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Paul Davis served five terms in the Kansas House of Representatives, including almost 10 years as minority leader. The candidates: Former US Army Airborne Ranger and federal defense contractor Steve Watkins seemingly came out of nowhere to win a crowded Republican primary with just 22% of the vote, largely due to hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into the race by his father. Kansas Republican House candidate Steve Watkins addresses the crowd during a campaign rally in Topeka, Kan. An October 19-25 NYT/Siena College poll shows Culberson leading Pannill Fletcher by just 1 point. Predictions & polls: FiveThirtyEight rated the race as a toss-up the day of the election. Mitt Romney won here by 21 points in 2012, and Clinton carried the district by a single point in 2016 following major demographic shifts in the district that have made it a realistic target for Democrats. The district: The 7th includes wealthy suburban neighborhoods west of Houston, and is home to George W.

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher was born and raised in the 7th, a 43-year-old lawyer who was inspired to run to take care of local concerns citizens didn't feel Culberson was addressing, Culberson is a longtime member of the Appropriations Committee and has weathered a few recent scandals, involving insider tradingand spendingcampaign funds on Civil War memorabilia and fossils.

John Culberson has served the 7th since 2000, and is seeking a 10th term. 1-4 Siena/NYT poll showed Delgado leading Faso but just one points.ģThe candidates: Republican Rep. Predictions & polls: The 19th district was rated lean Democratic on Election Day, with FiveThirtyEight giving Delgado a two in three chance of winning. The district: The 19th district includes the Hudson Valley and Catskills regions in the easternmost part of the state. The area has grown slightly more Democratic in the past few years, but the Cook Report lists its partisan lean as R+2. John Faso is a longtime Republican figure who was a 2006 gubernatorial nominee, casting himself as looking to serve interests along Conservative, Independence, and Reform party lines.ĭemocratic nominee Antonio Delgado is an Ivy League-educated lawyer who draws frequent comparison to former President Barack Obama for crafting a message that includes his family and humble beginnings.ĭelgado's past as a rapper has been a major talking point of Faso's campaign, which has identified lyrics touching on race and capitalism as "offensive." But Delgado successfully beat back those attacks to flip the 19th. Delgado is running in New York's 19th Congressional District An October 20-26 NYT/Siena College poll shows Casten leading Roskam by two points.ĭemocratic congressional candidate Antonio Delgado speaks during a candidate forum in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Predictions and polls: FiveThirtyEight designated the race as "lean Democratic," giving Casten a five in eight chance of winning. It's mostly white and relatively wealthy. Although the 6th district has a Cook PVI of R+2 and has been represented by a Republican since 1973, Hillary Clinton carried district by seven points in 2016. The district: The 6th district is located in the densely populated Chicago suburbs, and includes the city of Naperville. Peter Roskam has represented the district for over 10 years, currently chairing the Subcommittee on Tax Policy on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.įirst-time Democratic candidate Sean Casten - a scientist and clean energy executive - gave Roskam his toughest re-election fight in years, capitalizing on anti-Trump energy in the suburbs to win victory. 25-28 Siena College/NYT poll showed Mucrasel-Powell leading by one point.ĭemocratic candidate Sean Casten for Illinois' 6th Congressional District Predictions and polls: FiveThirtyEight rated the race as a tossup the day of the election, giving both candidates a one in two chance of winning. Its Cook PVI is D+6, and it re-elected Curbelo in 2016 despite being carried by Hillary Clinton by a margin of 16 points, which made it a prime pickup opportunity for Democrats. The district: Florida's 26th includes some of Miami-Dade County and all of the Florida Keys at the very southernmost tip of the state. She had not previously held elected office. His Democratic opponent Debbie Mucrasel-Powell is a South Florida native who has spent her career working in local nonprofits. Carlos Curbelo is a rare moderate Republican congressman who has previously bucked his party on issues of climate change, immigration, and tax reform, and hasn't shied away from criticizing President Donald Trump. Florida Democratic congressional candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell at a campaign event in Coral Gables, Fla.