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2020: The Last National Election?
"You're going to face a choice in November. This is a choice between the policies that got us into this mess in the first place
and the policies that got us out of this mess – and what the other side is counting on is people not having a good memory."
— President Barack Obama, 8 July 2010
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The Premise for 2019 and 2020
Prior pages for the mid-term and presidential election cycles (since 2004) are now moot. As the noose tightened around democracy in the United States, it became less and less likely that the next national election would reverse the agenda of the fascists to establish rule by the oligarchs and the corporations. Those prior election pages were never completed, as the news was either too massive or too depressing to get a timely update by this harried activist.
So for this next election cycle, the first task is to develop a new plan of attack. Rather than attempting to keep track of the mob of presidential contenders and the 30-odd races for U.S. Senate and the 435 races for U.S. Congress, plus the handful of key state races, we start afresh – which in January 2019 means adding officially-announced candidates in the 22-month-long race for President and a few selected Congressional seats that merit our attention. Less data, more accurate and timely data, more like a weblog than a detailed status report.
(The race for 2020 begins too damn early, but here we are . . .)
The Republican Party and the A.L.E.C. conspiracy and the anti-democracy billionaires like the Koch Brothers remain the enemy. The fascists currently control the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Senate and the Executive Branch; maybe the Blue Tsunami of 2018 will turn the tide, but if the fascists somehow win back the House, you and I may never be able to vote again. Their plan to destroy America's economy, to take away Constitutional rights (such as voting), and to profit from bribery, treason, and war crimes is documented all over the place.
The fascists must be stopped or democracy will die, America as the beacon of freedom will be extinguished. The battle for freedom on this planet will be over.
| There was a meme going around that the 2016 U.S. National Election was not so much about taking/keeping the White House, but about the Supreme Court. Whoever does win the 2016 election for President can be expected to appoint one or more replacements for aging members of the Supreme Court (same for the 2020 winner), which could very well have more and longer-lasting consequences than anything else that the President might do while in office. Contingent, of course, on events leading up to 2020. So, yes indeedy, Emperor Trump has so far been able to appoint two Justices: the able but wrong-headed Neil Gorsuch and the completely unqualified Brett Kavanaugh. The nine Justices in order by age (1/2019) are: Ruth Bader Ginsburg [born 1933, age 84]; Stephen G. Breyer [born 1938, age 79]; Clarence Thomas [born 1948, age 69]; |
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U.S. Elections Schedule for 2019 & 2020
2020 Presidential Election entry at Wikipedia
2020 U.S. Senate elections entry at Wikipedia
2019 gubernatorial elections in U.S. entry at Wikipedia
there are only three: Kentucky, Louisiana & Mississippi
2020 gubernatorial elections in U.S. entry at Wikipedia
11 states and two territories: American Samoa, Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota,
New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Utah, Vermont, Washington State, West Virginia
2016 Presidential Election entry at Wikipedia
results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries at Wikipedia
results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries at Wikipedia
2016 U.S. Senate elections entry at Wikipedia
2016 U.S. Congress elections entry at Wikipedia
2015 gubernatorial elections in U.S. entry at Wikipedia
2016 gubernatorial elections in U.S. entry at Wikipedia
Nate's independent 'Election 2016' website [est. 2008]
Nate's Presidential Primary Schedule for 2016
the National Mid-Term Election on 4 November 2014 was a disaster for democracy
2014 Senate election results
2014 Congressional election results
2014 gubernatorial election results
2020 U.S. Presidential Race
selection of U.S. President & V.P. by the Electoral College system
2020 Presidential Elections entry at Wikipedia
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2 January 2020: Contender Julián Castro dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, he never really got any traction.
5 January 2020: New spoiler candidate - Lincoln Chafee, ex-GOP senator and Democratic governor, announced that he is running for president as a Libertarian.
10 January 2020: Spoiler candidate Marianne Williamson officially dropped out of 2020 presidential race.
13 January 2020: Contender Cory Booker of New Jersey dropped out of the 2020 presidential race.
14 January 2020: The seventh Democratic debate had just six candidates on stage: Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Steyer, and Warren
22 January 2020: A new CNN-SSRS poll shows Sen. Bernie Sanders in the lead among candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination; he received 27 percent support among Democrats or Democratic-leaning voters responding in the national poll, with Joe Biden at 24 percent; and Sen. Warren fell to a distant third at 14 percent.
23 January 2020: A new poll of New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary voters shows 29% for Sanders, 17% for Buttigieg, 14% for Biden, and 13% for Warren.
31 January 2020: Early contender Cong. John Delaney of Maryland dropped out of the 2020 presidential race.
7 Feb 2020: Former Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh ended his GOP primary challenge to Trump, stating that "Any Democrat would be better".
11 Feb 2020: Andrew Yang ended his campaign for president after NH loss.
11 Feb 2020: Michael Bennet ended his campaign after NH loss.
12 Feb 2020: Deval Patrick ended his 3-month-long campaign after NH loss.
29 Feb 2020: Billionaire Tom Steyer dropped out of the presidential race; he scored a distant third place in South Carolina behind Biden and Sanders at 11.3 percent.
1 March 2020: Pete Buttigieg suspended his campaign for president after placing fourth in South Carolina at 8 percent.
2 March 2020: Amy Klobuchar suspended her campaign for president just prior to Super Tuesday.
4 March 2020: Billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his campaign for president after a poor showing on Super Tuesday; he is endorsing Joe Biden.
15 March 2020: Face-to-face debate between candidates Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders took place, co-hosted by C.N.N. and Univision; the event was originally
supposed to take place in Arizona, but due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, it was moved to the CNN studios in Washington, DC. Biden showed no signs
of the dementia that he is accused of, Bernie was aggressively steadfast.
19 March 2020: Tulsi Gabbard dropped out of the 2020 race and offered Biden her 'full support'.
2 April 2020: The D.N.C. announced that the Democratic Nominating Convention is postponed from July 13-16 to August 17-20.
Saturday 4 July 2020: Loose cannon rapper Kanye West tweeted that he will run for president in 2020.
(My prediction is that if he actually gets on any ballots he will draw votes away from Emperor Trump.)
The Actual 2020 U.S. Presidential Primary Contests
Monday February 3 Iowa Caucus
The logistics of the Iowa caucus results were screwed up by Iowa Democrats; Emperor Trump won nothing in Iowa, he got 39 delegates to the GOP convention and 31,464 votes
- soundly beaten by Bernie Sanders who got 45,826, Pete Buttigieg who got 43,195, and Elizabeth Warren who got 34,771; the total for Democrats was 172,521 - five times
the Republican turnout (data as-of Friday Feb 7).
February 11 New Hampshire primary election for 24 delegates
Sen. Bernie Sanders won with 76,352 votes and 9 delegates, Mayor Pete got 72,443 votes and 9 delegates, Amy Klobuchar got 58,774 votes and 6 delegates; Warren and Biden received zero delegates. Checking the plurality: 298,523 Democrats voted versus 153,660 Republicans or 66% to 34%. Michael Bennet, Deval Patrick & Andrew Yang ended their campaigns.
February 22 Nevada Party Caucuses for 36 delegates
Results were delayed because of problems with poorly-tested software merging early voting numbers and caucus numbers; Sanders got 38,795 votes, Biden got a distant second place with 18,340 votes, Mayor Pete got 16,611 votes, and Warren got 11,115 votes; no plurality info because the GOP cancelled their caucus in Nevada (data as-of Monday Feb 24th, at 96% reported).
Saturday February 29 South Carolina primary election for 54 delegates
Joe Biden won this one, with 45 delegates and 256,111 votes (48.4 percent); Sen.
Bernie Sanders was a distant second, with 9 delegates and 105,226 votes (19.9 percent).
Steyer placed third at 11.3% and Pete placed fourth at 8.3%; both men ended their campaign within 24 hours.
At this point, the pledged delegate counts are Bernie Sanders 58, Joe Biden 50, Pete Buttigieg 26, Elizabeth Warren 8, and Amy Klobuchar 7.
The fourteen contests on March 3rd are known as 'Super Tuesday' - total 1344 delegates (1,990 of the 3,979 pledged delegates are needed to win the nomination on
the convention's first ballot). Joe Biden won ten of the states, Bernie Sanders won four. As-of Friday, CA & CO & ME & MA & UT are not final, but the projection
is Biden 623 delegates, Sanders 533, Bloomberg 73, Warren 46, Gabbard 2, Buttigieg 1 (totaling 1344 delegates).
Alabama for 52 delegates
Arkansas for 31 delegates
California for 415 delegates
unofficial results as-of March 6: Bernie got 220 delegates, Biden got 163 delegates, Bloomberg got 24 delegates, Warren got 7, and Mayor Pete got 1
Colorado for 67 delegates
Maine for 24 delegates
Massachusetts for 91 delegates
Minnesota Caucus for 75 delegates
North Carolina for 110 delegates
Oklahoma for 37 delegates
Tennessee for 64 delegates
Texas for 228 delegates
unofficial results as-of March 6: Biden got 111 delegates, Bernie got 102 delegates, Bloomberg got 10 delegates, and Warren got 5 delegates.
Utah for 29 delegates
Vermont for 16 delegates
Virginia for 99 delegates
unofficial results as-of March 6: Biden got 67 delegates, Bernie got 31 delegates, and Warren got 1 delegate
At this point, the pledged delegate counts are: Biden with 4,921,782 votes (35.54% ) & 677 delegates; Sanders with 4,016,248 votes (29.00%) & 604 delegates;
Bloomberg with 1,726,650 votes (12.47%) & 73† delegates; Warren with 1,798,835 votes (12.99%) & 64 delegates; Buttigieg with 27 delegates;
Klobuchar with 7 delegates; Gabbard with 2 delegates (total awarded delegates 1,454).
March 10 Idaho primary for 20 delegates
March 10 Michigan primary for 125 delegates
March 10 Mississippi primary for 36 delegates
March 10 Missouri primary for 68 delegates
March 10 North Dakota firehouse caucuses for 14 delegates
March 10 Washington State primary for 89 delegates
At this point, the pledged delegate counts are: active candidates: Joe Biden 894, Bernie Sanders 743
suspended candidates: Elizabeth Warren 72, Michael Bloomberg 61†, Pete Buttigieg 26, Amy Klobuchar 7, Tulsi Gabbard 2
March 17 Arizona primary for 67 delegates
March 17 Florida primary for 219 delegates
March 17 Illinois primary for 155 delegates
March 17 Ohio primary for 136 delegates
At this point, the pledged delegate counts are: active candidates: Joe Biden 1,178, Bernie Sanders 884
suspended candidates: Elizabeth Warren 75 (up 3), Michael Bloomberg 52, Pete Buttigieg 26, Amy Klobuchar 7, Tulsi Gabbard 2
March 24 Georgia primary for 105 delegates >> postponed
March 29 Puerto Rico primary for 51 delegates
April 4 Alaska party-run primary for 15 delegates
April 4 Hawaii party-run primary for 24 delegates
April 4 Louisiana primary for 54 delegates >> postponed
April 4 Wyoming caucuses for 14 delegates
April 7 Wisconsin primary for 84 delegates
April 28 Atlantic Primaries
Connecticut for 60 delegates
Delaware for 21 delegates
Maryland for 96 delegates
New York State for 274 delegates
Pennsylvania for 186 delegates
Rhode Island for 26 delegates
At this point, the pledged delegate counts are
May 2 Guam caucuses for 7 delegates
May 2 Kansas party-run primary for 39 delegates
May 5 Indiana primary for 82 delegates
May 12 Nebraska primary for 29 delegates
May 12 West Virginia primary for 28 delegates
May 19 Kentucky primary for 54 delegates
May 19 Oregon primary for 61 delegates
At this point, the pledged delegate counts are
Primary contests Tuesday June 2
District of Columbia for 20 delegates
Montana for 19 delegates
New Jersey for 126 delegates
New Mexico for 34 delegates
South Dakota for 16 delegates
At this point, the TOTAL PLEDGED DELEGATE COUNTS are
A threshold of 1991 of 3,979 the pledged delegates is required to win outright and not go to brokered balloting at the convention.
Where most of the above results will come from:
2020 primary results for the Democratic Party at Wikipedia • 2020 primary results for the Republican Party at Wikipedia
2020 August 17-20: Democratic Party Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin {postponed in April from July 13-16}
2020 Sept 22: Republican Senator John McCain's widow Cindy McCain officially endorsed Joe Biden for President.
The first presidential debate is on September 29th at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
BREAKING: SORRY, TRUMP! BIDEN WINS THE RATINGS BATTLE! "The Biden town hall drew 12.7 million total viewers on ABC, while Trump drew just 10.4 million in the same 9-10 pm time slot on NBC."
2020 Oct 20: Kanye West spent another $3 million on his presidential bid, raising a mere $2,782.
2020 Thursday Oct 22: Trump and Biden are due to meet at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee; NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker will moderate the debate.
2020 Nov 11: Because of the pending runoffs and recounts, Facebook and Google will keep their political ad bans in place for several more weeks.
2021 Tuesday Jan 5: Runoff election in Georgia for BOTH US Senate seats.
The Contenders for 2020
2020 U.S. presidential election info at Wikipedia
2020 U.S. presidential primary elections info at Wikipedia
Democrat Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Mayor of Burlington 1981-89, U.S. Congress 1991-2006, independent U.S. Senator [since 1/2007]
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
Sen. Bernie Sanders Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
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... And Now Let's Play 'Last Candidate Standing'
The list of Republicans considered as 'in the game' showed 19 individuals in May 2015 thru November 2016, at which point Emperor Trump stole the election with the help of Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs and trolls, and the Electoral College. The 2020 race for the Republican nomination is Trump and one other idiot (Republican former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld announced in April); the Democratic Party already has twenty-five announced contenders in May 2019; after two double-evening debates, the field was reduced to 20 active candidates but only twelve spots on the single-evening third debate in September; Tim Ryan & Beto O'Rourke dropped out, and the rules got tougher, so only ten candidates qualified for the Fifth Debate on November 20th. Then Bloomberg opted in, Shestak and Bullock and Harris quit, so as-of December 3rd, there are 15 Democratic candidates in play.
Castro dropped out in January 2020, making the count 14 Democrat contenders.
2020 Democratic debate schedule
another long slog to November 2020 . . .
| Joe Biden | based in Delaware | launched April 2019 | -- | website | book | former U.S. Senator & V.P. |
| Mark Charles | based in Navajo Nation | launched June 2019 | -- | website | video | lives in Washington, DC |
| Mayor Wayne Messam | based in Miami, Florida area | launched March 2019 | -- | website | -- | Mayor of Miramar, Florida {near Miami} |
| Sen. Bernie Sanders | based in Vermont | launched Feb 2019 | -- | website | book | independent, i.e. Social Democrat |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren | based in Massachusetts | launched Dec 2018 | -- | website | book | my second choice, after Bernie |
| --- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stacey Abrams | based in Georgia USA | not running | -- | F.F.A. | book | former Georgia House Leader, ran for Governor |
| Sen. Michael Bennet OUT | based in Colorado | launched May 2019 | dropped out 2/11/2020 | website | book | -- |
| billionaire Michael Bloomberg OUT | based in New York City | said he won't run, but filed for Alabama primary 11/2019 | opted out March 2019, opted in 11/2019, suspended 3/4/2020 | website | book | former New York City Mayor |
| Sen. Cory Booker OUT | based in New Jersey | launched Feb 2019 | dropped out 1/2020 | website | book | -- |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown OUT | based in Ohio | -- | opted out March 2019 | website | book | -- |
| Gov. Steve Bullock OUT | based in Montana | launched May 2019 | dropped out 12/2019 | website | -- | -- |
| Mayor Pete Buttigieg OUT | based in Indiana | launched April 2019 | bot by Big Pharma, made ads that lie about Medicare For All: CAMPAIGN OVER! (10/2019) - dropped out 3/1/2020 | website | book | Mayor of South Bend, Indiana; the first openly gay major party presidential prospect |
| Julián Castro OUT | based in Texas | launched Jan 2019 | dropped out Jan 2020 | website | book | former Sec'y of H.U.D. |
| Hillary Clinton OUT | based in New York State | says she won't run | -- | website | book | former U.S. Sec'y of State |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio OUT | based in New York City | launched May 2019 | quit Sept 2019 | website | book | comment |
| Congressman John Delaney OUT | based in Maryland | launched 7/2017 {sic} | quit January 2020 | website | book | comment |
| Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard OUT | based in Hawai'i | launched Jan 2019 | dropped out March 2020 | website | book | comment |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand OUT | based in New York State | launched March 2019 | quit August 2019 | website | book | -- |
| former Sen. Mike Gravel OUT | based in Alaska | launched April 2019 | quit August 2019 | website | book | former U.S. Senator |
| Sen. Kamala D. Harris OUT | based in California | launched Jan 2019 | quit December 2019 | website | book | comment |
| former Gov. John Hickenlooper OUT | based in Colorado | launched March 2019 | quit August 2019 | website | book | against fracking bans - will run for U.S. Senate |
| Eric H. Holder Jr. OUT | based in Washington, DC | -- | opted out March 2019 | website | -- | former U.S. Attorney General |
| Gov. Jay Inslee OUT | based in Washington State | launched March 2019 | quit August 2019 | website | book | 'The Climate Candidate' - will run for third term as Governor |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar OUT | based in Minnesota | launched Feb 2019 | quit 3/2/2020 | website | book | comment |
| former Gov. Terry McAuliffe | based in Virginia | launched ?? | quit ?? | website | book | 'seriously considering' 2020 run |
| Congressman Seth Moulton OUT | based in northeastern Massachusetts | launched April 2019 | quit August 2019 | website | ebook | 40-year-old Marine veteran |
| Beto O’Rourke OUT | based in Texas | launched March 2019 | dropped out 11/2019 | book | former Texas Congressman | |
| former Gov. Deval Patrick OUT | based in Massachusetts | announced exploratory plans 11/2019 | dropped out 2/12/2020 | website | book | was MA Gov. 2007-2015 |
| Congressman Tim Ryan OUT | based in northeast Ohio | launched April 2019 | dropped out 10/2019 | website | book | -- |
| former Cong. Joe Sestak OUT | based in Pennsylvania | launched June 2019 | dropped out 12/2019 | website | book | former Navy Admiral |
| billionaire Tom Steyer OUT | based in San Francisco, California | launched July 2019 | dropped out 2/29/2020 | website | book? | comment |
| Congressman Eric Swalwell OUT | based in Alameda County, California | launched April 2019 | quit July 8th | website | -- | focused on gun control • "Go Big. Be Bold. Do Good." |
| entrepreneur Andrew Yang OUT | based in New York City | launched Nov 2017 {sic} | dropped out 2/11/2020 | website | book | promotes Universal Basic Income |
| Lincoln Chafee | based in Rhode Island | launched Jan 2020 | quit ?? | website | book? | ex-GOP senator & Democratic governor; now Libertarian, i.e. spoiler candidate |
| Howard Schultz | based in Seattle, WA | exploring Jan 2019 | quit ?? | anti-website | book | centrist independent, i.e. spoiler candidate; ann 6/2019 'detour' after back surgeries |
| Marianne Williamson OUT | based in California | launched Jan 2019 | quit Jan 2020 | website | book | independent, i.e. spoiler candidate |
| former Gov. Mark Sanford OUT | based in South Carolina | launched September 2019 | quit 11/2019 | GOP candidate | -- | was SC Gov. 2003-2011, U.S. Cong 1995-2000 & 2013-2018 |
| former Gov. Bill Weld | based in Massachusetts | launched April 2019 | -- | GOP candidate | -- | cannabis entrepreneur |
| former Congressman Joe Walsh OUT | based in Illinois | launched August 2019 | quit 2/2020 | GOP candidate | -- | recently a conservative radio host |
"Could we at least have a grownup [from the Republicans]?"
~~ Bob in Sacramento, California, in May 2015
Well, yuck, the fascists bought the November 2016 election and still essentially control all three branches of the U.S. federal government. The Democratic Party and other progressive forces will be engaged in an uphill battle over the next four years (at least) just to prevent backward movement to pre-Civil Rights Era oppression and even to pre-Revolutionary conditions. Even without unintended consequences such as collapse of the world economy, the fascist game plan does not bode well for Freedom or Justice or the American Dream. Trump was in violation of his Oath of Office at the very moment that he spoke it, but impeachment would give us President Mike Pence. America is no longer a bastion of Freedom, in any sense. Expect that fascist America will use its might to foment corporatist takeovers in other sovereign nations because there is not much left to stop them. Civil war? World War 3? We shall see.
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2020 U.S. Senate Races
March 2015: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is keeping an eye on strong Senate pick-up opportunities in states like Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Alaska
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wyoming
ANY Democrat vs. Sen. Jeff Sessions [since 1997; GOP AL] in 2014
Sen. Jeff Flake [since 2013; GOP] is up for re-election in 2018.
Sen. John McCain [since 1987; GOP] is seeking a sixth Senate term in 2016.
Cong. Ann Kirkpatrick's 2016 U.S Senate campaign 5/2015 announcement video [1:24] at YouTube
Sen. John Boozman [since 2011; GOP] is seeking a second Senate term in 2016.
★ U.S. Attorney Democrat Conner Eldridge is running to represent Arkansas in the U.S. Senate
ANY Democrat vs. Sen. Tom Cotton [GOP AR] in 2020.
TEA Party hero Sen. Cory Gardner [since 2015; GOP] is up for re-election in 2020.
former U.S. District Attorney John F. Walsh is running to defeat Cory Gardner for U.S. Senate in Colorado in 2020.
Sen. Michael Bennet [apptd 2009, elected 2010; Dem] is up for re-election in 2022.
Sen. Dick Durbin [since 1997; Dem] up for re-election in 2014
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Alexi Giannoulias lost to Kirk in 2010 by 46.4% to 48%
ANY Democrat vs. Sen. Mitch McConnell [since 1985; GOP] in 2020
2010 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway
ANY Democrat vs. Sen. Susan Collins [since 1997; GOP] in 2020
Sen. Angus King [since 2013; indep] is up for re-election in 2024
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [since 2009; Dem] is up for re-election in 2020
Sen. Kelly Ayotte [since 2011; GOP] up for re-election in 2016
2010 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate was then-Cong. Paul Hodes [NH-02]:
Wikipedia
former Sen. Kay Hagan [2009-2014; Dem] was defeated by Burr in 2014
Sen. Richard Burr [since 2005; GOP] is up for re-election in 2016
2010 Democratic candidate was Sec'y of State Elaine Marshall:
campaign website •
Wikipedia
Sen. Ted Cruz [since 2013; GOP]
former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison [6/1993-2012; GOP] did not run for re-election in 2012
ANY Democrat vs. Sen. John Cornyn [since 12/2002; GOP] up for re-election in 2020
Democrat Sen. Jim Webb was elected in 2006, will not seek re-election in 2012
former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine was unopposed in the Democratic primary election
Former Senator George Allen won the Republican primary election against Jamie Radtke, head of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots.
Democrat Sen. Mark Warner was elected in 2008, is up for re-election in 2014
2020 U.S. Congressional Races
2016 U.S. Congress elections entry at Wikipedia
The 114th 'Bonehead' Congress includes 188 Democratic Representatives versus 246 Republicans, with 1 vacancy (Nov 2015).
The National Republican Congressional Committee actually published a list in February 2015 of their 2016 Top Democrat Targets , Arizona a 11/2015
Since Cong. Ann Kirkpatrick [Dem-AZ01, 2009-2010 & 2013-2016] is challenging McCain for U.S. Senate in 2016, the District 1 seat is open.
AZ-02: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Martha McSally - Tucson [since 2015; GOP]
AZ-03: Cong. Raúl Grijalva - Yuma area [since 2003; Dem]
AZ-04: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Paul Gosar - Prescott [since 2011; GOP]
AZ-05: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Matt Salmon - Mesa [since 2013; GOP]
AZ-06: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. David Schweikert - Scottsdale [since 2011; GOP]
AZ-07: Cong. Ruben Gallego - Phoenix [since 2015; Dem]
AZ-08: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Trent Franks - Glendale [since 2003; GOP]
California a 11/2015
CA-04: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Tom McClintock - Elk Grove [since 2009; GOP]
CA-12: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi - San Francisco [since June 1987; Dem]
CA-13: Cong. Barbara Lee - Oakland [since April 1998; Dem]
CA-14: Cong. Jackie Speier - Hillsborough [since April 2008; Dem]
CA-15: Cong. Eric Swalwell - Alameda County [since 2013; Dem] - quit run for President in July 2019, running for 5th term in Congress.
CA-27: Cong. Judy Chu - Monterey Park [since July 2009; Dem]
CA-28: Cong. Adam Schiff - Burbank [since 2001; Dem]
CA-41: Cong. Mark Takano - Riverside [since 2013; Dem]
CA-43: Cong. Maxine Waters - Inglewood [since 1991; Dem]
CA-48: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Dana Rohrabacher - Costa Mesa [ since 1989; GOP]
CA-49: ANY Democrat to replace evil Cong. Darrell Issa - Vista [since 2001; GOP]
CA-50: ANY Democrat to replace son-of-a-crook Republican Cong. Duncan D. Hunter - San Diego County [since 2009; GOP]
Colorado a ?
CO-??: Aspen, Colorado Tea Party Congressman Scott Tipton VERSUS Democratic candidate Sal Pace
CO-05: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Doug Lamborn [since 2007]
CO-06: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Mike Coffman [since 2009]
★ CO-07: Cong. Ed Perlmutter [since 2007; Dem] re-election website
FL-17 Cong. Tom Rooney [since 2009; GOP] switched from District 16 for relection in District 17 due to redistrciting
★ FL-20 Cong. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [since 2005; Dem] is also current chair of the Democratic National Committee
FL-22 Fascist Cong. Allen West [since 2011]; GOP] stated without evidence that there are 78 to 81 Democrats in Congress GA-01: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Jack Kingston [since 1993]
IL-05: Democrat Michael Quigley won special election 7 April 2009 IL-06: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Peter Roskam [since 2007]
★ IL-08: Iraq war vet Democrat Tammy Duckworth is underdog, 2012 primary tally was 25k Dems to 35k GOP
IL-14: Democrat Cong. Lauren Underwood elected in 2018
IL-16: Independent Wanda Rohl has the backing of Democrats against the 2012 Republican candidate
Iowa white supremacist Steve King has no place in Congress
2008 Democratic primary candidate Donna Edwards {vs. Dem incumbent Albert Wynn MD-04}
★ NV-01 Cong. Shelley Berkeley [1999-2012; Dem] is running for U.S. Senate: 2012 campaign website
NV-02 Cong. Mark Amodei [GOP] won the special election 9/2011
NV-03 incumbent Cong. Joe Heck [since 2011; GOP]
The Congressperson for new Nevada District 4 will be elected in November 2012.
incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Democrat Deb Haaland [N.M. 1st District 2013-2018; Dem]
former U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham [N.M. 1st District 2013-2018; Dem]
former U.S. Congressman Martin Heinrich [N.M. 1st District 2009-2012; Dem]
incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Democrat Xochitl Torres-Small [N.M. 2nd District since 2019; Dem] of Las Cruces, New Mexico
incumbent U.S. Congressman Democrat Ben Ray Luján [N.M. 3rd District 2009-2020; Dem] is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in 2020
New York
NY-20: Democrat Scott Murphy won special election 31 March 2009 OH-08: anyone vs. John Boehner = www.beatBoehner.com
Cong. Tim Ryan [Dem OH-17] 2008 re-election website
Cong. Earl Blumenauer [Dem OR-03] 2008 re-election website
Cong. Patrick Murphy [Dem PA-08] re-election website
http://www.robmillerforcongress.com/sunset.html in SC
Texas Cong. Ron Paul NOT seeking 13th term in 2012 (race for president is his last campaign)
ANY Democrat to fill open seat of Cong. Jo Ann Davis [1950-2007] in VA-01
http://www.welchforcongress.com/ = VT
WA-01 http://www.darcyburner.com/
WA-07: Democrat Cong. Pramila Jayapal [since 2017] is a key member of the House Budget Committee
Iraq expert Cong. Jim McDermott [1989-2016; Dem WA-07] chose not to run for re-election in 2016
★ Cong. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Cong. Dave Obey [Dem WI-07] 2008 re-election website
Cong. Alan B. Mollohan [Dem WV-01]
2019 & 2020 State Races
Democratic Governors Assn. [est. 1963]
2011 gubernatorial elections in U.S. info at Wikipedia a 4/2012
2012 gubernatorial elections in U.S. info at Wikipedia
★ incumbent Gov. Jack Markell [Dem] of Delaware - plans unclear for 2012
Puerto Rico
Washington State
★ State Legislator Matt Shea [GOP WA LD-04 since 2009] has long had anger-management issues; in 2018, a local sheriff alerted the F.B.I. to Shea's distribution of Christian Identity propaganda pamphlets; Shea frequents gun rights rallies and belongs to several racist & homophobic hate groups; in April 2019, the U.K. Guardian newspaper printed transcripts of Shea and three others plotting surveillance and violence on prominent liberals in a secret chat room - Shea says he was only kidding; he is up for re-election in 2020.
Wisconsin ★ Tom Barrett won the May 8th Democratic primary 58% to 35% for Kathleen Falk
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker [GOP] survived the recall election by spending $30M in mostly out-of-state "If Dubya wins, America loses." Well, this website was right, durnit!
. . . and here we are again:
"If Donald Trump wins, America loses." Things to Worry About
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One-third of the members in the Senate run for re-election in each 2-year cycle.
The 116th Congress includes 45 Democratic Senators & 2 independents versus 53 Republicans.
The Senate Class I of 2018 included 23 Democrats and 10 Republicans running for re-election.
The Senate Class II of 2020 includes 12 Democrats and 21 Republicans running for re-election.
The Senate Class III of 2022 includes 10 Democrats, 2 independents, and 21 Republicans running for re-election.
Arizona, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
'2020 Senate Races To Watch' on the D.S.C.C. website
2020 U.S. Senate elections info at Wikipedia
★ ★ Alabama ★ ★ {usual turnout = GOP 2:1 over Dems} a 3/2016
primary election is Super Tuesday March 3rd; runoff unlikely; national election November 3rd, 2020
ANY Democrat vs. Sen. Richard Shelby [since 1987; GOP AL] in 2016
Democrat Ron Crumpton won the primary; Dems total was 262K votes versus 753K votes for Republicans (65% for Shelby).
2010 Democratic candidate attorney William G. Barnes
★ ★ Arizona ★ ★ a 3/2016
primary election March 22nd; national election November 8th, 2016
Cong. Ann Kirkpatrick [Dem-AZ01, 2009-2010 & 2013-2016] is challenging McCain for U.S. Senate in 2016.
official House website •
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
★ ★ Arkansas ★ ★ a 3/2016
primary election is Super Tuesday March 3rd; national election November 3rd, 2020
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
★ ★ Colorado ★ ★ a 8/2019
primary election is Super Tuesday March 3rd; national election November 3rd, 2020
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
official website •
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
"Dividing America: How Russia Hacked Social Media and Democracy [8/2019] 
by Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado
not yet available on Amazon; official website includes options for FREE ebook download, print copy purchase, and sending a copy to 'Moscow' Mitch McConnell
★ ★ Illinois ★ ★ a 4/2012
primary election March 20; national election November 3rd, 2020
Sen. Mark Kirk [since 11/2010; Dem] up for re-election in 2016
campaign website •
Wikipedia
Illinois
★ ★ Kentucky ★ ★ a 4/2012
primary election May 22nd; national election November 6th, 2012
ANY Democrat vs. TEA Bagger fool Sen. Rand Paul [since 2011; GOP] in 2016
campaign website •
Wikipedia
2010 Democratic candidate Lt. Governor [2007-2011] Daniel Mongiardo Wikipedia
★ ★ Maine ★ ★ a 4/2012
primary election May 22nd; national election November 6th, 2012
2020 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Betsy Sweet announced her campaign in June 2019.
★ ★ New Hampshire ★ ★ a 3/2016
presidential primary February 9th; primary election September 13th; national election November 8th, 2016
Gov. Margaret 'Maggie' Wood Hassan [since 2013; Dem] is running for U.S. Senate in 2016
official website •
campaign website •
Wikipedia
★ ★ North Carolina ★ ★ a 3/2016
primary election March 15th; national election November 8th, 2016
Sen. Thom Tillis [since 2015; GOP] is up for re-election in 2020
Deborah K. Ross [Dem] is running against Burr in 2016
campaign website •
Wikipedia
★ ★ Texas ★ ★ a 6/2012
primary election March 1st; runoff ??; national election November 8th, 2016
In 2012, former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz placed second in the Republican primary election, then beat Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst 56.8% to 43.2% in the upset July runoff; the weak Texas Democratic voter base gave 40.5% for Paul Sadler, while Ted Cruz got 56.6% of the vote in the November election.
★ ★ Virginia ★ ★
state primary election June 12th, 2012; national election November 6th, 2012
Progress Virginia [est. 2011]
campaign website •
first TV ad 8/2012 {watch [0:30] free on YouTube}
Fairfax, Virginia NBC4 9/20/2012 Tim Kaine vs George Allen televised debate [59:17] on YouTube
Everybody in the House of Representatives has to run for re-election every two years.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
which the Democratic Party finds useful for fundraising requests.
Targeted Democrats include: Elizabeth Esty [CT-05], Gwen Graham [FL-02], Patrick Murphy [FL-18], Cheri Bustos [IL-17], Collin Peterson [MN-07], Rick Nolan [MN-08],
Brad Ashford [NE-02], Annie Kuster [NH-02], Ben Ray Luján [NM-03], Steve Israel [NY-03], and Sean Patrick Maloney [NY-18].
primary election March 22nd; national election November 8th, 2016
The Congressional districts in Arizona were redrawn for 2012 with much controversy, growing from eight to nine.
Arizona's congressional districts entry at Wikipedia
The Arizona delegation has a total of 9 members, with 5 Republicans and 4 Democrats.
official House website •
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
AZ-01: open District 1 seat in NW Arizona (11/2015)
Democrats Tom O'Halleran (Sedona) and Miguel Olivas are running in the March primary, versus 5 Republican candidates.
AZ-09: Cong. Kyrsten Sinema - SE Maricopa County [since 2013; Dem]
official House website •
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
primary election June 7th; national election November 8th, 2016
California's congressional districts entry at Wikipedia
The California delegation has a total of 53 members, with 39 Democrats and 14 Republicans.
CA-03: Cong. John Garamendi - Walnut Grove [since Nov 2009; Dem]
CA-07: Cong. Ami Bera - Elk Grove [since 2013; Dem]
CA-26: Cong. Julia Brownley - Ventura County [since 2013; Dem]
Adam Schiff re-election website
CA-31: Cong. Pete Aguilar - Fontana [since 2015; Dem]
CA-36: Cong. Raul Ruiz - Palm Desert [since 2013; Dem]
CA-52: Cong. Scott Peters - La Jolla [since 2013; Dem]
campaign website •
Wikipedia
who are card-carrying members of the Communist Party {10 April 2012}; because of redistricting, he is running
for re-election in District 16
GA-01: 2008 Democratic primary candidate & war hero Bill Gillespie
to replace Rahm Emanuel (appointed to White House Chief of Staff)
IL-14: Democrat Cong. Bill Foster won special election 8 March 2008
to fill Hastert's empty seat & re-elected in November 2008
Massachusetts
★ MA-04: Joseph Kennedy III filed 2/2012 for Barney Frank's open seat
★ MA-05: Cong. Niki Tsongas [since Oct 2007; Dem] re-election website
MA-07: Cong. Ayanna Pressley {female Afro-American}
★ MD-08: Cong. Chris Van Hollen [since 2003; Dem] re-election website
Michigan
MI-09: 2008 Democratic primary candidate Nancy Skinner {vs. Joe Knollenberg}
MI-13: Cong. Rashida Tlaib {female Muslim}
Minnesota
MN-05: Cong. Ilhan Omar {female Muslim}
Missouri
primary election ??, national/state election November 2nd
MO-07: ANY Democrat vs. GOP Congressman Roy D. Blunt
under investigation for ties to Tom DeLay
MO-08: Democrat primary candidate war hero Tommy Sowers
Nevada
Dina Titus, former Congresswoman for NV-03 [2009-2010; Dem] is running to fill the empty seat in NV-01: campaign website
Nevada State Treasurer Democrat Kate Marshall was defeated 36% to 58% in the 9/2011 special election
Democratic candidate Sam Koepnik of Carson City is running for the District 2 seat in 2012
Cong. Dina Titus [NV-03 2009-2010; Dem] lost re-election in 2010
Democratic candidate Steven A. Horsford of Las Vegas is challenging 9 Republicans
and two others in the June 12 primary election
New Mexico a 8/2019
primary election June 2nd;, national election November 6th 2020
Michelle Lujan Grisham won the election for New Mexico Governor in 2018
Martin Heinrich won election to the open New Mexico U.S. Senate seat and was sworn in January 2013 and re-elected in 2018.
official website •
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
official website •
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
NY-14 in The Bronx: Cong. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [since 2019]
official homepage •
campaign website •
entry at Wikipedia
more info on the Working Minds / Activism / U.S. Congress Page
to replace Kirsten Gillibrand (appointed to Hillary Clinton's Senate seat)
NY-23: Democrat Bill Owens won special election 3 November 2009
to replace Republican John M. McHugh (appointed to Obama's Secretary of the Army)
NY-26: Democrat Kathy Hochul won the May 24th special election for a deep-red House seat
Democrat Mark Critz beat Republican Tim Burns in May to fill out the term of the late Jack Murtha [PA-12]
PA-15 indep http://www.towneforcongress.com/
TX-?? Republican Cong. Joe Barton works as a lobbyist for ExxonMobil
Texas Cong. Will Hurd [since 1/2015; GOP-TX23] district includes east El Paso County;
Hurd is the only Afro-American Republican in the U.S. House
WA-05: ANY Democrat to replace Republican Cong. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [since 2005]
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
under investigation by House Ethics Committee about real estate deals
Alan Mollohan's 2006 re-election website
★ Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear [Dem] was re-elected with 55.65% of the vote
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal [GOP] was re-elected 10/2011 in 66-34 landslide
term-limited Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was replaced by Phil Bryant [GOP] with 61% of the vote
★ West Virginia Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin [Democrat] won the special election with 49.5% of the vote
END OF YEAR STATUS (important for redistricting): Republicans 29 states, Dems 20 states, plus Rhode Island
eleven state governor seats are up for election in 2012
fourteen state governor seats are up for election in 2019 & 2020
California
Gov. Mitch Daniels [GOP] of Indiana is term-limited in 2012
★ incumbent Gov. Jay Nixon [Dem] of Missouri is running for re-election in 2012
★ Gov. Brian Schweitzer [Dem] of Montana is term-limited in 2012
★ Gov. John Lynch [Dem] of New Hampshire is term-limited in 2012
NH Gov. Maggie Hassan [2013-2016; Dem] is running for U.S. Senate in 2016, office is open for 2016 election ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election,_2016
★ Gov. Beverly Perdue [Dem] of North Carolina is term-limited in 2012
incumbent Gov. Jack Dalrymple [GOP] of North Dakota is running for re-election in 2012
{{ the PNP party advocates statehood; the PDP party wants to remain as a self-governing commonwealth }}
incumbent Gov. Ricardo Antonio Rosselló Nevares [since 2017; PNP] is up for re-election in 2020
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz [since 1/2013; PDP] announced 3/2019 that she will run for governor in 2020.
former Gov. Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset [GOP 2009-2012]
incumbent Gov. Nikki Haley [GOP] of South Carolina is up for re-election in 2014
she is the youngest U.S. governor, sworn in at age 28
incumbent Gov. Gary Herbert [GOP] of Utah is running for re-election in 2012
★ incumbent Gov. Peter Shumlin [Dem] of Vermont - plans unclear for 2012
★ Gov. Jay Inslee [Dem 2013-2020] is term-limited in 2020, filed in March 2019 to run for President.
★ former Gov. Christine Gregoire [Dem] of Washington State was term-limited in 2012.
★ incumbent Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin [Dem] of West Virginia is running for re-election in 2012
recall primary May 8th, recall election June 5th, 2012
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Recall Gov. Scott Walker Now
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Scott Walker Investigation & John Doe Scandals
Tom Barrett for Wisconsin Governor 2012 campaign website
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