These 83 districts are the remaining GOP - held seats the DCCC is targeting, plus several
competitive open seats currently held by Democrats, such as New Hampshire's 1st District and Minnesota's 1st District.
A new poll conducted for wealthy businessman Mike Whalen's (R) campaign sheds some light on the state of play in eastern Iowa's 1st U.S. House district — one of the most
competitive open seats in the country.
Former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel spent years defending
competitive open seats, but now his retirement leaves one behind.
New York's 13th (Open seat, R): Rep. Vito Fossella's (R) decision to retire after this term (in the face of quite the scandal) creates yet
another competitive open seat in the Empire State.
Not exact matches
The difference is an unusually large one for what was, during the summer, shaping up to be a potentially
competitive race to fill the
seat left
open by the ouster of Republican Tom Libous, who was forced to leave office in July when he was found guilty of lying to the FBI.
And the most
competitive races this year are a somewhat eclectic mix of vulnerable Democratic incumbents (such as Missouri's Claire McCaskill), vulnerable Republican incumbents (such as Nevada's Dean Heller), and
open seats (such as in Arizona).
But several Democrats are mounting challenges to GOP incumbents or going after an
open seat currently held by a Republican — a sign that Democrats are looking to keep their options
open should the presidential race make the state's map more
competitive.
This cycle, Naughton has another
competitive Democratic primary but is getting support from EMILY's List in order to win the GOP
open seat in November.
In December 2017, Governor Cuomo and the Empire State Development Corporation announced that after a
competitive selection process, the State would award state land adjacent to the Belmont horse racing track to a real estate development partnership, New York Arena Partners, to build a 18,000
seat arena for the NY Islanders, a hotel, retail mall, public
open space and parking lots.
Open seats are usually
competitive.
The
competitive open -
seat Senate race in Georgia has become an unwanted liability for Republicans» chances of winning a majority, but Democrat Michelle Nunn still has a perilous path to win a majority of the vote on Nov. 4.
Seeking to avoid a contentious primary, some national Democrats have been working behind the scenes to force Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider out of a
competitive open -
seat House contest in California's 24th District.
A number of
competitive races are noticeably absent from the current round of ad spending, for example the race in Iowa's 3rd District, an
open -
seat contest to replace retiring GOP Rep. Tom Latham, and New Hampshire's 1st District, currently held by Democratic Rep. Carol Shea - Porter.
The Times Union editorial board writes this week that the three
seats left
open by retiring Assembly members will create new opportunities for more
competitive races during the next election cycle.
But his decision is likely to make New York's 22nd District one of the most
competitive House races in the nation next year for an
open seat in a traditionally moderate swing district.
Arkansas» 2nd district (D): Yet another
open -
seat race where Democrats are hard - pressed to stay
competitive; former U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin (R) is coming to Congress.
Bayh slips down these rankings, though last month's assessment remains true: He's the only Democratic candidate who could have even made this
open -
seat, red - state race
competitive.
In the fall of 2014, Esposito, executive director of the nonprofit Citizens Campaign for the Environment, was in a
competitive race for the
open senate
seat left vacant when Lee Zeldin left to run for congress.
Democrats had already sought to run
competitive races in Nassau County Senate districts, including an
open seat being vacated by incumbent GOP lawmaker Jack Martins as well as
seats held by Carl Marcellino and Kemp Hannon.
Wagner, an attorney, had run a
competitive race against Ball in 2012 and was believed to have a good shot at the
open seat when Ball decided not to seek re-election.
The
open seat race will draw considerable interest from both national parties, as Arizona has been
competitive at the presidential level in recent years.
These are the «
open»
seats, as are those in three other races: District 21 Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection,
opening up her
seat for a
competitive battle; in District 44, Council Member David Greenfield made a relatively late announcement that he will not seek reelection, but he is expected to be replaced by his chosen successor and close ally Kalman Yeger; and in District 28, Ruben Wills was recently removed from office when he was convicted on federal public corruption charges — there is a crowded competition to replace him.
Rep. Eric Massa (D - N.Y.) has decided against seeking reelection, creating an
open seat in a very
competitive congressional district.
A new documentary called «The Lottery,» tracks students from the Bronx and Harlem as they compete for a
seat at the very
competitive Success Academy charter school in the Harlem (Success Academy will
open two schools in the Bronx this fall).
Open seats are believed to be more electorally
competitive than
seats in which an incumbent is running for re-election because incumbents tend to win re-election.
(And, don't forget, that Republicans would also need to hold all of their
competitive seats including
open seat contests in swing states like Missouri and Ohio as well as Florida where if Gov. Charlie Crist wins he could well caucus with Democrats.)
Also problematic for the Senate G.O.P. is the fact that several of their older members are unlikely to run again,
opening up still more
competitive seats for which Democrats will certainly make a play.
May 13 Nebraska: There's a
competitive GOP primary for the
open Senate
seat in the Cornhusker State — and the results will likely to determine the state's next senator.
The list of 11 candidates, obtained first by Roll Call, includes recruits running in 10
competitive Republican - held
seats and in an
open seat Democrats are hoping to keep blue.
New campaign finance reports of incumbents and candidates for the most
competitive and
open -
seat U.S. House races in 2014 show 39 candidates have war chests of over $ 1 million at the end of the first quarter of the year, including 11 who are not incumbents.
Should it
open up, Democrats could potentially mount a
competitive campaign: Cuomo won a plurality of that district's voters in 2014, and a predecessor
seat was won by a Democratic Senate candidate in 2008.
In a statement, DCCC spokesman Evan Lukaske said LoBiondo's retirement «
opens up a very
competitive seat that President Obama easily won twice.»
Taking Back Tucson: Rep. Martha McSally's decision to jump in the Arizona Senate race
opens up her Tucson - based
competitive House
seat.
The number of
competitive House districts is fairly small — about 50
seats out of 435 — so Walden's goal is ambitious, but top leaders backed it at the Tuesday meeting, and warned it wouldn't happen unless members stepped up and
opened their wallets.
Florida Rep. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday he is running for Florida's
open Senate
seat, becoming the first well - known Republican to enter what's expected to be among the most
competitive races of the cycle.
Congressional candidate Ron DeSantis, in a
competitive open -
seat race for the GOP nomination in the 6th district, today picked up the endorsement of former Rep. Adam Putnam, the Sunshine State's commissioner of agriculture.
Of their 18
open seats, 14 are
competitive — meaning that one or both national parties will spend campaign cash in them.
In 2016, Republican Assemblymember Janet Duprey announced that she would not seek re-election,
opening up a possibly
competitive seat.
And Walsh pushed Republican County leadership to have Islip Town Councilman Anthony Senft, a Conservative, be the Republican nominee for the
competitive open State Senate
seat in the 3rd District, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions.
While some of the races feature largely unknown candidates who face big obstacles in knocking off an incumbent, other contests are considered highly
competitive as candidates vie for
open seats.
Florida's 18th District: Senate candidate / Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy's
open seat in southeastern Florida is one of the most
competitive House races in the country.
«Representative Frelinghuysen's retirement
opens up a very
competitive seat that is moving quickly towards Democrats,» said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesman Evan Lukaske.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has announced the second round of candidates — including a New York City candidate — that it will be adding to its
competitive «Red to Blue» program, targeting strong Democratic candidates vying for
open seats in GOP - controlled districts.
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