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Decades-old GOP winning streaks are suddenly at risk
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Democrats are running surprisingly competitive races in traditionally Republican territory across the country this midterm election cycle, and it's putting GOP winning streaks at risk that stretch as far back as the 1930s.
Key facts
- Angus King has caucused with Democrats since he was first elected in 2012.Gubernatorial racesTexas hasn't elected a Democratic governor since Ann Richards in 1990, but Democrat Gina Hinojosa
- Tina Kotek faces a close race with Republican Christine Drazan, who would be the first Republican elected governor of the state since 1982.Oregon is the GOP's version of Texas: Republicans have lost
- They last won a Senate seat in the state with Lloyd Bentsen in 1988.South Carolina
- 1998Polls have routinely shown Republican Sen
- Georgia's Keisha Lance Bottoms and Alaska's Jonathan Kreiss-Tompkins are both vying to be the first Democrats elected governor in their states since 1998
Summary
Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) is facing a surprisingly tough challenge from Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor who has significantly outraised the incumbent GOP senator. James Talarico is giving Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) a real run for his money in the Senate race. They last won a Senate seat in the state with Lloyd Bentsen in 1988.South Carolina - 1998Polls have routinely shown Republican Sen.