Today’s episode with campaign-related news items from across the country.
* Now that Matt Gaetz has resigned from Congress, a special election will take place in the Republican district of Florida on April 1, 2025. Several Republican candidates have already expressed interest in participating in the January 28 primary, and given the partisan politics in the district, according to these views, the winner of the Republican primary will be overwhelmingly favored to win.
* A second Supreme Court election will take place in Mississippi this week.
*It took a little longer than expected, but Democratic Rep.’s Republican rival. Marcy Kaptur called the sitting congressman late last week to concede the race. Kaptur appears to have prevailed with less than 1% of the total vote total.
* Speaking of the Buckeye State, Sen. Sherrod Brown lost his re-election bid this year by about four points — in a state that Donald Trump won by 11 points — but the Ohio Democrat has expressed interest in another possible campaign, telling CNN he battle for the US Senate in 2026.
* The Democratic National Committee needs a new chairman, and Martin O’Malley has already thrown his hat into the ring. The current commissioner of the Social Security Administration also served as governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore.
* On a related note, the day after O’Malley kicked off his DNC candidacy, Minnesota Democratic Chairman Ken Martin announced he is also running for the position.
* In Georgia, term limits will prevent incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp from seeking a third term, although the state’s Republican attorney general, Chris Carr, launched his gubernatorial bid last week.
* How has ranked-choice voting in Alaska resisted a repeal attempt? The support of Native American voters appears to have been crucial.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
