But in the Senate, Republicans are trying to kick out at least 10 Senate
Democrats running for reelection in Trump states.
The drop in approval rating was seen across the board for
Democrats running for reelection in 2018.
De Blasio,
a Democrat running for reelection this year, has called for reforms like early voting and same - day voter registration that have stalled in the state capital.
Sen. Claire McCaskill's (D., Mo.) net approval rating dipped by nearly 10 points in the past year, making her the least popular
Democrat running for reelection in a state carried by Republicans in 2016, according to new polling data from Morning Consult.
Sen. Claire McCaskill's net approval rating dipped by nearly 10 points in the past year, making her the least popular
Democrat running for reelection in a state carried by Republicans in 2016, according to new polling data from Morning Consult.
The latest Democrat to do so is Rep. Walt Minnick, the conservative
Democrat running for reelection in Idaho's 1st district.
Public Advocate Letitia James,
a Democrat running for reelection, squared off against her Republican opponent, J.C. Polanco, in a friendly yet competitive debate on Monday that highlighted substantive differences, and some shared opinions, between the two candidates on a range of policy issues.
At least one
Democrat running for reelection has expressed concern about the ban (Representative Ed Perlmutter (CO)-RRB-.
Not exact matches
The incumbent, Republican - turned -
Democrat George Maragos, is
running for county executive next year and not seeking
reelection.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce announced he will not
run for reelection, boosting
Democrats» chances of winning his Southern California district as they work to regain control of the majority this year.
Graziano's $ 175 contribution to Hahn will be matched 6 to 1 by the city's matching funds program and will be used to fund campaign related initatives to unseat
Democrat Peter Koo, who is
running for reelection.
Longstanding town supervisor Bert Leifeld, a
Democrat who's been in town government
for almost four decades now, is
running for reelection against former councilwoman and news correspondent Cindy Johansen, a Republican; while incumbent councilpersons Henry Rank, a
Democrat, and Peter Friedel, a Republican, will be facing Don Van Buren, a Republican, and Trenice Winne, a
Democrat.
Democratic newcomer Rita Worthington also is also looking at an unopposed
run for the Fourth Ward seat being vacated by incumbent
Democrat Nina Dawson, who is not seeking
reelection.
In Ohio, the quintessential presidential battleground,
Democrat Ted Strickland campaigned as pro-gun in 2010 when he was
running for reelection as governor.
Ortiz Jones is one of several
Democrats running to take on Hurd, a former undercover CIA officer who narrowly won
reelection to his Texas swing seat in 2016 and ranks as a top Democratic target
for 2018.
Francisco Moya — Assemblyman Francisco Moya, a Queens
Democrat,
ran unopposed in the general election, winning a New York City Council seat held by Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who declined to
run for reelection.
Go back four more years to President Bush's 2004
reelection race and you see that he carried nine total states where
Democrats are
running for reelection: the five mentioned above as well as New Mexico, Ohio, Florida and Virginia.
With Crist expected to cruise to
reelection (if he decides not to
run for the Senate), the focus
for national
Democrats is on the seat being vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez (R).
Mayor de Blasio, a
Democrat, will still be able to
run for reelection on the Working Families Party line, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Even incumbent Assemblyman Herman «Denny» Farrell, who
ran for reelection in the Assembly's 71st District against underfunded
Democrat Ariel Ferreira, said he had campaigned hard this election season.
If Feeney stays in the House and
runs for reelection, the
Democrats will certainly target another Abramoff Republican.
Roll Call's other three are CO-3 (freshman
Democrat John Salazar defending a Republican - leaning seat), CT - 4 (moderate Republican Chris Shays facing a strong challenge from Dianne Farrell), and LA - 3 (freshman
Democrat Charlie Melancon
running for reelection).
Some party insiders were hoping that Rep. Bob Ney would decide not to seek
reelection, but Ney is
running, and given his potential legal problems he will be a major target
for Democrats this fall.
Democrat Michael McMahon (above) won the seat in 2008 when the GOP failed to find a credible nominee after Vito Fossella decided not to
run for reelection amid a paternity scandal.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday spoke publicly
for the first time since his former closest aide was convicted of
running two bribery schemes while working
for the
Democrat and managing Cuomo's
reelection campaign.
Stringer is sometimes mentioned as a possible challenger to de Blasio in 2017, though the Upper West Side
Democrat has said he intends to
run for reelection.
Webber was also considered among several Republicans who could potentially challenge Sen. Bob Mendez, a
Democrat, who can now
run for reelection without facing bribery charges after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its corruption case against him.
Wilber, Wenk, and Panza — and incumbent town justice Frank Engel, who is
running unopposed
for reelection — are registered
Democrats whom the WRC could endorse through a so - called Wilson - Pakula exception.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett, left, is
running for reelection against
Democrat Glenda Ritz.
Senator Evan Bayh (D - IN) is the latest
Democrat to announce that he's jumping ship — he won't be
running for reelection this year.