It didn’t take long for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wilson/Jackson) to draw a 2022 Republican primary opponent. State Sen. Anthony Bouchard (R-Laramie) yesterday said he will enter the GOP race against Rep. Cheney directly because of her vote to impeach President Trump.
Rep. Bouchard was quoted in the Daily Kos Elections website as saying that Ms. Cheney’s, "long-time opposition to President Trump and her most recent vote for impeachment shows just how out of touch she is with Wyoming." It is likely that more people will join this race before candidate filing closes in May of next year. The Wyoming primary will be scheduled in mid-August ’22. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris yesterday officially resigned her US Senate office in preparation for taking the oath of national office today. After officially becoming Vice President, Ms. Harris will return to the Senate chamber to administer the swearing in ceremonies for her successor, Senator-Designate Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Democratic Georgia runoff winners Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.
Former US Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-New Orleans) resigned from the House on January 15th in order to prepare to accept his position in the Biden White House, and yesterday endorsed a successor for the March 20th special election. Mr. Richmond urges the voters of his former district to support state Sen. Troy Carter (D-New Orleans).
With candidate filing ending this Friday, seven contenders have announced, but others are expected to file. If no candidate receives majority support on March 20th, a runoff election between the two highest finishers will be held April 24th. The Democrats will retain this seat, and we can likely expect a double Democratic runoff to unfold for the secondary election. Citing how the country has changed in the last ten years, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville), despite campaigning in 2010 that he would only serve six terms, announced yesterday that he will seek re-election again in 2022. Mr. Harris is the lone Republican in the eight-member US House delegation. Redistricting may be Rep. Harris’ biggest political hurdle to overcome in 2022.
The legal process of determining a winner in New York’s 22nd District remains in suspension. Final oral arguments will be presented this Friday, meaning we could finally see a ruling next week, almost three months after the original election. State Supreme Court Justice of Oswego County Scott DelConte, who admits he has “no great options” in deciding this case, continues to admonish the Oneida County Elections Office personnel now citing 2,418 individuals who met the voter registration deadline but whose applications failed to be processed; hence, they were denied the opportunity of voting.
Currently, the vote totals stand with challenger Claudia Tenney (R), a former Congresswoman, leading 116th Congress incumbent Anthony Brindisi (D-Utica) by 29 votes of more than 311,000 ballots counted. The Brindisi legal team has presented 69 ballots they believe DelConte should add to the count. The Judge pointed out that the 69 are overwhelmingly Democratic and indicated that the Brindisi team was simply “cherry picking” favorable votes. It is likely we will see a ruling sometime next week, and it is unclear how such a declaration will unfold. Chances are very high that the losing candidate will appeal the impending DelConte decision, meaning this embroiled contest will likely continue for quite some time. Before the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday break, state Sen. Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) was indicating that he would enter the open 2022 US Senate race. This week, however, he is saying that he won’t make a final decision about his impending candidacy until the end of 2021. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) has already announced for the Senate race and begun raising money. It appears he has the early inside track to the party nomination, and with Sen. Street now apparently backtracking on his original statement further credence is lent to the analysis depicting Mr. Fetterman as the Democratic favorite.
When questioned late last week, two-term Rep. Cindy Axne (D-Des Moines) confirmed that she would consider running statewide next year, indicating that Iowa will have both a Senate and Governor’s race on the ballot in 2022. As has been pointed out, with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) turning 89 years of age before the next election the chances of seeing him retire are strong. Sen. Grassley, at this time, refuses to comment upon his 2022 political plans. In the Governor’s race, incumbent Kim Reynolds (R) is expected to seek a second four-year term.
Jaime Harrison (D), the South Carolina Senate nominee who raised over $130 million for his failed effort against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R), has been selected to become the new Democratic National Committee chairman. President-Elect Joe Biden also named Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) as the DNC’s Vice Chairs.
Prior to running for the Senate, Mr. Harrison served as chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Despite the Democrats’ large spending advantage, Sen. Graham won the race with a 54-44% victory margin. Julia Letlow (R), the widow of Rep-Elect Luke Letlow (R) who passed away suddenly just three weeks after winning his congressional race, announced yesterday that she will compete in the special election to succeed her late husband. Activity has been light in anticipation of her entering the race. State Rep. Lance Harris (R-Alexandria), however, who lost the general election runoff to Mr. Letlow 24 days before his untimely passing, is still a potential contender. Candidate filing closes January 22nd. The jungle primary is scheduled for March 20th with a runoff, if necessary, set for April 24th. Republicans are a strong favorite to hold the seat.
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