Since Dwight and I seem to be on the same wavelength today, here's hoping he's not writing the same post (as we've both done to each other twice today.)
Last but not least is the House of Representatives, where Republicans gained three seats, in part due to Tom Delay's Texas Redistricting fiasco. But returns around the country showed some vulnerability for a number of Republicans, including some of the most notorious member, Delay included.
Jim Gerlach (PA-6): 51-49% v. Lois Murphy
Chris Shays (CT-4): 52-48% v. Diane Farrell
Dave Reichert (WA-8): 52-47% v. Dave Ross (corrected)
Marilyn Musgrave (CO-4): 51-46% v. Stan Matsunaka
David Dreier (CA-26): 54-48% v. Cynthia Matthews + third party candidate
Peter Sessions (TX-32): 54-46% v. Martin Frost + third party candidate
Mark Kennedy (MN-6): 54-46% v. Patty Wetterling
Thelma Drake (VA-2): 55-45% vs. David Ashe
Robert (Robin) Hayes (NC-8): 55-45% v. Beth Troutman
Charles Taylor (NC-11): 55-45% v. Patsy Keever
Tom Delay (TX-22): 55-45% v. Richard Morrison + third party candidate
Katherine Harris (FL-13): 55-45% v. Jan Schneider
Henry Hyde (IL-6): 55-45% v. Christine Cegelis
Start planning now, folks. Two years will fly by.
Posted by MB Williams at November 6, 2004 04:40 PM | TrackBackActually, I was thinking about Governors.
Posted by: dwight at November 6, 2004 04:44 PMPhew! I'll let you have that one, though you should expect Maine to turn Red if Olympia Snowe leaves the Senate. But then, expect that Senate seat to turn Blue, as there isn't a Republican around who could fill it.
Posted by: MB at November 6, 2004 04:48 PMWhat do you think are the chances she will leave? I suspect that the Senate seat is hers for as long as she wants it. Is the statehouse seen as a step up? Does she have Presidential ambitions and needs some chief exec credibility?
Posted by: dwight at November 6, 2004 07:58 PMRumors have been pretty strong for quite some time that she will run for governor next cycle. She hedged when asked if she'll run for re-election for Senate, by stating she'd be "running for office" in 2006.
She's only 57, so it is possible that she could run for President in '08 or even '12. But she's been in politics since she was 26, when she took over the state house term of her first husband, who was killed in a car accident soon after their marriage. It may be that she's ready for two terms in the Blaine House, and then retire at 67.
Posted by: MB at November 6, 2004 08:44 PMMinor point:
Dave Reichert (WA-8): 52-47% v. incumbent Dave Ross
Ross wasn't the incumbent. It was an open seat ... a Republican open seat, formerly held by Jennifer Dunn.
Posted by: N in Seattle at November 7, 2004 01:16 AM