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Ashley Moody is about to be Florida's junior senator, but she may have a competitive GOP primary to keep her job next ye...
17/01/2025

Ashley Moody is about to be Florida's junior senator, but she may have a competitive GOP primary to keep her job next year. We dive into the 2026 special—and the time Moody was part of a lawsuit against Donald Trump.

Other Republicans have yet to fall in line for Ashley Moody

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is getting ready to run for governor of New Mexico, but at least two prominent Democrats ...
16/01/2025

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is getting ready to run for governor of New Mexico, but at least two prominent Democrats could oppose her in the primary: a recently reelected senator and a district attorney who is the father of a prominent baseball player.

Deb Haaland is gearing up for a bid, but she's not alone

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has his first opponent in the May Democratic primary, but the biggest obsta...
15/01/2025

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has his first opponent in the May Democratic primary, but the biggest obstacle to his reelection may be Elon Musk.

But the race comes amid falling crime in one of America's largest cities

The first candidate to succeed termed-out Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is a fellow Republican who won his post by beating t...
14/01/2025

The first candidate to succeed termed-out Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is a fellow Republican who won his post by beating the incumbent he derided as the governor's "personal attorney."

Attorney General Gentner Drummond has also been a supporter of tribal rights

Republican Rep. Cory Mills says he'll "probably" run for Florida's Senate seat no matter who Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints....
13/01/2025

Republican Rep. Cory Mills says he'll "probably" run for Florida's Senate seat no matter who Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints. Mills in 2022 ran ads bragging his company sold tear gas that was used against Black Lives Matter protestors

But Florida Rep. Cory Mills would likely face a primary against Ron DeSantis' pick to replace Marco Rubio

New York Democrats have had an ugly few years in Nassau County, culminating in Trump's win there last year. But the 2025...
10/01/2025

New York Democrats have had an ugly few years in Nassau County, culminating in Trump's win there last year. But the 2025 race for county executive will test if its big swing to the right is reversible.

The county's leader has embraced MAGA—and that may be a liability this year

The first episode of The Downballot podcast is here! Co-hosts David Nir and David Beard dive into Virginia Democrats’ sp...
09/01/2025

The first episode of The Downballot podcast is here! Co-hosts David Nir and David Beard dive into Virginia Democrats’ special election wins, the North Carolina GOP’s effort to overturn an election the Democrat won, and the wild situation in the Minnesota House.

Listen now | While North Carolina Republicans prepare to overturn an election they lost

Former Rep. Barbara Lee is running for mayor of Oakland, but she faces an opponent quite different from her in age and i...
09/01/2025

Former Rep. Barbara Lee is running for mayor of Oakland, but she faces an opponent quite different from her in age and ideology.

After 27 years in Congress, the outspoken progressive wants to be Oakland's next mayor

In our newest Digest, we look at how North Carolina's Republican-dominated Supreme Court could declare Republican Jeffer...
08/01/2025

In our newest Digest, we look at how North Carolina's Republican-dominated Supreme Court could declare Republican Jefferson Griffin the winner even though Democratic Justice Allison Riggs won more votes.

Republicans could retroactively invalidate tens of thousands of lawful votes

The first special elections of the year are here as Virginia Democrats seek to protect their 1-seat majorities in both t...
07/01/2025

The first special elections of the year are here as Virginia Democrats seek to protect their 1-seat majorities in both the state Senate and House.

Two critical seats saw serious slippage last year

Our first Morning Digest of 2025 looks at the strange situation in the Minnesota legislature, where Democrats have tempo...
06/01/2025

Our first Morning Digest of 2025 looks at the strange situation in the Minnesota legislature, where Democrats have temporarily lost their one-seat majority in the Senate while Republicans have temporarily gained one in the House

And why a special election may not solve Democrats' woes

We take a detailed look at the downballot career of Jimmy Carter, which began with him overcoming an attempt to steal hi...
30/12/2024

We take a detailed look at the downballot career of Jimmy Carter, which began with him overcoming an attempt to steal his state Senate race from him and culminated with the new governor shocking Georgia by proclaiming, “The time for racial discrimination is over.”

Carter's three campaigns in Georgia before his White House bid tell the tale of a changing South—and a man who changed with it

Today, as we publish our last Morning Digest of 2024, we wanted to express our deepest gratitude to our readers. Launchi...
20/12/2024

Today, as we publish our last Morning Digest of 2024, we wanted to express our deepest gratitude to our readers. Launching The Downballot was a momentous step for us, and your support is why we're here today. We hope you'll consider donating to our end-of-year fundraiser. We have a very big year ahead. Thank you and happy holidays!

It was a momentous year for us, and our readers made all the difference.

Two Democratic members of the Pennsylvania House are seeking local office in 2025, which means there may soon be MORE sp...
19/12/2024

Two Democratic members of the Pennsylvania House are seeking local office in 2025, which means there may soon be MORE special elections to decide if Democrats keep their one-seat majority. We take an early look, plus share some new data, in our newest Digest

Democrats are favored but can take no chances with a one-seat edge

Our new Morning Digest dives into the unfolding race for governor of Colorado, where Democrats look to extend their two-...
18/12/2024

Our new Morning Digest dives into the unfolding race for governor of Colorado, where Democrats look to extend their two-decade winning streak in this onetime GOP stronghold

Democrats are on a two-decade win streak in this onetime GOP bastion

A battle between New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado would be a true rarity: A primary between a gov...
17/12/2024

A battle between New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado would be a true rarity: A primary between a governor and their hand-picked second-in-command. We have much more in our newest Morning Digest.

If Antonio Delgado runs, it would set up the rarest sort of confrontation

Our newest Morning Digest looks at the maybe not-so-settled field for governor of Virginia, where longtime Democratic Re...
16/12/2024

Our newest Morning Digest looks at the maybe not-so-settled field for governor of Virginia, where longtime Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott isn't ruling out a late entry

But Bobby Scott would face an imposing obstacle in Abigail Spanberger

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