With Gov. Ralph Northam (D) ineligible to seek a second term under Virginia election law, the field of candidates is beginning to gel particularly on the Democratic side.
Signals continue to remain strong that former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) is preparing to run again. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) is already an announced candidate as are state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) and Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbridge). For the Republicans, state Delegate and former House Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) and state Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian) are the only announced contenders. In California’s 53 House districts, 46 of the incumbents seeking re-election have won another term. In the state’s three open seats, each party held the districts they were risking. Republican Jay Obernolte replaces Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley); former Rep. Darrell Issa (R) returns in District 50 to assume the vacancy that Rep. Duncan Hunter’s (R-Alpine) resignation caused; and San Diego Democrat Sara Jacobs defeated fellow Democrat Georgette Gomez in District 53 to replace retiring Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego).
Two incumbents, Reps. Gil Cisneros (D-Yorba Linda) and Harley Rouda (D-Laguna Beach) were defeated at the hands of Republicans Young Kim and Michelle Steel. Two races remain uncalled. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) leads state Assemblywoman Christy Smith (D-Newhall) by a scant 104 votes with mail votes remaining to be counted in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Rep. T.J. Cox (D-Fresno) trails former Rep. David Valadao (R) by 2,065 votes with mail votes remaining in all four of the 21st District’s counties. The New York US House contests are either called or conceded with the exception of the state’s 22nd District in the Upstate. There, former Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) leads freshman Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-Utica) by 25,885 votes with 81-83% of the vote recorded depending upon what source is reporting. That being said, it is likely that Mr. Brindisi will have to obtain more at least two-thirds of the remaining votes in order to overcome the challenger’s lead.
Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring), Antonio Delgado (D-Rhinebeck), and John Katko (R-Syracuse) have now all been re-elected. Republican Anthony Garbarino has held retiring GOP Rep. Peter King’s seat on Long Island. So far, Republicans have gained one seat in the New York delegation as state Assemblywoman Michelle Malliotakis defeated freshman Rep. Max Rose (D-Staten Island). In a race that is due to be certified as final tomorrow, it appears that challenger Burgess Owens (R), a retired NFL football player and Salt Lake City businessman, has defeated freshman Rep. Ben McAdams (D-Salt Lake City). Provisional vote counting ended on Saturday, pushing Mr. Owens’ margin over the Congressman to 2,095 votes.
Former Maine two-term Governor Paul LePage (R), who left the state for Florida after his time expired as the Pine Tree State’s chief executive in 2018, announced that he will challenge Gov. Janet Mills (D) in 2022. Mr. LePage returned home last year in order to re-launch his political career. In Maine, a Governor is limited to two consecutive terms but may run again after a break in service.
As we look to the next election cycle that will feature a preponderance of 38 gubernatorial bids, several will be open due to state term limit laws. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D), who is the only state chief executive limited to just one term, is barred from seeking re-election in 2021. The 2022 open gubernatorial races are: Arizona (Gov. Doug Ducey-R), Arkansas (Gov. Asa Hutchinson-R), Hawaii, (Gov. David Ige-D), Maryland (Gov. Larry Hogan-R), Nebraska (Gov. Pete Ricketts-R), Oregon (Gov. Kate Brown-D), Pennsylvania (Gov. Tom Wolf-D), and Rhode Island (Gov. Gina Raimondo-D).
While counting of a substantial number of absentee ballots continues, Rep. Max Rose (D-Staten Island) has conceded defeat to state Assemblywoman Nicole Milliotakis (R). Her 37,000 vote lead will be enough to withstand Rep. Rose gaining among the absentee ballots, thus the concession announcement. The Staten Island seat has traditionally been the only one of New York City’s 13 CDs that votes Republican. Mr. Rose won the seat in 2018 defeating then-Rep. Dan Donovan (R), but it returns to its more traditional voting pattern in this election.
After trailing for most of the counting period, freshman Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) has won re-election. Yesterday, it was announced that her victory margin over state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R) is unofficially 4,288 votes.
The closest election in the nation comes in the open southern district of Iowa. There, state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Ottumwa) has defeated former state Senator and 2018 Lt. Governor nominee Rita Hart (D) by a scant 47 votes. Ms. Hart is filing for a recount in each of the district’s 24 counties, a process that will likely begin next week.
Two counties reported previous problems, but both have been resolved and double checked for accuracy. Their adjusted totals are reflected in the published final result. A total of 393,383 individuals voted in the election according to the Iowa Secretary of State’s office, which is undoubtedly an all-time high. In the last presidential election year of 2016, the congressional vote total was 370,032. Incumbent Rep. David Loebsack (D-Iowa City) is retiring after serving seven terms. The latest update coming from another close race in UT-4 now includes all votes except provisional ballots in Salt Lake County. Approximately 12,000 remain, but not all of those come from the 4th District. The CD encompasses about 57% of the county’s population.
Challenger Burgess Owens (R) still leads Rep. Ben McAdams (D-Salt Lake City) now by 1,616 votes and it’s estimated that another 8-10,000 votes remain. Not all of the provisional ballots will be accepted. State Elections Office officials estimate that the county will complete the counting process sometime on Saturday and then the official vote canvass of the entire district will begin. |
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