-)

Alice Kryzan v. Chris Lee

Total Raised — $713,000 v. $1,522,000

Cash On Hand — $89,000 v. $126,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Republican Retention)

45. Texas-07 (R+16) (-)

Michael Skelly v. Representative John Culberson

Total Raised — $2,804,000 v. $1,536,000

Cash On Hand — $610,000 v. $219,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Lean Republican Retention)

46. Wyoming-AL*** (R+19) (-)

Gary Trauner v. Cynthia Lummis

Total Raised — $1,460,000 v. $1,084,000

Cash On Hand — $440,000 v. $124,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Lean Republican Retention)

47. Virginia-05 (R+6) (-)

Tom Perriello v. Representative Virgil Goode

Total Raised — $1,502,000 v. $1,488,000

Cash On Hand — $101,000 v. $697,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

48. Nevada-02 (R+8) (-)

Jill Derby v. Representative Dean Heller

Total Raised — $913,000 v. $1,538,000

Cash On Hand – $155,000 v. $309,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Lean Republican Retention)

49. West Virginia-02 (R+5) (-)

Anne Barth v. Representative Shelly Capito Moore

Total Raised — $1,099,000 v. $1,985,000

Cash On Hand — $227,000 v. $391,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

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50. Florida-13 (R+4) (-)

Christine Jennings v. Representative Vernon Buchanan

Total Raised — $1,729,000 v. $4,200,000

Cash On Hand — $218,000 v. $334,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Republican” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

51. Pennsylvania-15 (D+2) (-)

Siobhan Bennett v. Representative Charlie Dent

Total Raised — $870,000 v. $1,771,000

Cash On Hand — $67,000 v. $489,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

52. Ohio-07*** (R+6) (-)

Sharen Neuhardt v. Steve Austria

Total Raised — $656,000 v. $1,116,000

Cash On Hand — $83,000 v. $271,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

53. Alabama-03 (R+4) (-)

Josh Segall v. Representative Mike Rogers

Total Raised — $870,000 v. $1,306,000

Cash On Hand — $48,000 v. $431,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

54. Virginia-10 (R+5) (-)

Judy Feder v. Representative Frank Wolf

Total Raised — $1,933,000 v. $1,886,000

Cash On Hand — $362,000 v. $993,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

55. New Jersey-05 (R+4) (-)

Dennis Shulman v. Representative Scott Garrett

Total Raised — $994,000 v. $1,348,000

Cash On Hand – $127,000 v. $411,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

56. California-46 (R+6) (-)

Debbie Cook v. Representative Dana Rohrabacher

Total Raised — $332,000 v. $560,000

Cash On Hand — $14,000 v. $423,000

CQ Politics – “Republican Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Retention)

House Democrats

1. Florida-16 (R+2) (X)

Representative Tim Mahoney v. Tom Rooney

Total Raised — $3,128,000 v. $1,274,000

Cash On Hand — $304,000 v. $253,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Republican”

(Likely Republican Pickup)

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2. Pennsylvania-11 (D+5) (X)

Representative Paul Kanjorski v. Lou Barletta

Total Raised — $2,274,000 v. $1,068,000

Cash On Hand — $990,000 v. $103,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

3. Texas-22 (R+15) (X)

Representative Nick Lampson v. Pete Olson

Total Raised — $2,037,000 v. $2,033,000

Cash On Hand — $897,000 v. $278,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Toss Up)

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4. Kansas-02 (R+7) (-)

Representative Nancy Boyda v. Lynn Jenkins

Total Raised — $1,599,000 v. $1,563,000

Cash On Hand — $336,000 v. $362,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Lean Democratic Retention)

5. New Hampshire-01 (R+0) (-)

Representative Carol Shea-Porter v. Jeb Bradley

Total Raised — $1,326,000 v. $1,102,000

Cash On Hand — $172,000 v. $190,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Retention)

6. Louisiana-06 (R+7) (-)

Don Cazayoux v. Bill Cassidy

Total Raised — $2,514,000 v. $932,000

Cash On Hand — $153,000 v. $312,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Retention)

7. Alabama-05*** (R+6) (-)

Parker Griffith v. Wayne Parker

Total Raised — $1,294,000 v. $1,081,000

Cash On Hand —- $65,000 v. $147,000

CQ Politics – “Toss Up” / Cook Political Report – “Toss Up”

(Lean Democratic Retention)

8. Wisconsin-08 (R+4) (-)

Representative Steve Kagen v. John Gard

Total Raised — $1,888,000 v. $1,420,000

Cash On Hand — $193,000 v. $487,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Lean Democratic Retention)

9. Pennsylvania-10 (R+8) (-)

Representative Chris Carney v. Chris Hackett

Total Raised — $2,191,000 v. $2,407,000

Cash On Hand — $313,000 v. $281,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Lean Democratic Retention)

10. Kentucky-03 (D+2) (-)

Representative John Yarmuth v. Anne Northup

Total Raised — $2,064,000 v. $1,617,000

Cash On Hand — $435,000 v. $469,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Lean Democratic Retention)

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11. Georgia-08 (R+8) (-)

Representative Jim Marshall v. Richard Goddard

Total Raised — $1,598,000 v. $1,108,000

Cash On Hand — $835,000 v. $278,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

12. Oregon-05*** (D+1) (-)

Kurt Shrader v. Michael Erickson

Total Raised — $1,156,000 v. $2,330,000

Cash On Hand — $126,000 v. $22,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

13. Pennsylvania-04 (R+3) (-)

Representative Jason Altmire v. Melissa Hart

Total Raised — $2,756,000 v. $1,266,000

Cash On Hand — $596,000 v. $656,000

CQ Politics – “Likely Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

14. Mississippi-01 (R+10) (-)

Travis Childers v. Greg Davis

Total Raised — $1,724,000 v. $1,510,000

Cash On Hand — $107,000 v. $173,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

15. Arizona-08 (R+1) (-)

Representative Gabrielle Giffords v. Tim Bee

Total Raised — $3,167,000 v. $1,748,000

Cash On Hand — $949,000 v. $170,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

16. New York-20 (R+3) (-)

Representative Kirsten Gillibrand v. Alexander Treadwell

Total Raised — $4,571,000 v. $6,905,000

Cash On Hand — $886,000 v. $1,326,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

17. California-11 (R+3) (-)

Representative Jerry McNerney v. Dean Andal

Total Raised — $2,886,000 v. $1,289,000

Cash On Hand — $792,000 v. $271,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Lean Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

18. Arizona-05 (R+4) (-)

Representative Harry Mitchell v. David Schweikert

Total Raised — $2,216,000 v. $1,287,000

Cash On Hand — $223,000 v. $116,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

19. Texas-23 (R+4) (-)

Representative Ciro Rodriguez v. Lyle Larson

Total Raised — $1,723,000 v. $734,000

Cash On Hand — $619,000 v. $99,000

CQ Politics – “Lean Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

20. Illinois-14 (R+5) (-)

Representative Bill Foster v. Jim Oberweis

Total Raised — $4,792,000 v. $4,998,000

Cash On Hand — $275,000 v. $212,000

CQ Politics – “Democrat Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

21. Indiana-09 (R+7) (-)

Representative Baron Hill v. Mike Sodrel

Total Raised — $2,095,000 v. $895,000

Cash On Hand — $480,000 v. $120,000

CQ Politics – “Likely Democrat” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

22. Minnesota-01 (R+1) (-)

Representative Tim Walz v. Brian Davis

Total Raised — $2,677,000 v. $1,008,000

Cash On Hand — $730,000 v. $266,000

CQ Politics – “Democrat Favored” / Cook Political Report – “Likely Democrat”

(Likely Democratic Retention)

Current Breakdown

1 Republican President

28D-22R Governors

51D-49R Senators

236D-199R Representatives

Projected Outcome

1 Democratic President

29D-21R Governors

59D-41R Senate

269D-166R Representatives

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