Incumbent Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) fended off primary challengers to win the Democratic primary for his Indianapolis-area House seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, which Carson has represented for nine terms, is one of several this cycle that saw younger, progressive candidates challenge longtime members of Congress amid mounting frustration...

Sen. Jon Husted (R) and former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) are projected to win their primaries for Senate in Ohio on Tuesday, teeing up a November showdown in one of the most competitive midterm races in the country. Husted was unopposed in the GOP contest, and Brown easily defeated a longshot Democratic rival, according to...

Republican billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, a former state health director, are set for a showdown in the November general election for governor of Ohio, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects. The rivals are running in the red state’s open race to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R), who has endorsed Ramaswamy — but...

Republicans’ House campaign arm is arguing that, six months out from election day, its financial advantage over Democrats will help protect the party’s House majority in the midterms. In a new memo, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) touted its $78.2 million cash on hand after the first quarter, higher than their Democratic counterpart’s $69.9...

A slate of primary elections for the state Legislature in Indiana on Tuesday offer a key test of President Trump's influence as he seeks to oust the Republican state senators who resisted his redistricting push. Trump has endorsed primary challengers against seven Republicans in Indiana's upper chamber who voted against a new GOP-favored congressional map in the state last...

Democrats are coalescing around progressive political outsider Graham Platner and his bid to oust incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine after primary rival Gov. Janet Mills ended her struggling bid Thursday.  Mills, who is term limited as governor, jumped into the race late last year as one of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.)...

Top candidates for governor in California are battling to break through with less than a week before voters are set to receive ballots, as Democrats strive to capitalize on former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) dramatic exit from the crowded field. Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D), who surged in the polls and racked up...

Voters in Virginia last week approved a new, Democratic-friendly congressional map that could tip the fight for House control in the midterms, but Florida is on track to parry with a GOP-favored map that could offset those gains. The states represent the latest fronts in a national battle over congressional lines. Texas kick-started the tit...

California gubernatorial candidates struggled to break through on the debate stage Tuesday, as Democrats look to capitalize on former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) dramatic exit from the crowded field.  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, billionaire Tom Steyer, former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and five other rivals, including Trump-backed Republican Steve Hilton, fought for standout moments...

Candidates for governor in Georgia faced off Monday in a pair of party debates as early voting kicked off in the Peach State. On the Republican stage at the Atlanta Press Club, billionaire Rick Jackson was put on defense as the crowded field of rivals traded jabs. In the Democrats’ showdown, candidates pitched plans to...

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and billionaire Tom Steyer are jostling for Democratic front-runner status in the primary race for governor of California after former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) dropped out amid sexual assault allegations.  The candidates were among four Democrats who faced off in a debate this week, along with two...

Six candidates running for California governor squared off on the debate stage Wednesday, yet the forum may have created more questions than answers for politcal observers, as Democrats struggle to coalesce around a candidate ahead of the June primary The debate came just weeks after Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who was seen as a Democratic frontrunner in the race, dropped out and resigned from...